The Russian-language Wikipedia has more than 1,100 thousand articles. Every day, millions of users come to the Internet Encyclopedia with a wide variety of queries.
In the current selection you will find Wikipedia's most popular articles. They are viewed several thousand times daily. Of course, audience preferences are changing, so we used statistics from January 2013.
10. 250 best films according to IMDb
The rating, compiled on the basis of feedback from visitors to the largest cinema website on the Internet, undoubtedly causes considerable interest. The corresponding Wikipedia article is watched daily by about 8,200 readers.
9. The magnificent age
An article on the action-packed historical and epic drama attracts about 8,700 readers daily. The series ends in 2014, but so far it remains stable among the most popular.
8. Supernatural
An article on the American television series is watched daily by approximately 8,800 users. The creators of the series strongly support the popularity of the brainchild, extending it in 2014 for the tenth season.
7. Labor
The most unexpected article among the most popular attracts more than 9,000 readers daily. The article describes the concept of labor, labor as an economic category, as well as the role of labor in the biological evolution of man.
6. YouTube
The most popular video hosting in the world was founded in 2005. Since 2006, it belongs to Google Inc., and the number of video views back in 2012 exceeded 4 billion. These and other facts are studied daily by 9,400 visitors who open the corresponding Wikipedia article.
5. Sex
About 9,500 visitors daily try to find out what sex is from Wikipedia. The article contains both links to additional sources of information and illustrations.
4. Game of Thrones
Interest in an article telling about the history of the famous television series increases every year during the launch of the new season. Almost 10 thousand people come to Wikipedia every day to read about the Game of Thrones.
3. Russia
An article on the Russian Federation is viewed more than 11,000 times daily. An article about Russia is one of the most voluminous in Russian Wikipedia. It abounds with links to additional sources.
2. Classmates
An article telling about the history, owners and visitors of the Odnoklassniki social network is viewed daily by 14,500 users. Perhaps the popularity of the article is explained by the fact that the Wikipedia link is the second line in the search results for “classmates” on Google.
1. VKontakte
Surprisingly, an article on the most popular Runet social network is viewed more than 20 thousand times a day. Naturally, the authors of the article monitor its relevance, therefore, there is always the latest data on the structure, attendance, owners and features of the network.
