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Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) drew 77,912 views on 2026-07-06, 7.1x more than the usual 10,920 a day over the previous 60 days.

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Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)

Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

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77,912 views
usually 10,920 a day
Daily Wikipedia pageviews for Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)025K50K75K100K77,91223 May14 Jun6 Jul
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Daily Wikipedia pageviews for Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)
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2026-07-0677,912
2026-07-0552,805
2026-07-0438,786
2026-07-0343,416
2026-07-0235,007
2026-07-0141,096
2026-06-3038,541
2026-06-2946,137
2026-06-2834,699
2026-06-2729,859
2026-06-2632,141
2026-06-2534,912
2026-06-2446,882
2026-06-2359,649
2026-06-2255,232
2026-06-2135,014
2026-06-2046,462
2026-06-1931,233
2026-06-1834,783
2026-06-1777,631
2026-06-1631,706
2026-06-1527,977
2026-06-1434,180
2026-06-1340,372
2026-06-1219,646
2026-06-1118,487
2026-06-1014,093
2026-06-0913,076
2026-06-0814,630
2026-06-0712,613
2026-06-0610,652
2026-06-0511,187
2026-06-048,273
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2026-06-028,003
2026-06-017,766
2026-05-317,778
2026-05-308,433
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2026-05-287,360
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2026-05-257,149
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2026-05-236,204

What this article is

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the former owner and president of La Liga 2 club Real Valladolid. Nicknamed O Fenômeno and R9, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been an influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. His individual accolades include being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and winning two Ballon d'Or awards.

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How this was measured

Views are Wikimedia's own pageview counts for en.wikipedia, filtered to agent=user so automated traffic is excluded. The baseline is the median of the previous 60 days, which is used instead of the mean so that an earlier surge cannot flatten a later one. The multiple is the day's views divided by that median.

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