The 2022 is now upon us and it is rightly time to take stock. A particular ranking that helps to decipher this year’s trends is undoubtedly the one relating to the most searched pages of Wikipedia, mirror of some of the most important events that have involved us on a global level. So let’s take a look at what the 10 most searched pages of Wikipedia in 2021.
Wikipedia: the most searched pages of 2021
Donald Trump
The tenth place in the ranking is occupied by the former American president Donald J. Trump, which still manages to catalyze the attention of public opinion despite its mandate has now ended at the end of 2020.
The page dedicated to him has in fact been visited 16 million times, probably also in the face of the elections that saw him clash with Joe Biden.
Joe Biden
Own Joe Biden comes a position ahead of Trump in Wikipedia’s most searched for pages of 2021, a result that also perfectly reflects what we saw during this year’s US elections, which saw Biden triumph over his competitor.
Biden’s page has been visited 17 million times, a million more than that of Donald Trump.
USA
Still remaining in the American context, they are precisely the USA to enter this ranking, seek slightly more than their president Biden. Also in this case we can attribute the phenomenon to the presidential elections, which have attracted the attention of a large part of the world on them.
Euro 2020
We continue to explore Wikipedia’s most searched page ranking in 2021 with the next position, where we find Euro 2020, or the European football championship which saw Italy come out victorious in the final match against England.
This is clearly a mirror of many people’s passion for football, as the page in question has been viewed for approx 17 million times.
Prince Philip
The deceased Duke of Edinburgh he left us last April, and the news did not fail to travel around the world, as he was one of England’s oldest royals still alive.
The Wikipedia page was therefore created to tell his story history, a story that has been told about 18 million times, to the many visitors who have documented the life of the nobleman after his death.
Cristiano Ronaldo
It is not surprising to find Cristiano Ronaldo in this ranking, given that the footballer is one of the most followed public figures ever, on social media as in real life. It is no coincidence that he is the first of these to have reached the beauty of a billion dollars in personal assets.
If we want it is almost a continuation of the tenth position, given that even in this it is a demonstration of how much football is a popular sport all over the world.
Squid Game
Could not miss the famous Squid Game, this year’s event series, directly from Korea, which brought us to the heart of a series of games to the death that will lead the protagonists to fight for survival and a rich prize pool.
The Serie Netflix it had a stratospheric success and the 22 million visits to the Wikipedia page are the definitive proof.
Elon Musk
Another place on the charts that we knew was going to be booked is that of Elon Musk, which obviously is well present thanks to his often bizarre releases on social media and his heritage that makes him the richest man ever on planet Earth.
Musk is continuing his space race with SpaceX, a project that should bring the man into competition with Jeff Bezos and Amazon who are trying to do essentially the same thing.
Elizabeth II
In second place of the most searched pages of 2021 on Wikipedia we find the one dedicated to Elizabeth II, the Queen of England. Certainly a part of the popularity of the sovereign is also to be attributed to the death of her consort, but it is undeniable that Elizabeth II has always been able to focus attention on herself.
In fact, his page has been visited more than 25 million times.
The famous deaths of 2021
The first position has a decidedly macabre aftertaste, given that it is occupied by deaths of celebrities of 2021. In this case, it is a binder page, which groups together all the famous people from various sectors who have left us during the year.
This page has been viewed 42 million times and its popularity is also confirmed by Google trends, which highlight how the most sought after celebrities are also those who have left us in recent months.