Wikipedia Seismograph

Pick any Wikipedia article and watch its attention spikes over time. Click two points on the chart to search Google News for what caused the surge.

Article

↓ suggestions appear as you type

Date Range

Quick:

From

✎ or type a date directly

To

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Compare with other articles

Add up to 3 more articles to overlay on the chart.

Exploring

Hover over the chart to see exact pageview counts for any day
Ctrl + scroll to zoom in on an area of interest
Drag left or right to pan when zoomed in
Hit ↺ Reset zoom to return to the full view

Searching News

Click ◎ Mark dates to enter marking mode
Click two points on the chart to set a date range — red markers will appear
Click ◎ Done marking to exit back to zoom/pan mode
A search panel appears — pick your articles and hit Search Google News