Wikipedia:Top 25 Report

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, CAWylie, Marinette2356, Shuipzv3, GN22, and Rahcmander.

⭠ Last week's report

For all the politics and streaming releases, this edition also got a lot of music thanks to the Grammys - even if the top spot is for someone who left after the red carpet!

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	Bianca Censori		1,997,787		Mr. and Mrs. West (#12) appeared on the red carpet for #2. She was so gracious to cover herself in a slip, but it was transparent enough to see she had nothing on underneath. The couple was not present for the ceremony itself, leading to rumors they were asked to leave due to her attire, but those in charge of the event stated they were there just for the preshow. Or she suddenly possibly remembered she had no underwear on.
2	67th Annual Grammy Awards		1,721,410		The ceremony took place on February 2. Queen Bee, who somehow didn't make it onto the report, finally won the Album of the Year for the first time in her career, for the country-themed Cowboy Carter, becoming the fourth Black woman to do so. #6 won Best New Artist, whereas #15's "Not Like Us" became the most-decorated song in Grammy's history, with five wins, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year, once again solidifying his position as the winner of his feud with Drake. Other highlights include Lady Gaga defending transgender people during her speech after winning the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her Bruno Mars duet "Die with a Smile", as well as Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift losing all of their nominations.
3	Royal Rumble (2025)		1,628,253		The 38th Royal Rumble match WWE professional wrestling event took place in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 1. It was the first Royal Rumble match to not take place in the month of January and the first to be held in an NFL stadium.
4	United States Agency for International Development		1,575,621		USAID, the federal agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid, was heavily affected when #13 announced a near-total freeze on foreign aid. Then, #7 announced that he was shutting down the agency, with most of its 10,000 employees fired or placed on leave. A judge has temporarily paused the plan. It was reported that USAID had launched a probe into Starlink, which is owned by #7.
5	Luka Dončić		1,325,112		When a player is one of the best in the league and just takes a team to the tournament finals, it's highly unexpected to see him get traded, and for a fairly low price. And to the surprise of NBA fans, the Slovenian who last year was the league's top scorer and championship runner-up with the Dallas Mavericks was part of a three team trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers, and aside from fellow All-NBA team player Anthony Davis the Mavs only received a bench player, a 2029 draft pick and $55,000.
6	Chappell Roan		1,297,219		Roan was nominated for seven awards at #2. She won Best New Artist and, in her acceptance speech, called out to record labels to better protect their talent, namely with a living wage and healthcare. (She was dropped by Atlantic Records in 2020.) Roan received widespread praise, except for one former music executive who wrote an essay in The Hollywood Reporter, calling her "uninformed" to wave that particular banner. Her response was to challenge him to match her $25,000 donation to struggling artists.
7	Elon Musk		1,245,355		The Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Musk, continues to gain access to the systems of numerous agencies of the US federal government, with several like #4 and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau all but ceasing to function. The names of some DOGE employees were revealed by the press, with concerns raised about their age, experience, conflicts of interest, and opinions.
8	Barbie Hsu		1,088,325		In late January, this Taiwanese actress and singer was traveling to Japan for the Lunar New Year holiday and caught influenza. On February 2, she died from septic shock in Tokyo. News of her death caused an increase in demand for vaccinations. At the time of her death, Hsu was in a legal battle with her former husband, Wang Xiaofei, for defamation and regaining marital assets. Several social websites have also blocked or removed any of his and his family's comments about Hsu.
9	Benson Boone		1,032,763		This American singer went on his first world tour in 2024 and was nominated for Best New Artist at #2. He lost to Chappell Roan (#6), but it was his performance of "Beautiful Things" and doing a front flip off a piano that prompted social media searches. Yes, he was an athlete in high school. He ended his performance by adjusting his ding-a-ling, later admitting that his skin-tight jumpsuit was a little too tight.
10	Deaths in 2025		963,638		Quoting another song by the artist mentioned above: I'm still holdin' on to everything that's dead and gone I don't wanna say goodbye, 'cause this one means forever And now you're in the stars and six-feet's never felt so far Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers...
