James Maddison: 1.2K readers a day, 1.2× usual
How it unfolded
This is readers, added together. It is not what the people below are ordered by.
Ordered by how far each rose above their own usual readership, not by fame.
Languages, not countries.
The rise showed up in the Wikipedia editions in English, Spanish and French.
22 of these rose at the same time, without our being able to tie them to this.
24 November 2025 - 21 December 2025
- Son Heung-min 22%
- The other 11 people
Once it settled 
Peak 101K readers across 12 of the 22 people
Result From Wikipedia The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA.
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It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010.
2022 FIFA World Cup on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0