Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-09-25/Traffic report
Look on Walter's works
The saga of Walter White, chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin, as told in the critically adored television series Breaking Bad, has been a water-cooler necessity for years, and now, as it nears its end, audiences are feverishly following every plot thread to guess what the finale will reveal. This week brought the antepenultimate episode, called "Ozymandias", which is regarded by critics and audiences alike as one of the best the show has produced. Interest in the episode was so high that it even brought the poem into the top 20.
For the complete top 25 report, plus exclusions, see WP:TOP25.
For the week of September 15–21, the 10 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:
Rank Article Class Views Image Notes 1 Léon Foucault 
1,540,620 
Thanks to an interactive Google Doodle for his 194th birthday on September 18, the man who demonstrated that the Earth rotates triggered massive Wikipedia interest. 2 Grand Theft Auto V
1,004,366 The sequel to the most critically acclaimed video game of all time made $1 billion in 3 days. 3 Breaking Bad 
800,124 
The final season of this acclaimed chemistry teacher-turned-Scarface TV series began on August 11. 4 Facebook
689,888 
A perennially popular article 5 Nina Davuluri
572,786 
The first Indian American Miss America was the recipient of offensive Tweets following her win this week. 6 List of Breaking Bad episodes List 532,082 People will turn to this page to keep up with the show. 7 Breaking Bad (season 5) List 515,167 As above, people want to keep up with this show. 8 Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
416,789 
And the world middleweight champion beat Saul Alvarez on September 14; a fight that an estimated 2.2 million televisions tuned in for, and which could ultimately net him $100 million. 9 Nothing Was the Same
385,859 
The next album from Canadian rapper Drake will be released on September 24. 10 Volvo YCC Unassessed 373,177 
The concept car designed by women, for women got a Reddit thread on September 18.
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Yes, that Volvo article says the car is from 2004...not sure why the interest in it was revived. Liz Read! Talk! 22:00, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Did anyone notice if google search changes (hummingbird) affected our stats? XOttawahitech (talk) 19:13, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]