11	Belle Gibson		847,799		An Australian wellness guru who built a media empire promoting alternative medicine that supposedly cured her from cancer, only to be found as a fraud and a scammer. Her rise to fame and fall from grace was the subject of the Netflix show Apple Cider Vinegar, where Gibson is played by Kaitlyn Dever.
12	Kanye West		834,845		After causing a media sensation after turning up to #2 with his wife (#1), the rapper then immediately grabbed yet another opportunity to ruin his career by beginning a Twitter rampage on Friday (I refuse to call it X), endlessly spamming the most insane, messed-up stuff every 5 seconds, eventually totalling a massive 344 tweets posted in one week. He had previously been banned from the site in 2022 for anti-semitism, but his account was reinstated by Elon Musk earlier this year. Random examples of such tweets Kanye has posted this week include: "IM A NAZI", "FREE PUFF" and "I LOVE HITLER". Even the biggest Kanye fans are struggling to find new ways to defend him after this, "but he made Graduation" seems to be their only defence at this point.
13	Donald Trump		794,771		The second Trump tariffs on China took effect on February 4. Similar tariffs were to be levied on Canada and Mexico, but negotiations resulted in a one-month delay in their implementation. Still, the trade war with Canada and Mexico prompted accusations of violating the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, which was signed under Trump's first administration. Political leaders in both countries have rolled out retaliatory sanctions. Trump also continues to call for the annexation of Canada into the US, stated that he intends to acquire the Gaza Strip for the US, and announced that he intends to dismiss the board of the Kennedy Center and appoint himself chairman.
14	2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election		793,779		India's capital chose the 70 representatives in its Legislative Assembly, 48 of which were from the same BJP of Prime Minister Modi.
15	Kendrick Lamar		774,822		During #2, K.Dot won all five awards that his 2024 diss track "Not Like Us" was nominated for, making it the most-decorated song in the awards' history. If that wasn't enough to officially win the beef with Drake, the rapper wore a Canadian tuxedo, taking yet another subtle dig at his Toronto rival. Lamar's views are most definitely only going to rise next week, as he's about to headline the upcoming Super Bowl LIX halftime show on February 9.
16	Sabrina Carpenter		762,589		At #2, Carpenter won two awards: Best Pop Vocal Album for Short n' Sweet, and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Espresso". She lost Best New Artist to Chappell Roan (#6), though this commentator finds it funny that she was nominated when Short n' Sweet is Carpenter's sixth studio album.
17	Karoline Leavitt		757,406		The youngest White House press secretary should float around this list as long as her boss (#13) is in office. Her Tweets were cited in the federal court case related to #4 and the big freeze.
18	Doechii		724,535		Following her January 10 appearance as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, which featured a song from Alligator Bites Never Heal, she was nominated for three Grammys at #2 and won Best Rap Album.
19	Aga Khan IV		715,573		One of the world's richest royals and the leader of Nizari Isma'ilism, which is a branch of Shia Islam, he died on February 4. He is succeeded by his son the Aga Khan V.
20	Severance (TV series)		656,126		One of the biggest Apple TV+ releases since Ted Lasso is this science fiction psychological thriller starring Adam Scott, that has been delivering new episodes of its second season until March 21.
21	ChatGPT		624,658		This week is the chatbot's 45th appearance on this report, a nonconsecutive steak starting in the first week of 2023. There have been 110 weeks since then, so this article has been on exactly 40% of reports over the past two years.
22	O. J. Simpson		599,128		Nearly one year after his death, "The Juice" is the subject of the Netflix documentary miniseries American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, providing another look at the media circus that happened in 1994-95 as Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife.
23	Irv Gotti		594,984		A record producer and co-founder of the record label Murder Inc. Records, which released albums for artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, Gotti died on February 5.
24	2024 United States presidential election		545,350		In the latest U.S. presidential election, #13 stunningly defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris after Joe Biden withdrew his campaign. Having already won the 2016 United States presidential election, #13 became the second candidate in all of U.S. history to win non-consecutive presidential elections after Grover Cleveland in the 1884 and 1892 elections. Along the way, #13 overcame several obstacles that would tank almost any other politician’s campaign, including indictments, a felony conviction, and a bullet to the ear.
25	Vidaamuyarchi		533,327		Closing it off with Kollywood's latest hit, a thriller where Ajith Kumar is a man trying to rescue his wife in Azerbaijan.

• This list excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish.