What English Wikipedia read on Friday, October 30, 2026.
Five questions about the day, answered with real pageview counts. Try them first, then open each answer.
Which of these had the most readers yesterday?
All four were among the most-read articles on English Wikipedia recently.
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Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen led with 213,817 views. 2026 Israeli legislative election was next with 152,854.
2026 Israeli legislative election
Ian McKellen
Ansel Adams
William Shatner
Who had more readers yesterday?
Their 7-day averages: Elke Sommer 13,233 a day, Clayface (film) 171,364.
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Clayface (film)
Clayface (film) won by 14,507 views: 74,602 to 60,095.
Elke Sommer
Clayface (film)
Which one rose the most against its own average?
Each article is measured against its own 7-day average, so size doesn’t decide it.
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2026 United States elections
2026 United States elections moved +21% against its usual 62,061 a day; Jailer 2 was next at −31%. Jailer 2 had the most readers (113,774) but grew less.
Jacob Misiorowski
Jailer 2
Christian Yelich
2026 United States elections
Did Quantum mechanics beat its 7-day average yesterday?
Its average: 2,140 views a day.
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At or below
Quantum mechanics recorded 1,949 views, −9% against its usual day.
Quantum mechanics
How many people read “Coldplay” yesterday?
Over the previous week it drew between 1,867 and 2,230 a day.
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2,000 – 2,499
2,453 views, +22% against its 7-day average of 2,005.
Coldplay
Source: English Wikipedia pageviews by human readers across all platforms, from the Wikimedia Analytics API (CC0).