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Batman is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 7, 2004.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
December 15, 2003	Featured article candidate	Promoted
June 10, 2006	Featured article review	Kept
November 16, 2016	Featured article review	Demoted
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on January 12, 2005, and January 12, 2006.
Current status: Former featured article

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"The 50 most-viewed Wikipedia articles in 2009 and 2008". The Daily Telegraph. August 17, 2009.

Section sizes

Section size for Batman (38 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	9,532	9,532
Publication history	74	5,581
Creation and early history	1,051	1,051
Golden, Silver and Bronze Ages	960	960
Modern Age and reboots	3,496	3,496
Characterization	24	12,993
Bruce Wayne	5,616	10,356
Personality	4,740	4,740
Others	2,613	2,613
Supporting characters	225	11,885
Enemies	1,629	1,629
Allies	1,714	1,714
Sidekicks	4,999	8,317
Romantic interests	3,318	3,318
Abilities	17	12,644
Skills and training	4,945	4,945
Technology	7,682	7,682
Fictional character biography	527	30,727
20th century	22	15,320
Origin	1,244	1,244
Golden Age	3,006	3,006
Silver Age	3,495	3,495
Bronze Age	1,884	1,884
Modern Age	5,669	5,669
21st century	22	9,327
2000s	7,020	7,020
2010s	2,285	2,285
The New 52	1,975	1,975
DC Rebirth	3,578	3,578
Other versions	2,121	2,121
In popular culture	1,023	3,131
Media appearances	919	919
Different interpretations	1,189	1,189
Notes	26	26
References	30	30
Sources	1,736	1,736
Further reading	321	321
External links	2,679	2,679
Total	93,406	93,406

This article has been viewed enough times in a single year to make it into the Top 50 Report annual list. This happened in 2008.