Trending Countries — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed countries on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: United States. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
53,845,624
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
United States
country located primarily in North America
3,045,931
views
views
2
United Kingdom
island country in north-west Europe
1,218,129
views
views
3
Germany
country in Central Europe
1,082,768
views
views
4
Russia
country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, the largest in the world by area
1,012,382
views
views
5
India
country in South Asia
968,675
views
views
6
Canada
country in North America
902,741
views
views
7
People's Republic of China
country in East Asia
883,497
views
views
8
Japan
island country in East Asia
864,090
views
views
9
France
country in Western Europe and other continents (through its overseas territories in America, Africa and Oceania)
817,447
views
views
10
Australia
country
793,497
views
views
11
Israel
country in West Asia
782,767
views
views
12
Nepal
country in South Asia
768,141
views
views
13
Brazil
country in South America
752,987
views
views
14
Spain
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
717,858
views
views
15
Singapore
sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
716,854
views
views
16
Soviet Union
former country in Eurasia (1922–1991)
687,949
views
views
17
Turkey
country in West Asia and Southeast Europe
674,210
views
views
18
Morocco
sovereign state in North Africa
647,217
views
views
19
Kazakhstan
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
641,118
views
views
20
Italy
country in southern Europe
623,916
views
views
21
Mexico
country in North America
620,129
views
views
22
Yemen
country in West Asia
617,175
views
views
23
Norway
country in Northern Europe
611,505
views
views
24
Netherlands
one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; with territories in the Caribbean
598,842
views
views
25
Iran
country in Western Asia
590,142
views
views
26
Taiwan
country in East Asia
577,469
views
views
27
Ottoman Empire
multiethnic empire with the monarchs from the Ottoman dynasty (1299–1922)
570,940
views
views
28
Azerbaijan
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia
560,626
views
views
29
North Korea
sovereign state in East Asia
556,968
views
views
30
Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
553,781
views
views
31
Pakistan
sovereign state in South Asia
545,463
views
views
32
Switzerland
country in Central Europe
539,591
views
views
33
Saudi Arabia
country in West Asia
527,683
views
views
34
Philippines
archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
518,181
views
views
35
Poland
country in Central Europe
514,502
views
views
36
Ukraine
country in Eastern Europe
511,073
views
views
37
Argentina
country in South America
503,156
views
views
38
Palestine
political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West Asia
502,228
views
views
39
United Arab Emirates
country in Western Asia
496,753
views
views
40
Afghanistan
country in Central and South Asia
489,691
views
views
41
South Africa
country in southern Africa
488,047
views
views
42
Portugal
country in Southwestern Europe
486,112
views
views
43
New Zealand
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
485,870
views
views
44
Nazi Germany
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
478,614
views
views
45
Sweden
country in Northern Europe
478,374
views
views
46
Malta
country in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
472,831
views
views
47
South Korea
country in East Asia
463,520
views
views
48
Vietnam
country in Southeast Asia
461,678
views
views
49
Czech Republic
country in Central Europe
460,864
views
views
50
Albania
country in southeastern Europe
460,486
views
views
51
Kosovo
country in southeastern Europe
455,491
views
views
52
Georgia
country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia
453,629
views
views
53
Roman Empire
period of Ancient Rome following the Republic
449,642
views
views
54
Uzbekistan
sovereign state in Central Asia
442,411
views
views
55
Cyprus
country in the Mediterranean Sea
433,145
views
views
56
Malaysia
country in Southeast Asia
431,340
views
views
57
Kyrgyzstan
sovereign state in Central Asia
430,773
views
views
58
Bosnia and Herzegovina
country in Southeast Europe
430,338
views
views
59
Democratic Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa
429,886
views
views
60
Cape Verde
sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa
429,721
views
views
61
Armenia
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
428,290
views
views
62
Iceland
Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
426,814
views
views
63
Holy Roman Empire
multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe (800/962–1806)
417,728
views
views
64
Monaco
microstate in Western Europe
417,498
views
views
65
Myanmar
country in Southeast Asia
415,991
views
views
66
Sri Lanka
island country in South Asia
414,086
views
views
67
Belarus
country in Eastern Europe
412,958
views
views
68
Bangladesh
country in South Asia
411,657
views
views
69
Mauritius
island sovereign state off of East Africa in the Indian Ocean
407,567
views
views
70
Serbia
country in Southeast Europe
403,281
views
views
71
Ireland
country in Northwestern Europe
401,484
views
views
72
Liechtenstein
country in Central Europe
399,617
views
views
73
Austria
country in Central Europe
398,563
views
views
74
Montenegro
country in southeastern Europe
398,453
views
views
75
Belgium
country in western Europe
393,978
views
views
76
Croatia
country in Central Europe
393,284
views
views
77
Greece
country in Southeast Europe
391,816
views
views
78
Egypt
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
388,638
views
views
79
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
385,255
views
views
80
Greenland
autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and world's largest island
383,825
views
views
81
Thailand
country in Southeast Asia
380,190
views
views
82
Curaçao
island state in the Caribbean, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
377,012
views
views
83
Romania
country in Southeast Europe
370,789
views
views
84
Ethiopia
country in the Horn of Africa
370,497
views
views
85
Finland
country in Northern Europe
368,090
views
views
86
Nigeria
sovereign state in West Africa
366,952
views
views
87
Paraguay
sovereign state in South America
363,582
views
views
88
Denmark
country in Northern Europe
359,267
views
views
89
Colombia
country in South America
357,110
views
views
90
Syria
country in West Asia
355,096
views
views
91
Lithuania
country in northeastern Europe
352,452
views
views
92
Ivory Coast
sovereign state in West Africa
350,670
views
views
93
Algeria
country in North Africa
349,406
views
views
94
Slovenia
country in Central Europe
346,476
views
views
95
Luxembourg
country in Western Europe
340,742
views
views
96
Nauru
country in Oceania
336,652
views
views
97
Mongolia
country in East Asia
332,691
views
views
98
South Sudan
country in East Africa
318,100
views
views
99
North Macedonia
country in southeastern Europe
314,903
views
views
100
Turkmenistan
country in Central Asia
313,320
views
views