Trending Rivers in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed rivers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Danube. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,431,180
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Danube
second-longest river in Europe
67,012
views
views
2
Nile
major river in northeastern Africa
60,359
views
views
3
Mississippi River
primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States
56,592
views
views
4
Ganges
major river in India
39,073
views
views
5
Rhine
river in Western Europe to the North Sea
39,024
views
views
6
River Congo
river in central Africa
34,994
views
views
7
Amazon River
river in South America
33,542
views
views
8
River Thames
river in southern England
32,781
views
views
9
Yangtze
Longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world
29,954
views
views
10
Colorado River
major river in the western United States and Mexico
29,575
views
views
11
Yellow River
major river in China
28,569
views
views
12
Hudson River
river in New York State, United States
28,155
views
views
13
Rio Grande
river originating in Colorado, flowing south through New Mexico, and forming part of the US-Mexico border along Texas until emptying into the Gulf of Mexico
27,230
views
views
14
Ohio River
river in the midwestern United States
26,008
views
views
15
Volga
river in Russia; the longest river in Europe
25,733
views
views
16
Missouri River
major river in central United States
24,884
views
views
17
Euphrates
river in Asia
24,488
views
views
18
Indus River
river in Asia
24,266
views
views
19
Jordan River
river in West Asia which flows to the Dead Sea
22,113
views
views
20
Columbia River
river in North America; flows from British Columbia, through Washington, and along the Washington-Oregon border to the Pacific Ocean
20,980
views
views
21
Trishuli River
river in Nepal
20,244
views
views
22
Brahmaputra River
river in China, India, and Bangladesh
18,445
views
views
23
St. Lawrence River
major river in eastern Canada and the United States, flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence
18,378
views
views
24
Seine
river in France
17,405
views
views
25
Potomac River
river in the mid-Atlantic United States
17,181
views
views
26
Río de la Plata
estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and Uruguay
16,576
views
views
27
Niger River
river in West Africa
15,874
views
views
28
Rubicon
river in northeastern Italy
15,692
views
views
29
Mekong River
major river in Southeast Asia
15,247
views
views
30
Tigris
river flowing from Turkey through Iraq and Syria
14,386
views
views
31
Elbe
major river in Central Europe
13,965
views
views
32
Mediterranean Games
multi-sport event of the Mediterranean countries
13,783
views
views
33
Rhône
river in Switzerland and France
13,254
views
views
34
Narmada
5th longest river of India
13,234
views
views
35
Godavari River
river in India
13,050
views
views
36
Snake River
major tributary of the Columbia River in the northwestern United States
12,533
views
views
37
River Severn
river in the United Kingdom
12,181
views
views
38
Susquehanna River
river in the northeastern United States
11,912
views
views
39
Dnieper
river in Eastern Europe
11,636
views
views
40
Chicago River
river in Chicago, Illinois, United States
11,309
views
views
41
Vistula
river in East-Central Europe
11,035
views
views
42
Red River
major river in the southern United States
10,947
views
views
43
Loire
longest river in France
10,683
views
views
44
Vltava
river in Czechia
10,642
views
views
45
Amu Darya
major river in Central Asia
10,609
views
views
46
Zambezi River
fourth-longest river in Africa
10,576
views
views
47
Tiber
river in Italy
10,533
views
views
48
Kennebec River
river in Maine, United States
10,213
views
views
49
Gandaki River
river in Nepal and India, tributary of Ganges
10,086
views
views
50
Acheron
river of northwest Greece
9,948
views
views
51
Mackenzie River
largest river system in Canada
9,564
views
views
52
White Nile
river in Africa and tributary of the Nile River
9,455
views
views
53
Yamuna
river in India
9,151
views
views
54
Arkansas River
major tributary of the Mississippi River, United States
9,146
views
views
55
Douro River
river in Spain and Portugal
9,114
views
views
56
Orinoco River
river in South America
9,049
views
views
57
Los Angeles River
river in California, United States
8,958
views
views
58
Kasilof River
river in Alaska
8,743
views
views
59
Kaveri
river in southern India
8,544
views
views
60
Po
longest river in Italy
8,457
views
views
61
Tennessee River
river in the southeastern United States
8,376
views
views
62
Delaware River
major river on the East coast of the United States of America
8,333
views
views
63
Amur River
major river in eastern Russia and northeastern China, with tributaries also in Mongolia
8,155
views
views
64
Tagus River
longest river in the Iberian Peninsula
7,935
views
views
65
Lake Biwa
freshwater lake in Japan
7,890
views
views
66
Wadi Rum
valley in southern Jordan
7,801
views
views
67
Meuse
river in western Europe
7,741
views
views
68
Krishna River
third longest river in central−southern India
7,617
views
views
69
Niagara River
watercourse on the boundary of Canada and the United States
7,597
views
views
70
River Trent
major river of England
7,486
views
views
71
Murray River
river in Australia
7,377
views
views
72
Blue Nile
river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia that is a tributary of the Nile River
7,369
views
views
73
Yukon River
river in the Yukon Territory, Canada and Alaska, United States of America
7,347
views
views
74
Cuyahoga River
river in Ohio, United States
7,253
views
views
75
Schuylkill River
river in eastern Pennsylvania, United States
6,838
views
views
76
Moselle
river in Western Europe
6,781
views
views
77
Monongahela River
river in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, United States
6,650
views
views
78
Yenisei
river in Asia; the 5th-longest in the world
6,619
views
views
79
Red River of the North
river in central Canada and the United States
6,618
views
views
80
Connecticut River
river in the New England region of the United States
6,554
views
views
81
Shanaya Tipishca
Peruvian river
6,469
views
views
82
Fraser River
river in British Columbia, Canada
6,171
views
views
83
Han River
river in South Korea
6,014
views
views
84
Chao Phraya River
largest river in Thailand
5,985
views
views
85
Guadalquivir
river in Spain
5,964
views
views
86
Ebro
river in Spain
5,905
views
views
87
Kosi River
River in China, Nepal and India
5,898
views
views
88
River Wharfe
river in the United Kingdom
5,898
views
views
89
Sutlej
river in China, India and Pakistan
5,857
views
views
90
Tumen River
river in China, Russia and North Korea
5,835
views
views
91
Chenab River
major river of India and Pakistan
5,783
views
views
92
Wabash River
tributary of the Ohio River in the United States
5,777
views
views
93
Chambal River
river in India
5,725
views
views
94
Oder
river in Central Europe flowing from the Czech Republic and along the Poland–Germany border
5,668
views
views
95
Shatt al-Arab
river in Southwest Asia, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris in the town of al-Qurnah in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq
5,595
views
views
96
Brazos River
river in Texas, United States
5,575
views
views
97
Allegheny River
river in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States
5,477
views
views
98
River Mersey
river in England
5,442
views
views
99
Cumberland River
river in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States
5,387
views
views
100
Yalu River
river on the border between North Korea and China
5,348
views
views