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 French, English and Spanish.
23 of these rose at the same time, without our being able to tie them to this.
3 November 2025 - 30 November 2025
- Marc Cucurella 22%
- The other 11 people
Result Once it settled 
Idrissa Gueye: 1.3K readers a day, 1.5× usual
Peak 108K readers across 12 of the 23 people
From Wikipedia The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
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The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and concluded on July 19 with Spain winning the championship for the second time.
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