Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2014-10-15/Traffic report
Now introducing ... mobile data
As reported in the Signpost
We've noticed two primary effects from the inclusion of mobile view data so far. First, and most obviously, view counts are up. This week's #1,
Second, we can also see that the percentage of mobile views an article receives varies by the type of article it is, as well as the source of its popularity. This week's #3, Moose, became popular due to a Reddit thread but only had 26% mobile views. Perhaps that general percentage will prove to hold true over time for Reddit popularity -- #6 this week, Age disparity in sexual relationships, was also made popular by a Reddit thread and had 26.5% mobile views.
Meanwhile, this week's #1 (
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For the week of 5-11 October, 2014, the ten most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most viewed pages, were:
Rank Article Class Views Image Notes 1 Ebola virus disease4,298,499 The death of Thomas Eric Duncan on October 8, the first person to die in the United States from Ebola virus disease, has only continued to increase attention to this subject, which is #1 for the second week in a row. 2 Ebola virus998,891 See #1. 3 Moose 966,086 This week Reddit learned that "the Killer Whale is a natural predator of the Moose." The sentence which piqued their curiosity remarked that killer whales "are the moose's only known marine predator as they have been known to prey on them when swimming between islands out of North America's Northwest Coast." 4 American Horror Story: Freak Show 956,565 The fourth season of the Ryan Murphy(pictured at left) directed the first episode of the season.5 Gone Girl (film) 953,715 This 2014 American mystery film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike (both pictured at left) was released in the United States on October 3. 6 Age disparity in sexual relationships 864,448 This article owes it popularity to a Reddit thread. That this subject might be a topic of interest is not surprising to anyone who peruses the incredibly long List of films featuring romances of significant age disparity listed in the "see also" section. 7 Annabelle (film) 853,990 This 2014 American horror film was released on October 3, and stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard (pictured at left). 8 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa826,103 See #1 and #2. 9 Facebook 798,797 A perennially popular article. 10 Thor Heyerdahl 779,723 A Kon-Tikiexpedition.
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Very interesting break down. Would be interested to see where these percentages go and change as the Top 25 team accumulates data.