Diego Maradona

About Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona (1960–2020) was an Argentine professional soccer player widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. His exceptional skill, particularly his dribbling and leadership, famously guided Argentina to victory in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. This singular, monumental sporting achievement and subsequent global celebrity cement his standing, leading the MIT Pantheon project to rank him at #772 in global historical importance.

Despite this high historical ranking, Maradona’s internet attention in 2025 is notably intense, showing a significant over-attention gap of +7x relative to his historical weight. He garnered an annualized 2.2 million Wikipedia views, far outpacing historically more significant figures like Johannes Gutenberg (#94 importance, 510K views) and Louis XVIII of France (#454 importance, 52K views). This indicates that modern digital consumption disproportionately favors recent sporting icons over foundational figures in areas like technology and political history.

While his attention remains high, the data suggests a slight cooling trend: his 2025 annualized views show a year-over-year decrease of -2.4%, and his momentum from Q1 to Q3 declined by -11%, suggesting the cultural peak of his digital relevance may be gradually receding.