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Title: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Syt on December 29, 2012, 07:08:04 AM
https://toolserver.org/~johang/2012.html

In English (with view count):

1. Facebook   32 647 942
2. Wiki   29 613 759
3. Deaths in 2012   25 418 587
4. One Direction   22 351 637
5. The Avengers (2012 film)   22 268 644
6. Fifty Shades of Grey   21 779 423
7. 2012 phenomenon   20 619 920
8. The Dark Knight Rises   18 882 885
9. Google   18 508 719
10. The Hunger Games   18 431 626

In German - dead end is the most viewed page :huh: :

1. Sackgasse   10 206 548
2. Deutschland   6 445 565
3. Nekrolog 2012   6 091 682
4. How I Met Your Mother   5 312 356
5. The Big Bang Theory   4 943 580
6. Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2012   4 753 849
7. G   3 709 187
8. Two and a Half Men   2 990 156
9. Game of Thrones   2 935 307
10. Facebook   2 889 451

The top 3 in Russia: Россия, YouTube and . . . Порносайт :lol:

Poland has the Magnavox Odyssey on #5 . . .
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fe%2Fe4%2FMagnavox_Odyssey.jpg&hash=0d50c1bad081a753db4cba87065337fa8d019c70)

:unsure: . . . nah, too easy. :P

Vietnamese #1 translates to "List of sexual positions", while the Japanese top entry seems to be a reference to adult video actresses . . .
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Liep on December 29, 2012, 07:16:41 AM
Somewhat WWII centric.

1. Te  752 669 (Tea) Can't really explain this one.. we're mostly coffee drinkers.
2. Danmark   406 352
3. One Direction  252 022
4. USA  236 555
5. Hvidstengruppen    223 602 (WWII freedomfighters, recently a movie was made about these)
6. Justin Bieber  223 133
7. Wiki  220 914
8. Matador  215 561 (Famous tv-series about life in a small town during WWII)
9. 2. verdenskrig  197 070 (WWII)
10. Karen Blixen  190 746
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: The Brain on December 29, 2012, 07:33:25 AM
1. Sverige    947 276
2. Loreen    603 992
3. John Dillinger    500 069
4. Zlatan Ibrahimović    474 244
5. USA    432 168
6. Johan Falk (filmer)    413 962
7. Swedish House Mafia    392 085
8. One Direction    391 796
9. Wiki    390 808
10. Andra världskriget    339 497 (WW2)
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Zanza on December 29, 2012, 07:35:05 AM
Those lists don't differentiate between humans and bots though.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Syt on December 29, 2012, 07:39:17 AM
Quote from: Liep on December 29, 2012, 07:16:41 AM
1. Te  752 669 (Tea) Can't really explain this one.. we're mostly coffee drinkers.

Then it's probably, "What is this 'tea' we hear about on British programs?"
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Caliga on December 29, 2012, 08:59:10 AM
Quote from: Syt on December 29, 2012, 07:08:04 AM
6. Fifty Shades of Grey   21 779 423
:bleeding:
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Viking on December 29, 2012, 01:57:51 PM
Most viewed articles on Norwegian Wikipedia 2012

100 most viewed articles on Norwegian Wikipedia during 2012.

Page name   View count
1. Schrøder   790 319
2. Norge   600 658
3. Alf Schrøder   398 115
4. Abel Schrøder   398 001
5. Nicolay Schrøder   395 932
6. Asle Schrøder   384 320
7. Justin Bieber   319 041
8. USA   305 182
9. Postkort   288 455
10. Postcrossing   279 512

Norway's list. Me thinks that there is some sort of bot going about looking at pages here...
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: viper37 on December 29, 2012, 02:40:35 PM
1. Houx crénelé    4 464 618
2. France    4 017 089
3. Facebook    3 681 388
4. François Hollande    3 281 160
5. Wiki    3 241 290
6. Madonna    2 805 688
7. One Direction    2 596 620
8. YouTube    2 518 989
9. Prédictions pour décembre 2012    2 512 639
10. États-Unis    2 401 399
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2012, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: Syt on December 29, 2012, 07:08:04 AM
Poland has the Magnavox Odyssey on #5 . . .

:unsure: . . . nah, too easy. :P

Hey man, easy on the Odyssey.  Fuck with my childhood at your peril, coal scuttlehead.   :mad:
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Ed Anger on December 29, 2012, 02:54:55 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:

I have a theory.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 03:06:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 29, 2012, 02:54:55 PM
I have a theory.

Meatheads confusing wikipedia and wikileaks?
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Syt on December 29, 2012, 03:08:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2012, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: Syt on December 29, 2012, 07:08:04 AM
Poland has the Magnavox Odyssey on #5 . . .

