Astrid Lindgren

About Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) was a profoundly influential Swedish author whose legacy is cemented by her creation of beloved children's literature, most notably Pippi Longstocking. Her works, translated globally, established her as a vital cultural figure, earning her the \#540 rank in MIT’s Historical Popularity Index, signifying a significant, sustained global cultural impact across generations and languages.

Despite this high historical ranking, her current internet attention in 2025 appears modest, drawing an annualized 212K Wikipedia views. This places her attention gap near $1 imes$, meaning her online visibility roughly matches her historical importance relative to the overall pool. Interestingly, she receives considerably less attention than fellow writers like Giacomo Casanova (\#683 importance, 492K views) or Umberto Eco (\#673 importance, 425K views), suggesting a field-specific variance in contemporary online engagement for influential authors.

Recent attention shows a slight downward trend, with 2025 year-over-year change at $-1.5\%$ and Q1 vs Q3 momentum at $-7\%$, indicating a small but consistent dip in current online searches.