Trending Countries — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed countries on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: United States. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
36,386,228
Total Views (September 2026)
1
United States
country located primarily in North America
1,989,720
views
views
2
United Kingdom
island country in north-west Europe
822,905
views
views
3
Germany
country in Central Europe
797,541
views
views
4
Russia
country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, the largest in the world by area
750,977
views
views
5
Canada
country in North America
608,466
views
views
6
Japan
island country in East Asia
606,938
views
views
7
France
country in Western Europe and other continents (through its overseas territories in America, Africa and Oceania)
602,798
views
views
8
People's Republic of China
country in East Asia
596,599
views
views
9
India
country in South Asia
585,565
views
views
10
Israel
country in West Asia
551,149
views
views
11
Yemen
country in West Asia
534,422
views
views
12
Brazil
country in South America
520,244
views
views
13
Australia
country
500,098
views
views
14
Spain
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
493,943
views
views
15
Kazakhstan
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
482,095
views
views
16
Singapore
sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
480,397
views
views
17
Soviet Union
former country in Eurasia (1922–1991)
480,035
views
views
18
Italy
country in southern Europe
462,671
views
views
19
Turkey
country in West Asia and Southeast Europe
458,579
views
views
20
Azerbaijan
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia
449,246
views
views
21
Mexico
country in North America
440,821
views
views
22
North Korea
sovereign state in East Asia
402,861
views
views
23
Palestine
political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West Asia
385,466
views
views
24
Taiwan
country in East Asia
383,975
views
views
25
Switzerland
country in Central Europe
381,948
views
views
26
Saudi Arabia
country in West Asia
380,861
views
views
27
Ottoman Empire
multiethnic empire with the monarchs from the Ottoman dynasty (1299–1922)
379,980
views
views
28
Iran
country in Western Asia
376,740
views
views
29
Netherlands
one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; with territories in the Caribbean
371,237
views
views
30
Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
371,051
views
views
31
Norway
country in Northern Europe
364,898
views
views
32
Ukraine
country in Eastern Europe
360,440
views
views
33
Poland
country in Central Europe
358,852
views
views
34
Pakistan
sovereign state in South Asia
356,734
views
views
35
Portugal
country in Southwestern Europe
346,552
views
views
36
Philippines
archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
340,233
views
views
37
Argentina
country in South America
339,506
views
views
38
Afghanistan
country in Central and South Asia
339,394
views
views
39
Sweden
country in Northern Europe
337,179
views
views
40
United Arab Emirates
country in Western Asia
335,097
views
views
41
Nazi Germany
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
333,161
views
views
42
Kosovo
country in southeastern Europe
332,038
views
views
43
Albania
country in southeastern Europe
331,460
views
views
44
Morocco
sovereign state in North Africa
327,632
views
views
45
South Korea
country in East Asia
323,856
views
views
46
New Zealand
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
319,847
views
views
47
Georgia
country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia
315,698
views
views
48
South Africa
country in southern Africa
314,100
views
views
49
Uzbekistan
sovereign state in Central Asia
311,937
views
views
50
Kyrgyzstan
sovereign state in Central Asia
310,580
views
views
51
Czech Republic
country in Central Europe
307,747
views
views
52
Malta
country in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
307,395
views
views
53
Belarus
country in Eastern Europe
306,513
views
views
54
Vietnam
country in Southeast Asia
305,132
views
views
55
Greenland
autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and world's largest island
299,370
views
views
56
Roman Empire
period of Ancient Rome following the Republic
298,831
views
views
57
Ireland
country in Northwestern Europe
296,087
views
views
58
Armenia
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
296,016
views
views
59
Liechtenstein
country in Central Europe
287,892
views
views
60
Holy Roman Empire
multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe (800/962–1806)
286,993
views
views
61
Cyprus
country in the Mediterranean Sea
286,526
views
views
62
Malaysia
country in Southeast Asia
285,621
views
views
63
Austria
country in Central Europe
285,417
views
views
64
Nepal
country in South Asia
282,748
views
views
65
Myanmar
country in Southeast Asia
281,910
views
views
66
Sri Lanka
island country in South Asia
278,626
views
views
67
Serbia
country in Southeast Europe
276,348
views
views
68
Belgium
country in western Europe
274,861
views
views
69
Montenegro
country in southeastern Europe
273,351
views
views
70
Greece
country in Southeast Europe
268,190
views
views
71
Iceland
Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
267,756
views
views
72
Mauritius
island sovereign state off of East Africa in the Indian Ocean
266,268
views
views
73
Egypt
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
265,449
views
views
74
Ethiopia
country in the Horn of Africa
264,906
views
views
75
Monaco
microstate in Western Europe
264,897
views
views
76
Bangladesh
country in South Asia
262,509
views
views
77
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
261,190
views
views
78
Croatia
country in Central Europe
254,992
views
views
79
Romania
country in Southeast Europe
254,741
views
views
80
Democratic Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa
253,612
views
views
81
Finland
country in Northern Europe
252,520
views
views
82
Lithuania
country in northeastern Europe
251,261
views
views
83
Thailand
country in Southeast Asia
250,685
views
views
84
Bosnia and Herzegovina
country in Southeast Europe
247,116
views
views
85
Denmark
country in Northern Europe
246,037
views
views
86
Slovenia
country in Central Europe
243,325
views
views
87
Nigeria
sovereign state in West Africa
242,602
views
views
88
Luxembourg
country in Western Europe
239,974
views
views
89
Mongolia
country in East Asia
236,327
views
views
90
Colombia
country in South America
235,961
views
views
91
Algeria
country in North Africa
229,550
views
views
92
Papua New Guinea
country in Oceania
228,023
views
views
93
Syria
country in West Asia
222,411
views
views
94
Chile
country in South America
219,883
views
views
95
Andorra
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
219,576
views
views
96
East Germany
1949–1990 country in central Europe, unified into modern Germany
215,865
views
views
97
Burkina Faso
sovereign state in Africa
214,564
views
views
98
North Macedonia
country in southeastern Europe
213,875
views
views
99
Vatican City
Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
213,682
views
views
100
Moldova
country in Eastern Europe
212,575
views
views