Wikipedia's most-read pages right now: August 13, 2026

Joshua Kushner leads Wikipedia on August 13, 2026 after the $12.5 billion Lakers sale with Bob Iger, Lucy Davis holds #3 on cancer news, and eclipse articles flood ranks 5, 7, 11, and 15.

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Wikipedia's most-read pages right now: August 13, 2026

Joshua Kushner is the clearest news spike on Wikipedia on August 13, 2026, jumping to #1 after Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger agreed August 12 to buy the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter at a $12.5 billion valuation (AP/CNBC). Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 articles (as_of 2026-08-13T08:01:36 UTC) for type Wikipedia Trending. Karlie Kloss at #13 and Bob Iger at #14 enter beside the same deal, while Lucy Davis holds #3 after her August 11 stage 4 breast cancer announcement (BBC/NBC). Yesterday's #1 .xxx cools to #4.

  1. Joshua Kushner: Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner takes #1 after the August 12, 2026 agreement with Bob Iger to buy controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter for a record $12.5 billion valuation, pending NBA approval (AP/CNBC/ESPN). The page led all 50 API rows as of 2026-08-13T08:01:36 UTC.

  2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day holds #2 while remaining the year's top grosser near $1.672 billion worldwide as of early August box-office reports (Deadline). Theatrical buzz continues without a new weekend milestone dated August 13, 2026.

  3. Lucy Davis: British actor Lucy Davis holds #3 after an August 11, 2026 Instagram post revealing incurable stage 4 breast cancer with metastases to her spine, right hip, and ribs (BBC/NBC). Coverage stresses a living diagnosis announcement, not a death report.

  4. .xxx: The .xxx top-level domain article cools from #1 on August 12 to #4. No widely reported trigger identified for August 13, 2026.

  5. Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026: The August 12 totality article enters at #5 a day after the path crossed Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, drawing readers checking path maps and historical context after NASA livestream coverage (NYT/AP).

  6. Brian Madjo: Aston Villa teenager Brian Madjo enters at #6 after scoring in the August 12, 2026 UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain at age 17 years and 212 days, becoming the youngest Super Cup goalscorer on record (BBC Sport/Sporting News).

  7. List of solar eclipses visible from the British Isles: A related eclipse list page enters at #7 beside the August 12 event article. No separate United Kingdom news hook beyond post-eclipse path reading was identified for August 13, 2026.

  8. David Crowley (Wisconsin politician): Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley enters at #8 after winning Wisconsin's August 11 Democratic gubernatorial primary over Francesca Hong by about 40.0% to 39.6% (NBC/Wisconsin Watch).

  9. The Odyssey (2026 film): Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey holds #9 after August reports that the July 17 release passed about $1.1 billion worldwide (Deadline). Rank cools from #4 on August 12.

  10. Francesca Hong: Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong enters at #10 after the narrow August 11 Democratic governor primary loss to Crowley, drawing biographical lookups tied to the same race (NBC).

  11. List of solar eclipses in the 21st century: Another eclipse list page enters at #11 as readers compare the August 12 event with later century paths including August 2, 2027 at #15.

  12. Deaths in 2026: The year deaths list holds #12 as readers cross-check obituaries. Rank is stable versus August 12's #6 slot after Lucy Davis news continued.

  13. Karlie Kloss: Model Karlie Kloss enters at #13 as spouse of Joshua Kushner after the August 12 Lakers sale headlines pulled family-page traffic (AP/CNBC).

  14. Bob Iger: Former Disney CEO Bob Iger enters at #14 as co-buyer with Kushner in the $12.5 billion Lakers transaction announced August 12 (CNBC/ESPN).

  15. Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027: The next major Europe-Africa eclipse page enters at #15 as readers compare future totality dates after the August 12 event. No new 2027 planning news dated August 13, 2026 was required to explain the spike.

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What changed on Wikipedia since yesterday

Compared with the August 12, 2026 Wikipedia daily post, the Lakers sale cluster and eclipse aftermath rewrite the published 15. Joshua Kushner, Karlie Kloss, and Bob Iger enter together, four solar-eclipse pages land inside the cut, and Brian Madjo debuts on Super Cup scoring news while .xxx slides from #1 to #4.

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New entrantsJoshua Kushner (#1); Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 (#5); Brian Madjo (#6); List of solar eclipses visible from the British Isles (#7); David Crowley (#8); Francesca Hong (#10); List of solar eclipses in the 21st century (#11); Karlie Kloss (#13); Bob Iger (#14); Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 (#15)
Big movers (5+ ranks).xxx (1 to 4); The Odyssey (4 to 9); Deaths in 2026 (6 to 12); Lucy Davis holds #3
Drop-offs from August 12 top 15The Last House (#5); Neatsville, Kentucky (#7); Abdul El-Sayed (#8); File:Champions One-Day Cup.png (#9); .xyz (#10); Anne Hathaway (#11); DC (film) (#12); Jasper Carrott (#13); House of the Dragon (#14); Zendaya (#15)

Franchise-sale biographies replaced unexplained TLD curiosity at the top of the August 13 board. Joshua Kushner at #1, Karlie Kloss at #13, and Bob Iger at #14 all trace to the August 12 $12.5 billion Lakers agreement, while .xxx cools from #1 to #4 without a matching wire story.

Sky and politics pages fill the middle ranks. Four solar-eclipse articles (ranks 5, 7, 11, 15) show day-after path reading after August 12 totality, Brian Madjo at #6 tracks an August 12 Super Cup goal, and David Crowley plus Francesca Hong at #8 and #10 continue Wisconsin primary lookups.

These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 13, 2026, using type Wikipedia Trending and limit 50. The feed serves analysts and agent workflows that need live boards. Related Google Trends context page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/google-trends.

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