What people are reading on Wikipedia this week: July 31, 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day leads Wikipedia on July 31, 2026. The Tom Holland sequel opens wide in the United States on July 31 after international openings on July 29 and July 30, with Thursday preview tallies reported near $50M to $75M. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 articles (as_of 2026-07-31T06:01:33 UTC) for type Wikipedia Trending. New versus July 30: Matthias Jaissle (#4), Ceuta (#10), 2022 Idaho student murders (#12), and Gianni Infantino (#15). Zendaya climbs from #12 to #6 and Tom Holland from #13 to #7 as cast pages ride opening-day traffic.
Top trending articles on Wikipedia: July 31
Spider-Man: Brand New Day: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. The MCU sequel holds #1 for a second day as the wide U.S. release arrives on July 31, 2026, after a Dolby Theatre premiere on July 27 and overseas openings on July 29 and July 30. Preview reports of $50M-plus keep the film page on top among 50 API rows.
Glen Hansard: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin in the early hours of July 29, 2026, at age 56. Biography traffic stays at #2 while tributes and investigation updates continue into July 31.
The Odyssey (2026 film): A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has been in wide release since July 17, 2026. Reader interest holds at #3, unchanged from July 30, even as Spider-Man opening-day traffic owns the top slot.
Matthias Jaissle: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. German coach Matthias Jaissle, 38, is widely reported as the expected successor to Eddie Howe at Newcastle United after leading Al-Ahli to consecutive AFC Champions League titles. The page is new versus the July 30 published top 15.
Anthony Fauci: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. At a July 29, 2026 Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. July 31 follow-up coverage, including NPR reporting on chilling-effect concerns, keeps biography lookups at #5, up from #6.
Zendaya: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. Zendaya co-stars in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and July 31 U.S. opening coverage lifts cast pageviews from #12 on July 30 to #6.
Tom Holland: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. Tom Holland headlines Spider-Man: Brand New Day as the sequel opens wide on July 31, 2026. His biography climbs from #13 on July 30 to #7.
2026 Commonwealth Games: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games opened July 23 and run through August 2, sustaining multi-day encyclopedia traffic at #8.
Deaths in 2026: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. The year-in-deaths list stays busy after Glen Hansard's July 29 Dublin crash, Kavinsky's July 28 Paris death report, and other late-July obituaries. The page sits at #9, down from #7 on July 30.
Ceuta: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. Thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta around July 30 and July 31, 2026, with authorities reporting at least 9 deaths and Spain deploying about 60 troops. The page is new versus the July 30 top 15.
India at the 2026 Commonwealth Games: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. India's Glasgow medal chase keeps the national Games page in the top 15 while competition continues through August 2.
2022 Idaho student murders: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. Residual encyclopedia traffic around the Bryan Kohberger case and related court coverage keeps the page on the board. New versus the July 30 published top 15.
Jared Leto: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. On July 29, 2026, Associated Press coverage reported that Jared Leto denied sexual assault allegations featured in a BBC documentary. The page falls from #4 on July 30 to #13.
Kavinsky: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. French electro musician Vincent Belorgey, known as Kavinsky, was found dead in Paris on July 28, 2026, at age 50. Biography traffic cools from #5 on July 30 to #14 as the news cycle ages.
Gianni Infantino: A Wikipedia article drawing heavy pageviews on July 31. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.
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What changed on Wikipedia since yesterday
Compared with the July 30, 2026 Wikipedia daily post, opening-day cast pages rose and two hard-news pages entered the published list.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | Matthias Jaissle (now #4); Ceuta (now #10); 2022 Idaho student murders (now #12); Gianni Infantino (now #15) |
| Big movers (5+ ranks) | Zendaya (12 to 6); Tom Holland (13 to 7); Jared Leto (4 to 13); Kavinsky (5 to 14) |
| Drop-offs from July 30 top 15 | Markéta Irglová; Odyssey; Lindsey Graham; XHamster |
What today's Wikipedia trends reveal
Theatrical openings and sudden-death obituaries still dominate encyclopedia traffic. Spider-Man: Brand New Day holds #1 on July 31, 2026, while Zendaya and Tom Holland jump into the top 7 as opening-day readers check cast pages.
Hard news also punches in: Ceuta enters at #10 after the July 30 to July 31 migrant surge from Morocco, with at least 9 reported deaths, and Matthias Jaissle arrives at #4 on Newcastle coverage. Across the published top 15 of 50 API rows, Commonwealth Games pages remain the main multi-day sports holdover.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on July 31, 2026, using type Wikipedia Trending and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/google-trends.
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