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What's trending on Wikipedia today: Oct 18, 2026

GBU-43/B MOAB still leads Wikipedia at 08:01:43.031507, the same 10 article titles as October 17, while Jailer 2 keeps a 30-day wiki volume of 186432.

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GBU-43/B MOAB is rank 1 on Wikipedia Trending for October 18, 2026, snapshot 08:01:43.031507. The ten titles match October 17. Katie Zacharia holds rank 2 after the five-day press-secretary exit and the October 17 desk-photo story. Jailer 2 holds rank 3. A wikipedia 30-day growth call for Jailer 2 printed plus 29.7 percent (100.0 versus 77.1) with volume 186432 versus 144798. Mathematics at rank 6 printed 30-day volume 95476 versus 78407, volume growth plus 21.77 percent. Clock moved from 08:01:39.006720 to 08:01:43.031507.

  1. GBU-43/B MOAB

    Holdover munition article at rank 1, same slot. A wikipedia growth call returned no_data and is omitted. No new October 18 official fact-sheet is attached to the frozen title list.

  2. Katie Zacharia

    Holdover personnel article at rank 2, same slot. BBC dated the exit to October 16 after five days. The Washington Post dated the blurred Resolute Desk map photos to October 17. Google News rank 3 is the photo row. A wikipedia growth call returned no_data.

  3. Jailer 2

    Holdover Tamil sequel at rank 3, same slot. Deadline put the Shloka weekend at about 2.4 million from 420 theaters, total 4.4 million in week 1. wikipedia 30-day plus 29.7 percent, volume 186432. The 7-day preset collapsed.

  4. Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 20

    Holdover reality-TV article at rank 4, same slot. No October 18 eviction print is attached.

  5. RJ Mitte

    Holdover memorial article at rank 5, same slot. CNN dated the October 12 death at age 34. Matches Google Trends rank 1.

  6. Mathematics

    Holdover topic article at rank 6, same slot. wikipedia 30-day growth plus 86.39 percent (27.4 versus 14.7) with volume 95476 versus 78407, volume growth plus 21.77 percent. The 7-day preset collapsed. Recurring study-season fixture.

  7. List of equations

    Holdover list article at rank 7, same slot. Companion to Mathematics at rank 6.

  8. Imran Khan (film actor)

    Holdover filmography article at rank 8, same slot. Distinct from the politician of the same name.

  9. Nidal Hasan

    Holdover article at rank 9, same slot. Yesterday's Google News rank 2 on a livestream cancel is gone; the wiki row remains.

  10. Deaths in 2026

    Holdover year-list at rank 10, same slot. Index page, not a single obituary.

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What changed on Wikipedia since yesterday

New: none. Drop-off: none. Movers of 5 or more ranks: none. All 10 titles and ranks match October 17. Clock 08:01:39.006720 on October 17 to 08:01:43.031507 on 2026-10-18.

The wiki ten is a title freeze with a 4-microsecond clock step from 08:01:39.006720 to 08:01:43.031507. MOAB, Zacharia, and Jailer 2 still lock 1 through 3. Mathematics plus List of equations remain the study pair at 6 and 7. RJ Mitte at 5 tracks the Google Trends leader. See the Wikipedia Trending API page.

The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Wikipedia Trending and limit 10. Desks tracking this board can poll the same call.

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  "type": "Wikipedia Trending",
  "limit": 10
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