Wikipedia has finally joined the league of popular apps that dish out personalized insights about our time spent using their services in a year-end recap format, dubbed "Wrapped." However, not everyone can access this feature due to a significant caveat.
The online encyclopedia's mobile app users are the only ones who will receive these statistics. If you're an avid Wikipedia user but don't own one of those smartphones or prefer to stay offline, now might be the time to consider downloading the app for future year-end reviews.
For instance, the stats reveal how many hours you spent reading on the app this year, as well as which articles you've visited most often. These statistics can also provide insight into the topics that interested you the most during 2025.
Beyond individual user data, Wikipedia is sharing platform-wide metrics. According to the Wikimedia Foundation, users spent a staggering 4.6 billion hours reading on Wikipedia this year alone. Notably, English-language articles accounted for 2.4 billion of these hours, with volunteer editors contributing over 66 million edits in a single year.
The most-read English-language articles are also listed by month and overall. Pope Leo XIV's article took the top spot in May, ranking fifth overall on the list with an impressive 22 million page views. New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's Wikipedia page was the seventh most-read of the year, garnering over 20 million visits.
Interestingly, popular culture dominates the list of the 20 most-read English Wikipedia articles in 2025, with movies and TV shows like 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' 'Weapons,' and 'Thunderbolts' making it into the top 20. Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' film took an impressive eighth spot.
Lastly, the top three most-read articles of the year were the page for serial killer Ed Gein, which garnered 31 million visits, and Wikipedia's list of deaths in 2025 with 42 million views. Charlie Kirk's article claimed the title as the most-read Wikipedia page of 2025, attracting an astonishing 44.9 million viewers.
With this release, it seems that even online resources are now using data to deliver unique user experiences.
The online encyclopedia's mobile app users are the only ones who will receive these statistics. If you're an avid Wikipedia user but don't own one of those smartphones or prefer to stay offline, now might be the time to consider downloading the app for future year-end reviews.
For instance, the stats reveal how many hours you spent reading on the app this year, as well as which articles you've visited most often. These statistics can also provide insight into the topics that interested you the most during 2025.
Beyond individual user data, Wikipedia is sharing platform-wide metrics. According to the Wikimedia Foundation, users spent a staggering 4.6 billion hours reading on Wikipedia this year alone. Notably, English-language articles accounted for 2.4 billion of these hours, with volunteer editors contributing over 66 million edits in a single year.
The most-read English-language articles are also listed by month and overall. Pope Leo XIV's article took the top spot in May, ranking fifth overall on the list with an impressive 22 million page views. New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's Wikipedia page was the seventh most-read of the year, garnering over 20 million visits.
Interestingly, popular culture dominates the list of the 20 most-read English Wikipedia articles in 2025, with movies and TV shows like 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' 'Weapons,' and 'Thunderbolts' making it into the top 20. Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' film took an impressive eighth spot.
Lastly, the top three most-read articles of the year were the page for serial killer Ed Gein, which garnered 31 million visits, and Wikipedia's list of deaths in 2025 with 42 million views. Charlie Kirk's article claimed the title as the most-read Wikipedia page of 2025, attracting an astonishing 44.9 million viewers.
With this release, it seems that even online resources are now using data to deliver unique user experiences.
like who knew ed gein was so fascinating? 42 million views on his page is wild! i guess you have to be interested in true crime or weird history to care about him tho 
but still, its cool that they're sharing platform-wide metrics too. like 4.6 billion hours spent reading wikipedia this year alone is insane 
can't wait to see what other fun facts and stats wikipedia comes out with next year 
. I mean, Wikipedia's "Wrapped" thing is pretty cool, but at the same time, I'm kinda bummed that non-smartphone users can't access it. Like, what if you don't have an iPhone or Android? It feels like we're being forced to adapt to these new tech habits.
! And the fact that popular culture articles are dominating the most-read list isn't surprising at all. I mean, who doesn't love reading about movies and TV shows online? It's also kinda cool to see Ryan Coogler's film making it into the top 20.
. Like, Wikipedia's using user data to deliver unique insights... it's like they're trying to give us a personalized encyclopedia or something 
. Not sure if I'm loving or hating this trend, but it's definitely an interesting one to watch.
I wish we had access to wikipedia's "wrapped" feature too!!! 
i'm downloading the app ASAP so i can see my own stats 
, but I gotta say, it's a bit weird that only mobile app users can access these stats 
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. But hey, at least it's giving us some insight into what people are interested in online.
I mean who doesn't love looking back at what they've been reading and learning throughout the year? and 4.6 billion hours spent reading on wikipedia alone is wild, can you imagine if we used that kind of time effectively in real life? maybe we'd be a better world by now 
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. Like, I get it, people love reading about movies and TV shows on Wikipedia too 
. But, like, shouldn't we be learning more about, like, history or science or something? 
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Still, it's cool that we can get a glimpse into how much time we spend on the site, and which articles are really popular. I'm guessing mine's gonna be some obscure topic about ancient history or something 
. And wow, 4.6 billion hours spent reading? That's crazy! 
. Guess I'll have to get with the times and download the app ASAP 
my friend was like what's the point of having Wikipedia if you can't even see your own stats? 
I mean, who knew we'd spend so much time learning about history and random facts 