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| 1 | Dire wolf |  | 2,101,677 |  | Colossal Biosciences decided to do a "de-extinction" of the dire wolf that hasn't lived since the Ice Age, using the DNA from two fossils followed by gene-editinggray wolf genomes and creating clones gestated by domestic dogs, resulting in three pups,Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi (named afterRome's founders who suckled on a she-wolf anda character fromA Song of Ice and Fire, a series that has the similarly spelleddirewolves). However, they're only hybrid gray wolves, as their genetics are very different than that of the dire wolf. |
| 2 | A Minecraft Movie |  | 1,616,223 |  | Hollywood had a rough first trimester where onlyCaptain America: Brave New World made big numbers, but at the end of it came the year's first true blockbuster, with over $500 million in two weeks and analysts even considering the possibility of it becoming the second video game adaptation to surpass a billion afterThe Super Mario Bros. Movie (which also featuresJack Black in its cast!). At the same time,Minecraft fans reacting to the "Chicken jockey!" scene bycreating chaos in theaters is not as welcome, and there's evena new disclaimer asking for viewers to behave themselves, if only because someone will need to clean all the spilled popcorn! |
| 3 | ChatGPT | | 1,363,013 |  | This just keeps itself here, helped by how it surpassed 150 million users. And the trend of using it to generate or convert images in the style ofStudio Ghibli led to OpenAI deciding toadd a watermark to such pictures andenvironmental concerns. |
| 4 | Deaths in 2025 |  | 990,219 |  | Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on I wanted to leave, just run away from home But I would remember what my daddy said With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed... |
| 5 | Natalia Grace |  | 904,917 | In 2010, it seemed like an American couple had watchedOrphan and decided it was the way to get rid of their own Eastern European adoptive daughter with dwarfism (pictured here in adocumentary), leaving her alone in an apartment while telling others she was also a sociopathic adult woman pretending to be a child. But it was all a neglectful lie, leading to criminal charges against the couple, and a Hulu show telling this weird story,Good American Family. | |
| 6 | The White Lotus season 3 | | 900,758 |  | This popular series ended its third season on April 6 on HBO. Reviews for this installment were mostly positive, although some critics disliked its slow pace, and the season finale was called "disappointing" by aForbes reviewer. (Warning: spoilers in the review and at the season link.) |
| 7 | The White Lotus | | 880,148 | ||
| 8 | Mickey Rourke | | 760,324 | .jpeg) | This 72-year-old American actor entered theCelebrity Big Brother UK's house for its24th series and its 17-episode run that premiered on April 7. Almost immediately, he began making physical advances toward the host,AJ Odudu, and disparaging remarks toward housemateJoJo Siwa. He was given a formal warning by series producers and was removed from the house on April 12, following similar behavior toward other housemates. |
| 9 | Peter Navarro | | 753,454 |  | Trump'ssenior counselor for trade and manufacturing got into a war of words on social media withsenior advisorElon Musk this month. President Trump's global trade tariffs have cost Musk around $31 billion, causing Musk to question Navarro'sHarvard education and calling him a "moron". |
| 10 | Adolescence (TV series) | | 742,277 | .jpg) | Falling out of this list's top five, where it has been for nearly a month, this Netflix crime drama has been viewed 114 million times in as short of time, making it the platform's third most popular English-language series. It has even gotten the attention of UK's Prime MinisterKeir Starmer (pictured in a meeting with series producers), discussions in Parliament, and been made free to view in secondary schools. Its success (and Starmer) has prompted the series' producers to discuss ideas for a second season. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | | 2,917,887 | .jpg) | On April 13, this Northern Irish golfer became the sixth golfer ever to achieve the careerGrand Slam by winning the2025 Masters Tournament, after already emerging successful in the2011 U.S. Open,2012 and2014 PGA Championship, and the2014 Open Championship. |
| 2 | Sinners (2025 film) | | 1,406,940 | -2_(48690780886)_(cropped).jpg) | Ryan Coogler writes and directs this movie whereMichael B. Jordan (pictured) plays twins in the 1930sMississippi Delta, whose opening of ajuke joint is crashed by terrifying visitors. The atmosphere, cast and a sweetblues soundtrack win the viewer even before the plot changes halfway through (the trailers spoiled it, but for the uninformed it's the same thing done inFrom Dusk till Dawn), so reviews were glowing andSinners topped the box office with $61 million worldwide. |
| 3 | Justin Rose | | 1,196,084 |  | This English golfer led for the first two days of the Masters before falling six strokes behind #1 on day three. In the final round, he was able to make a resurgence and end the tournament tied for first. He ended up losing by one stroke in the sudden-death playoff, making Rose a three-time Masters runner-up. |
| 4 | Jaat (film) |  | 1,177,898 | Released on April 10, this Indian action film (featuringRegina Cassandra, pictured) has yet to recoup its ₹100crore budget. But it's getting there, and, with not many new releases happening for the rest of April, it should well surpass it. In other news, the film received some backlash on April 18 for its negative portrayal ofJesus in a church scene, with additional condemnation of releasing the film during theEaster holiday. The scene in question was subsequently removed from the film. | |
| 5 | ChatGPT | | 1,135,784 | .jpg) | Millions of people use this chatbot, and the CEO admitted that treating with the same politeness of a humanspends a lot of energy. |
