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The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: mathematics. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
5,014,560
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
mathematics
field of study
1,724,272
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
120,922
views
views
3
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
72,974
views
views
4
music
art using sound
69,136
views
views
5
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
66,502
views
views
6
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
62,979
views
views
7
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
60,578
views
views
8
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
60,258
views
views
9
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
57,165
views
views
10
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
56,244
views
views
11
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
53,888
views
views
12
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
51,968
views
views
13
sharia
Islamic law
51,006
views
views
14
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
50,989
views
views
15
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
48,494
views
views
16
religion
social-cultural system
48,374
views
views
17
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
47,910
views
views
18
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
46,487
views
views
19
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
46,076
views
views
20
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
45,405
views
views
21
computer science
study of computation
44,604
views
views
22
art
general concept that creates expressive work for its emotional power (use Q838948 for the resulting work, use Q2018526 for the group of creative disciplines)
41,617
views
views
23
technology
making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, or tools and techniques so created
40,310
views
views
24
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
38,786
views
views
25
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
37,533
views
views
26
eschatology
theological view of end of world
37,195
views
views
27
politics
activities associated with group decisions
37,087
views
views
28
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
36,906
views
views
29
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
36,865
views
views
30
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
36,187
views
views
31
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
36,002
views
views
32
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
35,319
views
views
33
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
35,286
views
views
34
quantum computing
study of a model of computation
34,734
views
views
35
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
34,733
views
views
36
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
34,475
views
views
37
geography
science that studies the terrestrial surface, the societies that inhabit it and the territories, landscapes, places or regions that form it when interacting with each other
34,118
views
views
38
phenomenology
early 20th century philosophical movement that seeks to describe the universal features of consciousness without assumptions about the external world, aiming to describe phenomena as they appear and exploring the significance of lived experience
33,284
views
views
39
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
32,719
views
views
40
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
32,378
views
views
41
calculus
branch of mathematics that works on how things change
32,364
views
views
42
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
31,497
views
views
43
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
31,205
views
views
44
philology
study of language in written historical sources
29,744
views
views
45
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
29,705
views
views
46
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
28,810
views
views
47
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
28,535
views
views
48
logic
study of correct reasoning
28,271
views
views
49
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
28,083
views
views
50
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
27,721
views
views
51
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
27,558
views
views
52
linguistics
scientific study of language
27,468
views
views
53
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
27,140
views
views
54
engineering
type of applied science
26,786
views
views
55
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
26,762
views
views
56
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
26,667
views
views
57
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
26,488
views
views
58
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
26,397
views
views
59
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
25,797
views
views
60
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
25,464
views
views
61
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
25,283
views
views
62
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
25,257
views
views
63
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
25,112
views
views
64
history of Israel
history of the Land of Israel
24,522
views
views
65
history of France
aspect of history
24,359
views
views
66
human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
24,318
views
views
67
advertising
communication aimed at promoting products, services, or ideas to a target audience through various media channels
24,127
views
views
68
pedagogy
theory and practice of teaching and learning, shaped by social, political, and cultural contexts; encompasses how knowledge and skills are imparted and the interactions between teachers and learners in educational settings
24,061
views
views
69
history of Russia
occurrences and people in Russia throughout history
24,003
views
views
70
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
23,906
views
views
71
social science
branch of science that systematically studies societies, institutions, social relationships, and human behavior using theoretical and empirical methods
23,728
views
views
72
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
23,614
views
views
73
topology
branch of mathematics
23,473
views
views
74
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
22,966
views
views
75
liberal arts education
part of the formal education during the Roman Empire; 7 free arts still considered together the basis for a traditional academic program in Western higher education
22,688
views
views
76
ecology
scientific study of the relationships between living organisms
22,083
views
views
77
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
22,041
views
views
78
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
21,831
views
views
79
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
21,636
views
views
80
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
21,589
views
views
81
historical materialism
Marxist theory of historiography that material and economic conditions drive societal structure and historical change
21,555
views
views
82
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
21,491
views
views
83
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
21,453
views
views
84
thermodynamics
branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and thermal or internal energy
21,015
views
views
85
history of Iran
history of Iran from the beginning until now
20,955
views
views
86
Amazon Prime
paid subscription service from Amazon
20,820
views
views
87
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
20,794
views
views
88
cryptography
practice and study of secure communication techniques
20,765
views
views
89
theatre
art of creating stories and performing them live in front of public
20,733
views
views
90
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
20,627
views
views
91
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
20,622
views
views
92
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
20,339
views
views
93
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
20,265
views
views
94
semantics
study of meaning in language
20,162
views
views
95
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
19,985
views
views
96
theology
study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
19,904
views
views
97
comparative literature
academic discipline comparing literature across cultures
19,896
views
views
98
computer security
protection of computer systems and networks from theft, damage, misuse or data leak
19,663
views
views
99
acupuncture
form of alternative medicine
19,458
views
views
100
graph theory
study of graphs, which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects
19,234
views
views