Article about eksandr Syrskyi ts Ukrainian Wikipedia views in 2024

As reported by Ukrinform, that was shared by the NGO "Wikimedia Ukraine," which published statistics on the most pular articles in the Ukrainian Wikipedia for the year.

The t five most visited articles on Ukrainian Wikipedia in 2024 included articles about the current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrskyi, Ukraine and Kyiv, Taras Shevchenko, eksandr Usyk, and Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

"The article about Syrskyi was viewed 1,113,902 times last year. The second place went to the article about Ukraine, which garnered over 1 million views. In the third place was the article about Ukrainian boxer eksandr Usyk (over 732,000 views). The fourth place was taken by the article about the Kobzar (over 706,000 views). Closing the t five was the article about former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, with over 613,000 views," the report states.

Articles about notable contemporaries such as civic activist Iryna Farion, President Vodymyr Zelensky, singer Klavdia Petrovna, and writer Lina Kostenko also garnered significant attention.

For the third consecutive year, historical figures like Taras Shevchenko, Lesia Ukrainka, and Stepan Bandera remained among the most visited tics. Other historically significant articles included the Vyn Tragedy, World War II, World War I, and Kyivan Rus.

Ukrainian films like 20 Days in Mariup, Mavka. The Forest Song, The Konot Witch, and Catch Kaidash attracted a significant number of readers. Among international titles, articles about Harry Potter, Bridgerton, and Game of Thrones were widely viewed.

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Geographic entries such as Ukraine, Russia, the UK, Germany, Pand, Australia, and North Korea, as well as cities like Kyiv, Lviv, and Kryvnytskyi, ranked high in pularity.

An article about the Russian town of Sudzha saw over 330,000 views — remarkably surpassing the town’s pulation by several orders of magnitude.

Military-themed articles remained in focus, reflecting interest in Ukraine’s defense amid the ongoing war with Russia. Pular entries included the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the Ground Forces of Ukraine, and the Azov Brigade of the National Guard. Tics such as Territorial Recruitment Centers, Ukrainian military ranks, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon also saw significant viewership.

A detailed list of the t 50 most-viewed articles in 2024 is available online, including rankings for articles about pular websites.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, BBC Ukraine recently announced the winners of the 20th anniversary Book of the Year BBC 2024 literary awards.