:unsure: . . . nah, too easy. :P

Hey man, easy on the Odyssey.  Fuck with my childhood at your peril, coal scuttlehead.   :mad:

I was going for the "Poland is behind the times"-angle. Not sure what you were thinking of.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Liep on December 29, 2012, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:

USA is what we hear most about in the news besides our own country, way more than EU for example. So I'm guessing that people look up US now and then when they hear about Sandy, Fiscal Cliffs, Presidential elections, Child shootings, etc.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: mongers on December 29, 2012, 03:49:33 PM
Why are the French so interested in a small evergreen bush.   :hmm:
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: jimmy olsen on December 29, 2012, 05:14:07 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:
They're probably looking up specific facts on the US and using the wiki as the starting point.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Viking on December 29, 2012, 07:08:32 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 29, 2012, 03:49:33 PM
Why are the French so interested in a small evergreen bush.   :hmm:

I'm more curious why the germans are fascinated by cul-de-sac's
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 29, 2012, 10:25:55 PM
Quote from: Viking on December 29, 2012, 07:08:32 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 29, 2012, 03:49:33 PM
Why are the French so interested in a small evergreen bush.   :hmm:

I'm more curious why the germans are fascinated by cul-de-sac's

House hunting?
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Ed Anger on December 29, 2012, 10:26:47 PM
No two fronts.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Ideologue on December 29, 2012, 10:30:48 PM
Quote from: Liep on December 29, 2012, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:

USA is what we hear most about in the news besides our own country, way more than EU for example. So I'm guessing that people look up US now and then when they hear about Sandy, Fiscal Cliffs, Presidential elections, Child shootings, etc.

Probably.  I mean, Wikipedia's article on the US has a map, I imagine.  "Oh, that's where New York is."
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 30, 2012, 12:07:56 AM
I'm surprised nobody's commented on how all these lists seem to have One Direction on them.  That's kinda disturbing. :P
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Razgovory on December 30, 2012, 01:30:39 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 30, 2012, 12:07:56 AM
I'm surprised nobody's commented on how all these lists seem to have One Direction on them.  That's kinda disturbing. :P

I had to look up what the hell that means. 
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Syt on December 30, 2012, 01:33:19 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 30, 2012, 01:30:39 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 30, 2012, 12:07:56 AM
I'm surprised nobody's commented on how all these lists seem to have One Direction on them.  That's kinda disturbing. :P

I had to look up what the hell that means.

Yeah, me too. I wasn't aware of them so far.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Duque de Bragança on December 30, 2012, 05:07:31 AM
Portuguese (or Brazilian?)

1. Brasil   3 664 094
2. Luiz Gonzaga   2 218 273
3. Orkut   2 213 289
4. Facebook   2 117 457
5. One Direction   1 851 486
6. Dia dos Namorados   1 776 702
7. Voleibol   1 771 414
8. Google   1 740 549
9. Jogos Olímpicos   1 653 379
10. Segunda Guerra Mundial   1 645 205

Very Brazilian meh.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Archy on December 30, 2012, 05:58:48 PM
Belgium & the Netherlands

1. Hua Shan - 12.719.284 views (apparently Chinese mountain, some bot?)
2. Nederland - 1.169987 views (The Netherlands)
3. Europees kampioenschap voetbal 2012 - 993.020 views (european Championship Soccer 2012)
4. Wiki - 877.146 views
5. Papierformaat - 763.629 views (Format of paper)
6. Nederlandstalige Wikipedia - 761.944 views (Dutch Wikipedia)
7. Titanic (schip) - 755.790 views
8. Lijst van afkortingen - 698.819 views (List of abbreviations)
9. België - 668.960 views (Belgium)
10. Verenigde Staten - 646.803 views (USA)
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Razgovory on December 30, 2012, 07:57:06 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:

Cause they envy us.  Also they can write whatever the fuck they want about us without know-it-all Americans correcting them.  I recall on EUOT, you'd always get some damn foreigner who would know more about the US then I did about their home country of Slovenia or whatever.
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Ed Anger on December 30, 2012, 08:13:44 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 30, 2012, 07:57:06 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 29, 2012, 02:44:28 PM
Little confused by all the people looking up the US on wiki. :unsure:

Cause they envy us.  Also they can write whatever the fuck they want about us without know-it-all Americans correcting them.  I recall on EUOT, you'd always get some damn foreigner who would know more about the US then I did about their home country of Slovenia or whatever.

I JUST SAW A DOCUMENTARY ON CHANNEL 3. YOU TREATED THE NATIVES POORLY. SHAME
Title: Re: Most viewed articles on Wikipedia in YOUR language.
Post by: Razgovory on December 30, 2012, 08:30:15 PM
Which is always odd coming from Croats.  I remember this Indian guy going on about how the US was overreacting to 9-11.  I told him we weren't going to adopt the Indian model of just murdering a thousand of our citizens when something like that happened.  I suppose he assumed I didn't know about that train fire thingy and the riots afterwords.