Why is “Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse” trending?
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse: Wikipedia views yesterday 64,718 (16× usual), compared across 7 languages with a 30-day chart.
64.7Kviews
1 day+1573%
7 days+1443%
30 days+1455%
Rise (vs usual)16×
Usual daily views4,160
Languages rising1
Last 30 days
Interest by language (Wikipedia)
| Language | Views yesterday | Rise (vs usual) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 64,718 | 16× | Read ↗ |
| Korean | – | – | Read ↗ |
| Japanese | – | – | Read ↗ |
| Chinese | – | – | Read ↗ |
| Spanish | – | – | Read ↗ |
| Portuguese | – | – | Read ↗ |
| German | – | – | Read ↗ |
How we rank: yesterday’s Wikipedia views compared with the median of the previous 14 days, per language edition. Automated traffic is filtered out. Pageviews show curiosity, not approval.
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