| 6 | WrestleMania 41 | | 1,059,902 | .jpg) | Professional wrestling's annual "show of shows" began inParadise, Nevada, with the first of two nights ending the week. The first match sawJey Uso become the newWWE world heavyweight champion, and the night ended withSeth Rollins (pictured) winning atriple threat match with the help of his new managerPaul Heyman. The second night occurred on Sunday and is sure to be listed here. |
| 7 | Deaths in 2025 | | 986,210 |  | From #2's soundtrack: "Sing with me for the dawn The long goodbye Beckons all..." |
| 8 | Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia | | 980,982 | .jpg) | A Maryland resident, who was never convicted of a crime, is confined in a El Salvador prison – initially the notoriousTerrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) – after an administrative error. U.S. presidentDonald Trump and El Salvador's self-styled "coolest dictator in the world"Nayib Bukele have done nothing to bring him back despite a U.S. Supreme Court order to facilitate his return. |
| 9 | A Minecraft Movie | | 940,771 |  | Beware the chicken jockey. This highly-successful movie loosely based off ahighly-successful video game is continuing to be highly successful, and inadvertently, highly dangerous. Certain moviegoers…um, overreacting…whenJack Black exclaims, "Chicken jockey!" have caused incidents ofasphyxiation and injury. So please, please, pleasesave the drama for the screen. |
| 10 | List ofBlack Mirror episodes | | 918,112 |  | Series 7 of the anthology showing how technology brings up the worst in humanity came out on April 10 on Netflix. The episodes werea sequel to theStar Trek send-off,life support being worsened by greed,the Mandela Effect being real,a movie remake being derailed,a simulation game being a man's obsession, anda breakup being revisited through AI. |
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| 1 | Pope Francis | | 6,826,504 |  | In 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was just planning on retiring inBuenos Aires when #3 resigned and thus he had to fly to the conclave in Rome. He wound up elected as the new Pontiff, choosing apapal name homagingSaint Francis of Assisi, and never stepped foot in his native Argentina again. Noted for hisJesuit humility – he always wore simple white clothes and lived inthe guest house rather than thePapal apartments – and a progressive agenda, Francis had already spent some time in the hospital this year due to respiratory diseases, and less than a day after giving hisEaster address atSt. Peter's Square (that included a call for a ceasefire in Gaza) and receiving the visit of US vice-presidentJD Vance, he suffered a stroke and died at the age of 88. |
| 2 | Sinners (2025 film) | | 3,054,880 | .jpg) | A saint man directly followed bySinners, now that's ironic.Michael B. Jordan plays twins in 1930s Mississippi getting unexpected and dangerous visitors at the opening of theirjuke joint. Reviewers and audiences alike where enthralled byRyan Coogler's mixture of period piece, supernatural horror, and blues musical, and with the box office having passed its $100 million budget it should soon become profitable. |
| 3 | Pope Benedict XVI | | 2,530,935 | .JPG) | #1's predecessor Joseph Ratzinger, whoresigned his papacy and lived on aspope emeritus until 2022. There was talk of #1 resigning, but he ultimately chose to serve for life. |
| 4 | WrestleMania 41 | | 2,381,330 | .jpg) | On April 20, the second night of theannual WWE event,John Cena (pictured) won his 17thchampionship, setting a record for the title. Spending the past seven weeks as aheel, Cena hitCody Rhodes with alow blow to secure the victory. |
| 5 | 2025 NFL draft | | 1,885,673 |  | On May 1, 2024,Deion Sanders tweeted the prediction that his sonShadeur Sanders, who was quarterback forhis father's college team, would be one of the first five players to be picked in #5. Nearly a year later, 143 selections went by, before Shedeur was selected by theCleveland Browns, their seventh choice in the three-day event. |
| 6 | Pope John Paul II | | 1,810,868 | .jpg) | "The pope was shot at point blank,pop doesn't spare anyone!" Before #3 we had 27 years of the Polish Karol Wojtyla, making him the third longest-serving pope afterPius IX and the first one,St. Peter. John Paul II was fairly popular – even if, as mentioned previously,a hitman tried to kill him once – forgoing all around the world, attempting to improve the Catholic Church's relations with other religions, fighting against dictatorships, and helping ending thecommunist rule in his country and the rest of Europe. |
| 7 | List of popes | | 1,653,320 | .jpg) | When Jesus told one of his apostles "I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church", the one eventually known asSaint Peter followed that founding theDiocese of Rome that became the center of the Catholic Church, and the bishop of that diocese earned the title of 'Pope', derived from the Greek word for 'father'. #1 was the 266th Pontiff, although the list of popes is fairly complicated as the count includes some of theantipopes that claimed to be Bishop of Rome, but are not currently recognized by the Catholic Church. |
| 8 | Pope | | 1,177,472 |  | The leader of the world's 1.28–1.41 billion Catholics. Currently, it'ssede vacante until the end of the2025 papal conclave. |
| 9 | Deaths in 2025 | | 1,022,885 |  | Sing with me now, just for today Maybe tomorrow, the Good Lord will take you away... |
| 10 | Pope John Paul I | | 1,003,197 | 1978 was theyear of three popes:Paul VI died on August 6, andlater that month Albino Luciani,Patriarch of Venice, was elected pontiff, naming himself after his predecessor and the previous one (John XXIII). Yet he died after only 33 days, leading toa second conclave that put #6 at theHoly See. |
For the March 21 – April 21 period, perthis database report.
