2026-08-18 · This surge ran for 5 days and has since subsided.
Erection is drawing 12x more Wikipedia traffic than normal
Erection drew 53,848 views on 2026-08-18, 12x more than the usual 4,638 a day over the previous 60 days.
Erection
Physiological phenomenon involving the hardening and enlargement of the penis
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| Date | Views |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | 53,848 |
| 2026-08-17 | 235,564 |
| 2026-08-16 | 217,785 |
| 2026-08-15 | 4,757 |
| 2026-08-14 | 4,319 |
| 2026-08-13 | 4,353 |
| 2026-08-12 | 4,223 |
| 2026-08-11 | 4,342 |
| 2026-08-10 | 4,281 |
| 2026-08-09 | 4,561 |
| 2026-08-08 | 4,622 |
| 2026-08-07 | 4,267 |
| 2026-08-06 | 4,663 |
| 2026-08-05 | 4,702 |
| 2026-08-04 | 4,649 |
| 2026-08-03 | 4,801 |
| 2026-08-02 | 4,710 |
| 2026-08-01 | 4,576 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4,406 |
| 2026-07-30 | 4,292 |
| 2026-07-29 | 4,638 |
| 2026-07-28 | 4,580 |
| 2026-07-27 | 4,691 |
| 2026-07-26 | 4,816 |
| 2026-07-25 | 4,572 |
| 2026-07-24 | 4,601 |
| 2026-07-23 | 4,247 |
| 2026-07-22 | 4,622 |
| 2026-07-21 | 4,740 |
| 2026-07-20 | 4,619 |
| 2026-07-19 | 4,774 |
| 2026-07-18 | 4,745 |
| 2026-07-17 | 4,686 |
| 2026-07-16 | 4,783 |
| 2026-07-15 | 4,551 |
| 2026-07-14 | 4,566 |
| 2026-07-13 | 4,719 |
| 2026-07-12 | 4,945 |
| 2026-07-11 | 4,594 |
| 2026-07-10 | 4,479 |
| 2026-07-09 | 4,502 |
| 2026-07-08 | 4,670 |
| 2026-07-07 | 4,642 |
| 2026-07-06 | 4,617 |
| 2026-07-05 | 4,715 |
What this article is
An erection is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular, and endocrine factors, and is often associated with sexual arousal, sexual attraction or libido, although erections can also be spontaneous. The shape, angle, and direction of an erection vary considerably between humans.
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