diff --git a/src/Controller/Administration/VisitorAnalyticsController.php b/src/Controller/Administration/VisitorAnalyticsController.php
index 29f263d..cb2533c 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Administration/VisitorAnalyticsController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Administration/VisitorAnalyticsController.php
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class VisitorAnalyticsController extends AbstractController
         $visitsLast24Hours = $visitRepository->countVisitsSince(new \DateTimeImmutable('-24 hours'));
         $visitsLast7Days = $visitRepository->countVisitsSince(new \DateTimeImmutable('-7 days'));
 
+        // Most read articles in the last 24 hrs
+        $topArticlesLast24Hours = $visitRepository->getMostVisitedArticlesSince(new \DateTimeImmutable('-24 hours'), 5);
+
         // Visits by route for the last 7 days
         $routeVisitCountsLast7Days = $visitRepository->getVisitCountByRoute(new \DateTimeImmutable('-7 days'));
 
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ class VisitorAnalyticsController extends AbstractController
             'topRoutesAllTime' => $topRoutesAllTime,
             'recentVisitRecords' => $recentVisitRecords,
             'dailyUniqueVisitorCountsLast7Days' => $dailyUniqueVisitorCountsLast7Days,
+            'topArticlesLast24Hours' => $topArticlesLast24Hours,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Repository/VisitRepository.php b/src/Repository/VisitRepository.php
index a04da67..21c8201 100644
--- a/src/Repository/VisitRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/VisitRepository.php
@@ -204,4 +204,23 @@ class VisitRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository
         }
         return round(($singleVisitSessions / $totalSessions) * 100, 2);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the top N most visited articles since a given datetime.
+     * Only considers routes matching /article/d/{slug}.
+     * Returns array: [ 'route' => string, 'count' => int ]
+     */
+    public function getMostVisitedArticlesSince(\DateTimeImmutable $since, int $limit = 5): array
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('v')
+            ->select('v.route, COUNT(v.id) as count')
+            ->where('v.visitedAt >= :since')
+            ->andWhere('v.route LIKE :articlePath')
+            ->setParameter('since', $since, \Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types::DATETIME_IMMUTABLE)
+            ->setParameter('articlePath', '/article/d/%')
+            ->groupBy('v.route')
+            ->orderBy('count', 'DESC')
+            ->setMaxResults($limit);
+        return $qb->getQuery()->getResult();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/templates/admin/analytics.html.twig b/templates/admin/analytics.html.twig
index d8e16f5..723acd1 100644
--- a/templates/admin/analytics.html.twig
+++ b/templates/admin/analytics.html.twig
@@ -64,6 +64,30 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="analytics-card">
+            <h2>Top 5 Visited Articles (Last 24 Hours)</h2>
+            {% if topArticlesLast24Hours|length > 0 %}
+                <table class="analytics-table">
+                    <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th>Article Path</th>
+                        <th class="text-right">Visits</th>
+                    </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                    {% for stat in topArticlesLast24Hours %}
+                        <tr>
+                            <td><a href="{{ stat.route }}" target="_blank">{{ stat.route }}</a></td>
+                            <td class="text-right">{{ stat.count }}</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            {% else %}
+                <p>No article visits recorded in the last 24 hours.</p>
+            {% endif %}
+        </div>
+
         <div class="analytics-card">
             <h2>Visits Per Day (Last 30 Days)</h2>
             {% if dailyVisitCountsLast30Days|length > 0 %}