Trending Rivers — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed rivers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Danube. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
3,802,783
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Danube
second-longest river in Europe
231,015
views
views
2
Nile
major river in northeastern Africa
138,210
views
views
3
Rhine
river in Western Europe to the North Sea
132,983
views
views
4
Mississippi River
primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States
121,996
views
views
5
Amazon River
river in South America
100,830
views
views
6
Trishuli River
river in Nepal
92,884
views
views
7
Ganges
major river in India
89,087
views
views
8
Volga
river in Russia; the longest river in Europe
84,411
views
views
9
River Thames
river in southern England
71,563
views
views
10
Yangtze
Longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world
69,671
views
views
11
River Congo
river in central Africa
69,041
views
views
12
Colorado River
major river in the western United States and Mexico
67,963
views
views
13
Yellow River
major river in China
61,326
views
views
14
Euphrates
river in Asia
61,191
views
views
15
Hudson River
river in New York State, United States
58,877
views
views
16
Rio Grande
river originating in Colorado, flowing south through New Mexico, and forming part of the US-Mexico border along Texas until emptying into the Gulf of Mexico
55,448
views
views
17
Rubicon
river in northeastern Italy
54,337
views
views
18
Elbe
major river in Central Europe
53,258
views
views
19
St. Lawrence River
major river in eastern Canada and the United States, flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence
53,125
views
views
20
Indus River
river in Asia
51,844
views
views
21
Jordan River
river in West Asia which flows to the Dead Sea
51,635
views
views
22
Missouri River
major river in central United States
51,572
views
views
23
Seine
river in France
50,768
views
views
24
Rhône
river in Switzerland and France
48,811
views
views
25
Ohio River
river in the midwestern United States
48,621
views
views
26
Río de la Plata
estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and Uruguay
44,051
views
views
27
Po
longest river in Italy
42,576
views
views
28
Mediterranean Games
multi-sport event of the Mediterranean countries
42,367
views
views
29
Brahmaputra River
river in China, India, and Bangladesh
41,686
views
views
30
Mekong River
major river in Southeast Asia
40,590
views
views
31
Columbia River
river in North America; flows from British Columbia, through Washington, and along the Washington-Oregon border to the Pacific Ocean
40,269
views
views
32
Tigris
river flowing from Turkey through Iraq and Syria
39,848
views
views
33
Little Pigeon River
river in Sevier County, Tennessee
39,491
views
views
34
Shōnai River
river in Japan
38,627
views
views
35
Dnieper
river in Eastern Europe
37,776
views
views
36
Loire
longest river in France
37,745
views
views
37
Vltava
river in Czechia
36,691
views
views
38
Gandaki River
river in Nepal and India, tributary of Ganges
34,840
views
views
39
Moselle
river in Western Europe
34,615
views
views
40
Potomac River
river in the mid-Atlantic United States
33,837
views
views
41
Niger River
river in West Africa
32,965
views
views
42
Vistula
river in East-Central Europe
32,011
views
views
43
Meuse
river in western Europe
31,321
views
views
44
Tiber
river in Italy
31,295
views
views
45
Douro River
river in Spain and Portugal
29,725
views
views
46
Amur River
major river in eastern Russia and northeastern China, with tributaries also in Mongolia
29,586
views
views
47
Tagus River
longest river in the Iberian Peninsula
28,340
views
views
48
Orinoco River
river in South America
28,168
views
views
49
Lake Biwa
freshwater lake in Japan
28,058
views
views
50
Amu Darya
major river in Central Asia
27,914
views
views
51
Zambezi River
fourth-longest river in Africa
26,583
views
views
52
Yenisei
river in Asia; the 5th-longest in the world
24,627
views
views
53
River Severn
river in the United Kingdom
24,507
views
views
54
Snake River
major tributary of the Columbia River in the northwestern United States
24,203
views
views
55
Tone River
river in Japan
24,151
views
views
56
Acheron
river of northwest Greece
23,828
views
views
57
Godavari River
river in India
23,578
views
views
58
Ebro
river in Spain
22,775
views
views
59
Narmada
5th longest river of India
22,771
views
views
60
Zenpukuji River
river in Tokyo
22,749
views
views
61
Susquehanna River
river in the northeastern United States
21,759
views
views
62
Don
Russian river, fifth-longest river in Europe
21,054
views
views
63
Oder
river in Central Europe flowing from the Czech Republic and along the Poland–Germany border
20,744
views
views
64
Lena River
river in Eastern Siberia, Russia
20,702
views
views
65
Paraná River
river in South America
20,622
views
views
66
Kosi River
River in China, Nepal and India
20,610
views
views
67
Chicago River
river in Chicago, Illinois, United States
20,601
views
views
68
Red River
major river in the southern United States
20,288
views
views
69
Guadalquivir
river in Spain
20,235
views
views
70
Main
right tributary of Rhine river in Germany
19,558
views
views
71
Garonne
river in southwest France and northern Spain
19,296
views
views
72
Mackenzie River
largest river system in Canada
19,263
views
views
73
Niagara River
watercourse on the boundary of Canada and the United States
18,824
views
views
74
Kaveri
river in southern India
18,442
views
views
75
Ueda River
river in Aichi prefecture, Japan
18,301
views
views
76
Spree
river in Germany
18,106
views
views
77
Ob
second-longest river in Russia
17,847
views
views
78
White Nile
river in Africa and tributary of the Nile River
17,817
views
views
79
Arkansas River
major tributary of the Mississippi River, United States
17,662
views
views
80
Yamuna
river in India
17,638
views
views
81
Dniester
river in Eastern Europe
17,366
views
views
82
Los Angeles River
river in California, United States
17,209
views
views
83
Hanami River
river in Japan
17,054
views
views
84
Yukon River
river in the Yukon Territory, Canada and Alaska, United States of America
16,967
views
views
85
Delaware River
major river on the East coast of the United States of America
16,750
views
views
86
Wadi Rum
valley in southern Jordan
16,623
views
views
87
Adige
river in northern Italy
16,579
views
views
88
Tumen River
river in China, Russia and North Korea
16,466
views
views
89
Inn
river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, a right tributary of the Danube
16,419
views
views
90
Blue Nile
river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia that is a tributary of the Nile River
15,852
views
views
91
Sava
river in Southeast Europe
15,576
views
views
92
Moskva River
river in Russia, Moscow region
15,533
views
views
93
Tennessee River
river in the southeastern United States
15,506
views
views
94
Ural River
river in Russia and Kazakhstan
15,426
views
views
95
Irtysh
river in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan and Russia
15,139
views
views
96
Isar
river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany
14,991
views
views
97
Krishna River
third longest river in central−southern India
14,947
views
views
98
Saale
river in Germany
14,909
views
views
99
Syr Darya
river in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
14,739
views
views
100
Neman
river in eastern Europe
14,732
views
views