Internet error message In HTTP, the 404 HTTP status code indicates that a web client was able to communicate with a server, but the server could not provide the requested resource. The server may not have the resource or it may not wish to disclose whether it has the resource. The code is often associated with response reason Not Found and is often referred to as page not found or file not found. Wikipedia's most-read article for 10 days in a row: 20,178,969 views in all, peaking at 5,335,780 on December 22, 2016. Thu, Dec 15: 751,096 views Fri, Dec 16: 831,316 views Sat, Dec 17: 673,010 views Sun, Dec 18: 723,455 views Mon, Dec 19: 1,552,443 views Tue, Dec 20: 4,792,273 views Wed, Dec 21: 1,835,443 views Thu, Dec 22: 5,335,780 views Fri, Dec 23: 2,435,436 views Sat, Dec 24: 1,248,717 views Wiki link