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The 100 most-viewed chemical elements on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: hydrogen. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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1
hydrogen
chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1
60,425
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2
gold
chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79; a dense, malleable, and corrosion-resistant precious metal widely used as currency, in jewelry, electronics, and as a financial reserve asset
58,462
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views
3
carbon
chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6; common element of all known life
54,878
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views
4
oxygen
chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8
51,903
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5
mercury
chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80
50,313
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views
6
aluminium
metallic chemical element of silvery appearance with symbol Al and atomic number 13
49,659
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views
7
copper
chemical element with symbol Cu and atomic number 29
49,527
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views
8
tungsten
chemical element with symbol W and atomic number 74
46,154
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views
9
silver
chemical element with symbol Ag and atomic number 47
42,029
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views
10
iron
chemical element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26
41,665
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views
11
sulfur
chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16
40,888
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views
12
boron
chemical element with symbol B and atomic number 5
40,869
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13
lead
chemical element with symbol Pb and atomic number 82
40,831
views
views
14
uranium
radioactive, metallic chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92
40,205
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views
15
tantalum
chemical element with symbol Ta and atomic number 73
39,494
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views
16
nitrogen
chemical element, symbol N and atomic number 7; most abundant element in Earth atmosphere
38,528
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views
17
lithium
chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3
38,049
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views
18
tin
chemical element with symbol Sn and atomic number 50
37,006
views
views
19
potassium
chemical element with symbol K and atomic number 19
35,922
views
views
20
silicon
chemical element with symbol Si and atomic number 14
35,497
views
views
21
phosphorus
chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15
34,259
views
views
22
titanium
chemical element with symbol Ti and atomic number 22
34,049
views
views
23
sodium
chemical element with symbol Na and atomic number 11
34,019
views
views
24
magnesium
chemical element, symbol Mg and atomic number 12
33,164
views
views
25
iodine
chemical element with symbol I and atomic number 53
31,978
views
views
26
platinum
chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78
31,923
views
views
27
bismuth
Diamagnetic chemical element with symbol Bi and atomic number 83
31,642
views
views
28
zinc
chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30
30,944
views
views
29
oganesson
chemical element with symbol Og and atomic number 118
30,266
views
views
30
arsenic
chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33
30,075
views
views
31
helium
chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2; rare gas; noble gas
29,614
views
views
32
antimony
chemical element with symbol Sb and atomic number of 51
28,751
views
views
33
argon
chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18; rare gas
27,777
views
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34
cobalt
chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27
27,766
views
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35
chlorine
chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17
27,139
views
views
36
bromine
chemical element with symbol Br and atomic number 35
25,900
views
views
37
Koh-i-Noor
one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, now part of the British Crown Jewels
25,594
views
views
38
plutonium
radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number 94
25,468
views
views
39
radium
chemical element with symbol Ra and atomic number 88
24,470
views
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40
nickel
chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28
24,303
views
views
41
chromium
chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24
24,127
views
views
42
ozone
chemical compound
23,637
views
views
43
Hope Diamond
famous 45.52 carat diamond of deep-blue color
23,222
views
views
44
osmium
chemical element with symbol Os and atomic number 76
22,936
views
views
45
palladium
chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46
22,253
views
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46
radon
chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86; rare gas
22,050
views
views
47
calcium
chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20
22,047
views
views
48
noble gases
group of chemical elements in column 18 of the periodic table, that tend to be chemically inert and thus form odorless, colorless, monatomic gases with low reactivity; consists of helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and possibly oganesson
21,333
views
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49
xenon
chemical element with atomic number of 54 and heaviest stable noble gas
21,207
views
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50
beryllium
chemical element with symbol Be and atomic number 4
21,174
views
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51
selenium
chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34
21,007
views
views
52
molybdenum
chemical element with symbol Mo and atomic number 42
20,575
views
views
53
manganese
chemical element, symbol Mn and atomic number 25
20,088
views
views
54
fluorine
chemical element with symbol F and atomic number 9
20,023
views
views
55
polonium
chemical element with symbol Po and atomic number 84
19,907
views
views
56
iridium
chemical element with symbol Ir and atomic number 77
18,976
views
views
57
caesium
chemical element with symbol Cs and atomic number 55
18,921
views
views
58
thallium
chemical element with symbol Tl and atomic number 81
18,422
views
views
59
cadmium
chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number of 48
18,309
views
views
60
neon
chemical element with symbol Ne and atomic number 10; rare gas that glows reddish-orange in a vacuum discharge tube
17,749
views
views
61
astatine
chemical element with symbol At and atomic number 85
16,721
views
views
62
niobium
chemical element with symbol Nb and atomic number 41
16,556
views
views
63
vanadium
chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23
15,793
views
views
64
gallium
chemical element with symbol Ga and atomic number 31
15,413
views
views
65
zirconium
chemical element with symbol Zr and atomic number 40
15,342
views
views
66
rhodium
chemical element with symbol Rh and atomic number 45
14,880
views
views
67
germanium
chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32
14,795
views
views
68
technetium
chemical element with symbol Tc and atomic number 43
14,309
views
views
69
halogens
group of chemical elements in column 17 of the periodic table
14,294
views
views
70
thorium
chemical element with symbol Th and atomic number 90
13,657
views
views
71
krypton
chemical element with symbol Kr and atomic number 36; rare gas
13,275
views
views
72
ununennium
hypothetical chemical element with the atomic number 119
13,198
views
views
73
francium
chemical element with symbol Fr and atomic number 87
12,958
views
views
74
neodymium
chemical element with symbol Nd and atomic number 60
12,915
views
views
75
strontium
chemical element with symbol Sr and atomic number 38
11,604
views
views
76
tennessine
chemical element with symbol Ts and atomic number 117
11,403
views
views
77
yttrium
chemical element with symbol Y and atomic number 39
11,342
views
views
78
scandium
chemical element with symbol Sc and atomic number 21
11,269
views
views
79
barium
chemical element with symbol Ba and atomic number 56
11,119
views
views
80
indium
chemical element with symbol In and atomic number 49
11,096
views
views
81
californium
chemical element with symbol Cf and atomic number 98
10,732
views
views
82
tellurium
chemical element with symbol Te and atomic number 52
10,725
views
views
83
moscovium
chemical element with symbol Mc and atomic number 115
10,469
views
views
84
alkaline earth metal
group of chemical elements
9,585
views
views
85
rubidium
chemical element with symbol Rb and atomic number 37
9,560
views
views
86
ruthenium
chemical element with symbol Ru and atomic number 44
9,500
views
views
87
gadolinium
chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 64
9,087
views
views
88
lanthanum
chemical element with symbol La and atomic number 57
8,988
views
views
89
rhenium
chemical element with symbol Re and atomic number 75
8,988
views
views
90
promethium
chemical element with symbol Pm and atomic number 61
8,535
views
views
91
nihonium
chemical element with symbol Nh and atomic number 113
8,428
views
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92
americium
chemical element with symbol Am and atomic number 95
8,309
views
views
93
cerium
chemical element with symbol Ce and atomic number 58
8,105
views
views
94
einsteinium
chemical element with symbol Es and atomic number 99
7,878
views
views
95
hafnium
chemical element with symbol Hf and atomic number 72
7,518
views
views
96
ytterbium
chemical element with symbol Yb and atomic number 70
6,827
views
views
97
lutetium
chemical element with symbol Lu and atomic number 71
6,659
views
views
98
samarium
chemical element with symbol Sm and atomic number 62
6,646
views
views
99
neptunium
chemical element with symbol Np and atomic number 93
6,552
views
views
100
nobelium
chemical element with symbol No and atomic number 102
6,421
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