Wikipedia
Gloria Steinem takes rank 1 on Wikipedia Trending on September 4, 2026, after NBC News said she died September 2 at 92 at home in New York and her Wikipedia page now lists March 25, 1934 to September 2, 2026. Killing of the Clancy children slips 1 to 2 as the Plymouth jury enters a seventh deliberation day. Versus the September 3 Wikipedia board, Dolly Parton, Tupac, John Ternus, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day leave. New pages include David Bale at 4 (Steinem's late husband) and Alphonso Smith at 10 after the former NFL cornerback died September 2 at 40. A Wikipedia Trending API growth pull for .xxx still prints +47.03 percent on 30 days through August 1 (18.5 to 27.2), with volume 3,404,701.
Top trending articles on Wikipedia: September 4
Gloria Steinem: American journalist and Ms. co-founder. The English Wikipedia infobox now records her death in New York City on September 2, 2026. CBS News said Gloria's Foundation announced the news on September 3. Wikipedia growth returned no_data for this keyword.
Killing of the Clancy children: Article on the January 24, 2023 Duxbury, Massachusetts killings and the 2026 trial. AP said the jury remains deadlocked after six days, with a holdout-juror note on September 3. Slips from 1. Wikipedia growth returned no_data.
.xxx: Sponsored top-level domain. Holds at 3 after sitting at 2 yesterday. 30D Wikipedia growth through August 1 is +47.03 percent (18.5 to 27.2) and volume +46.09 percent (2,330,610 to 3,404,701). 7D collapsed for lack of history.
David Bale: British entrepreneur, died 2003, Steinem's husband (married 2000) and father of Christian Bale. The Steinem Wikipedia page lists him as spouse. New at 4 as readers follow the death notice sideways.
Toxic (2026 film): Geetu Mohandas film that opened against Hanuman Ansh. Stays at 5. Outlook India said Hanuman Ansh later outgrossed it and reached 72.88 crore net by September 3.
Deaths in 2026: Recurring year-in-deaths list. Slips from 4 as named obituaries take the top slots.
Christian Bale: Actor, Steinem's stepson via David Bale. New at 7 on the same family cluster as ranks 1 and 4.
Hanuman Ansh: 2026 Hindi devotional drama by Vishal Chaturvedi on Neem Karoli Baba, released August 7. Outlook said Hombale Films set a worldwide date of September 11 after 72.88 crore net on a reported 2 crore budget. Climbs from 6.
.xyz: Generic top-level domain, still paired with .xxx. Slips from 7.
Alphonso Smith: Former Wake Forest and NFL cornerback (Broncos, Lions), 40. ESPN said Wake Forest announced the September 2 death without a cause. Wikipedia lists October 20, 1985 to September 2, 2026, Pahokee, Florida. TMZ Sports cited suicide. New at 10.
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What changed on Wikipedia since yesterday
New entrants: Gloria Steinem (1), David Bale (4), Christian Bale (7), Alphonso Smith (10).
Big movers: none at 5+ ranks among holdovers. Killing of the Clancy children 1 to 2; .xxx 2 to 3; Deaths in 2026 4 to 6; Hanuman Ansh 6 to 8; .xyz 7 to 9.
Drop-offs: Dolly Parton (5), Murder of Tupac Shakur (8), John Ternus (9), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (10).
What today's Wikipedia articles reveal
The board is an obituary cluster plus two durable oddities. Steinem at 1 pulls her husband and stepson into 4 and 7. Alphonso Smith at 10 is a second September 2 death notice.
Clancy remains the trial page, not a verdict page. That matches Google Trends, where "verdict" is the query even though no verdict exists yet.
.xxx and .xyz are still here with no news hook in the last 24 hours. Their 30-day Wikipedia volume on .xxx (3,404,701) is a fixture, not a spike. Hanuman Ansh is the only film row still climbing on a box-office date (September 11 worldwide).
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This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Wikipedia Trending and limit 10. The feed is for researchers who need a dated pageview board. Growth used get_growth with source wikipedia.
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"type": "Wikipedia Trending",
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Read the Wikipedia Trending API page for the live call.