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Which entries get the most hits?

An article from the Encyclopedia of Arda FAQ

We decide which entries to update and expand next partly depending on how many hits those entries receive. A few people have asked which entries get the most interest. These are the ten most popular entries on the site, together with the number of hits they've received:

EntryMonthlyTotal
1Mordor1,385418,402
2Middle-earth1,332968,479
3Uruk-hai992240,946
4Tom Bombadil974757,852
5Arda967671,329
6Barad-dûr956280,249
7Mellon94161,162
8Aman879394,218
9Gondor829426,528
10Elves770607,784

This table shows the ten most popular entries over the last month, ranked by the number of times they have been read (shown in the 'Monthly' column). The 'Total' column shows the total number of times each entry has been visited in the history of the site, with the current record being held by Middle-earth with a total of 968,479 visits.

To put these figures in perspective, the average entry has been visited 34,777 times, and the total hits for all entries (not counting index pages and the like) come to a rather astonishing 167,623,405. These figures are correct to 31 March 2026.

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