Top trending articles on Wikipedia: August 25, 2026

Shelley Fabares is the surprise on Wikipedia Trending for August 25, 2026, jumping from #6 on August 24 to #1 after AP dated the Donna Reed Show actor's death to Saturday, August 22, in Los Angeles at 82. Enes Kanter Freedom is a new #2 after a Sunday ejection at a Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, yesterday's #1, falls to #6 even as Variety put the fourth weekend at $39 million domestic.

Shelley Fabares
The Mary Stone and Christine Armstrong actor leads Wikipedia page views on August 25 after sitting at #6 on August 24. AP said she died Saturday in Los Angeles at 82, with no cause given. Hollywood Reporter added a brief illness and noted her 1984 marriage to Mike Farrell. get_growth on wikipedia returned no_data, so that percent is omitted.
Enes Kanter Freedom
The former NBA center is a new #2. USA Today dated an August 23 ejection from Wintrust Arena after a courtside confrontation with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud during Indiana's 113-90 win. CBS Sports said Freedom had declared himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA draft. Wikipedia page-view growth was unavailable from get_growth.
Jed York
The San Francisco 49ers principal owner is a new #3, matching his Google Trends debut. CNN on August 24 covered a Sunday arrest in East Palestine, Ohio, and a Monday no-contest plea to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. NFL.com listed $1,150 in fines and credit for time served. get_growth on wikipedia returned no_data.
Murder of Sonya Massey
The July 6, 2024 Springfield-area shooting is a new #4. CNN said former deputy Sean Grayson died in prison on August 23 at 32 while serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder. Wikipedia notes he had served about 6 months of that term.
Mike Farrell
The MAS*H actor is a new #5 as readers look up Fabares's husband of more than 40 years. Freep listed survivors Erin and Michael Farrell alongside Farrell. The page sits next to Fabares at #1, a paired obituary cluster.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Tom Holland film drops from #1 on August 24 to #6. Variety said the fourth weekend took about $39 million, lifting the domestic total near $855 million and the worldwide total near $2.22 billion. It remains the summer's box-office fixture rather than a one-day spike.
Hayden Panettiere
The Heroes actor falls from #2 to #7, nine days after the August 16 death in Greenville, South Carolina. The page is still on the board, but it is no longer the Wikipedia lead it was through August 24.
Lanterns (TV series)
HBO's Green Lantern series is a new #8. ComingSoon dated an Episode 3 trailer drop on August 24, with Episode 3 set for August 30. The teaser showed Hal Jordan's domino mask and Laura Linney as a Guardian.
Deaths in 2026
The year-to-date obituary index slips from #5 to #9. Fabares, Grayson, and Wright traffic still feed this index page even when named biographies rank higher.
The Odyssey (2026 film)
Christopher Nolan's film falls from #4 to #10. Manila Bulletin said the sixth weekend took about $19.5 million and called it Nolan's highest-grossing title to date, with a domestic total near $539 million.

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What changed on Wikipedia since yesterday

New in the top 10 versus August 24: Enes Kanter Freedom (#2), Jed York (#3), Murder of Sonya Massey (#4), Mike Farrell (#5), Lanterns (TV series) (#8). Drop-offs: Kevin Keegan (#3), Natalie Harp (#7), Michael Wright (actor) (#8), Neatsville, Kentucky (#9), Awarapan 2 (#10). Big movers: Shelley Fabares from #6 to #1; Spider-Man: Brand New Day from #1 to #6; Hayden Panettiere from #2 to #7; The Odyssey (2026 film) from #4 to #10; Deaths in 2026 from #5 to #9.

What today's Wikipedia articles reveal

Named obituaries and a WNBA courtside fight replaced yesterday's mix of a Spider-Man holdover and scattered bios. Shelley Fabares at #1 plus Mike Farrell at #5 is one family file. Jed York at #3 and Enes Kanter Freedom at #2 are sports pages that were not on August 24's list.

Spider-Man at #6 and The Odyssey at #10 are still the theatrical fixtures, just no longer the Wikipedia lead. Lanterns at #8 is a trailer-day spike ahead of the August 30 episode. For page-view tooling, see best Wikipedia trend research tools.

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This ranked list is the August 25, 2026 get_top_trends snapshot for type Wikipedia Trending with limit 10. Analysts who need article-level ranks as they move can call the same feed instead of waiting for a recap. The generating call:

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  "type": "Wikipedia Trending",
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