Charles, Prince of Wales
Steady📈 2025 Monthly Wikipedia Views
About Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, holds a significant, though ongoing, place in recent history, ranking #63 globally by MIT's Historical Popularity Index. His importance is tied to his role as the heir apparent to the British throne for the longest period in monarchical history, representing the continuity of the monarchy through seismic shifts in the 20th and 21st centuries, and his long-standing public engagement with environmental and charitable causes.
Despite this high historical weighting, Charles currently experiences a notable attention gap online. In 2025, he garnered an annualized 324K Wikipedia views, placing him underrepresented relative to his importance—a factor quantified as a -2x underattention score. To provide context, figures of similar historical importance, like Wallis Simpson (#664 HPI), received over four times the traffic at 1.4M views, illustrating the disconnect between historical rank and current internet engagement for the nobleman.
Interestingly, the slight year-over-year decline of -5.1% in views suggests a gradual dip in immediate online interest, counterbalanced by a positive 2025 Momentum score of +12% between Q1 and Q3, which might indicate localized or event-driven spikes in attention preceding this analysis.