This Unexpected Royal Has the Most Viewed Wikipedia Page

Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Savannah Phillips, Prince George of Cambridge and Isla Phillips stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade on June 9, 2018 — (Image credit: Getty Images/James Devaney/FilmMagic)

Polls regularly reveal the general public's favorite Royal Family members, with Princess Kate and Prince William often taking the top spot. New research has revealed that the Wikipedia page of one living member of the British Royal Family has been viewed way more times than anyone else's—and it's not Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

According to researchers at Hirocom—who analyzed information relating to the Royal Family from 2015 onwards—Meghan Markle has "the most visited Wikipedia page of any living British royal." The press release further noted, "The only royals ranked above her—Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and Princess Diana—are all deceased."

Per Hirocom's researchers, since 2015, Queen Elizabeth II's Wikipedia page has been viewed 196,762,448 in English, with a global total of 435,819,616. In second place is her late husband, Prince Philip, with 88,916,581 views in English, and 169,567,085 total views globally. Meanwhile, Princess Diana has more global Wikipedia views that Prince Philip with a total of 170,104,308, though her English-only visits are slightly smaller at 78,974,094.

Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on the balcony at Trooping the Colour — Meghan Markle has "the most visited Wikipedia page of any living British royal."

"Five years after stepping back from royal duties, she's still the royal the world most wants to read about," Hirocom's press release said of the Duchess of Sussex, who received 47,191,821 Wikipedia views in English, and a total of 90,106,170 worldwide.

Following Duchess Meghan's impressive Wikipedia scores is Princess Anne with 45,800,010 English views, and 79,983,560 globally, and King Charles III with 42,436,781 views in English, 82,659,917 worldwide.

Prince Harry clocks in at 38,567,410 English views, 69,477,307 globally, while his brother, Prince William received 18,480,425 Wikipedia views in English and 33,781,423 worldwide.

Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth and King Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with Harry and Meghan standing behind them — "The only royals ranked above her—Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and Princess Diana—are all deceased."

Somewhat surprisingly, Princess Kate only received 13,281,862 views in English and 32,710,782 around the world, per Hirocom's research. In this particular poll, Duchess Meghan reigns supreme.

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Amy Mackelden is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.