Trending Politicians — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed politicians on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Donald Trump. Data as of 24 October 2026.
- Source
- Wikipedia pageviews — complete hourly data from Wikimedia (CC0)
- Window
- the 12 months to October 2026 · Data as of 24 October 2026
- Showing
- 100 politicians — drawn from 12,774,962 articles Wikipedia recorded views for in this window
This counts a Wikipedia language edition, not a country's residents. Nothing here is capped or sampled: it is every view Wikipedia published for these articles in the window. Rows carrying a 📰 badge add news coverage from GDELT; entity names and types come from Wikidata. Looking for what one country read? That is what the world reads — a different, capped measurement.
Where this data comes from ›100
Ranked
67,650,882
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
2,464,924
views
views
2
Abdul El-Sayed
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
2,091,787
views
views
3
Harald V of Norway
King of Norway from 1991 to 2026 (1937–2026)
1,668,869
views
views
4
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
1,335,568
views
views
5
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
1,289,729
views
views
6
Zohran Mamdani
mayor of New York City since 2026
1,284,103
views
views
7
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
1,233,588
views
views
8
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
1,215,020
views
views
9
Elon Musk
American businessman (born 1971)
1,209,074
views
views
10
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
1,195,981
views
views
11
Elif Eralp
German politician
1,097,674
views
views
12
Nicole Kidman
Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)
1,084,725
views
views
13
Andy Burnham
British politician
1,044,550
views
views
14
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547)
998,209
views
views
15
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
979,857
views
views
16
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
975,781
views
views
17
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
974,105
views
views
18
José Mourinho
Portuguese association football manager and former player
954,467
views
views
19
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
903,334
views
views
20
Cleopatra
Queen of Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE
891,212
views
views
21
Ulrich Siegmund
German politician
883,055
views
views
22
Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
867,612
views
views
23
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
862,246
views
views
24
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
851,346
views
views
25
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
825,936
views
views
26
James Talarico
American politician and former teacher
817,076
views
views
27
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
809,331
views
views
28
Mitch McConnell
American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
802,208
views
views
29
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
765,258
views
views
30
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
710,382
views
views
31
Elizabeth I of England
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 (1533-1603)
688,382
views
views
32
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
676,073
views
views
33
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
667,254
views
views
34
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
president of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
651,073
views
views
35
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
639,041
views
views
36
Jon Ossoff
American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)
631,124
views
views
37
George V
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
627,170
views
views
38
Edward VIII
King of the United Kingdom in 1936
622,125
views
views
39
Ronaldinho
Brazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)
613,919
views
views
40
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
602,210
views
views
41
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
600,649
views
views
42
Emma Bonino
Italian politician (1948–2026)
593,461
views
views
43
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
587,662
views
views
44
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
584,696
views
views
45
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
583,604
views
views
46
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025
581,072
views
views
47
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
581,030
views
views
48
Mark Carney
24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
578,385
views
views
49
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
574,794
views
views
50
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
563,147
views
views
51
Edward VII
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
560,506
views
views
52
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
555,841
views
views
53
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
548,673
views
views
54
Pablo Escobar
Colombian drug lord (1949–1993)
537,497
views
views
55
Michael Schumacher
German racing driver (born 1969)
527,875
views
views
56
Mary I
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)
523,899
views
views
57
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
521,949
views
views
58
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
517,511
views
views
59
Olav V of Norway
king of Norway (1957–1991)
517,403
views
views
60
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
516,459
views
views
61
Muhammad
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
499,329
views
views
62
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
496,151
views
views
63
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
489,083
views
views
64
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American politician (born 1989)
486,140
views
views
65
Friedrich Merz
German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
483,975
views
views
66
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
482,350
views
views
67
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
480,553
views
views
68
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
470,914
views
views
69
Jared Kushner
American businessman and real estate investor (born 1981)
462,327
views
views
70
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
451,366
views
views
71
George III of Great Britain
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820)
449,217
views
views
72
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
449,063
views
views
73
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
443,390
views
views
74
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
442,194
views
views
75
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
438,997
views
views
76
Louis XIV of France
King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
429,113
views
views
77
Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)
426,782
views
views
78
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
425,408
views
views
79
Catherine II of Russia
eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796 (lived 1729-1796)
422,050
views
views
80
Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
418,458
views
views
81
Kim Jong-un
Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011
417,321
views
views
82
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
416,399
views
views
83
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
408,624
views
views
84
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
402,127
views
views
85
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025
401,428
views
views
86
Count Binface
British satirical election candidate
396,461
views
views
87
Imran Khan
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
395,977
views
views
88
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
395,438
views
views
89
Grigori Rasputin
Russian mystic (1869–1916)
393,602
views
views
90
Augustus
first emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
391,542
views
views
91
William the Conqueror
King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)
390,693
views
views
92
Muammar Gaddafi
Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)
390,185
views
views
93
Charlemagne
king of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)
388,492
views
views
94
James VI and I
King of Scotland from 1566 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 (1566-1625)
387,621
views
views
95
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Monarch of Dubai and politician (born 1949)
384,859
views
views
96
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
378,730
views
views
97
Marco Rubio
72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
377,754
views
views
98
Mikhail Gorbachev
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
377,213
views
views
99
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
375,258
views
views
100
Maria Sharapova
Russian tennis player
372,807
views
views