| Title | Revisions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in 2025 | 2048 | Aside from the Pope listed above, deaths of the period includeGeorge Foreman,Manoj Bharathiraja,Jay North,Rubby Pérez,Kyren Lacy,Mario Vargas Llosa, and two that earned proeminent spots in the last Traffic report,Val Kilmer andRichard Chamberlain. |
| 2025 Myanmar earthquake | 1526 | Already afflicted bya civil war, the Southeast Asian nation entered a state of emergency after the most powerful earthquake to hit the country since 1912, killing up to 5,352 people (a significant number being Muslims given the seismic activity happened during theFriday prayer and collapsed mosques) and injuring thousands more. Neighbors Thailand, China and Vietnam were also affected. |
| Margaret | 1377 | Some IPs have seemingly decided to add just about every famous Margaret to this article. |
| Department of Government Efficiency | 1253 | Thedivisive company set up to cut down expenses of the U.S. government. Its figureheadElon Musk told his investors that he planned to reduce his government work, but that he will "likely" continue for the remainder of Trump's term. |
| Candidates of the 2025 Canadian federal election | 1199 | Plenty of updates on who can received votes onthe election that starts on April 28. |
| 2025 World Snooker Championship | 1197 | On April 19, theCrucible Theatre inSheffield received the world's best snooker players for a tournament that lasts until May. |
| Tariffs in the second Trump administration | 1048 | New tariffs were placed on all goods brought into the U.S., causing an immediatestock market crash andbear market. A breakdown on the tariffs lead to themuch mocked discovery that one of the locations hit by taxes isHeard Island and McDonald Islands, a distant archipelago that isn't inhabited by humans, but by penguins! The outcry eventually made Trump notice that the other countries were "getting a little bit yippy" and put a pause on all of those over 10% (except for China, which Trump slapped with a 145% tariff). Trump also exempted electronics from the tariffs. |
| Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia | 1022 | Kilmar Abrego Garcia left his El Salvador for the United States in 2011 to escape gang threats, and was givenwithholding of removal to remain living and working legally. 14 years later, having started a family and no criminal charges, an administrative error mistakenly sent him to a maximum security prison in his home country. The United States Supreme Court concluded that he deserves to be sent back to the U.S., but the Salvadorean president has refused the requests so far. |
| L2: Empuraan | 908 | ThisMollywoodaction thriller film, a sequel to the 2019 filmLucifer and the second instalment in theLucifer trilogy was released on March 27 and managed to recover its budget of₹180 crore (US$21 million) in just 4 days and breakseveralrecords. It was jointly produced byAashirvad Cinemas,Lyca Productions, and Sree Gokulam Movies, withMohanlal reprising his role as the lead character. |
| Snow White (2025 film) | 846 | Disney remadeits first animated feature in live action, it wasn't received well (the reactions go from critics being unimpressed to haters deciding to do somereview bombing onIMDb to make it the website's lowest rated movie) and hasn't even made $200 million worldwide when the budget is on the $240–270 million range. The bad response even made the studio stop the development of aTangled remake. Yet there is another one of those adaptations due this year, andLilo & Stitch is actually being eagerly awaited. |
| List of Philippine television shows | 836 | Another case of IPs extending a list. |
| 2025 Turkish protests | 760 | OnceIstanbul mayorEkrem İmamoğluwas arrested, this was taken by the population as PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan trying to weaken his opposition, leading thousands and eventually millions, of both sides of the political spectrum, to protest against theeconomic crisis,democratic backsliding and other issues that the government caused. |
| 2024–25 Liga 4 national phase | 752 | A few users are really dedicated into updatingthe fourth tier of Indonesian football. |
| A Minecraft Movie | 729 | Hollywood's biggest hit of the year so far, with over $800 million worldwide. (although it's only the second highest-grossing movie of the year, as China's population of billions was enough for their cartoonNe Zha 2 to become only the seventh movie to surpass$2 billion!) |
| Jaat (film) | 728 | Given I mentioned one country with a population surpassing a billion, the other, India, has the world's largest film industry, and this Bollywood action film is one of its releases. |
