Mao Zedong
Famous📈 2025 Monthly Wikipedia Views
About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (1893–1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC) after leading the Communist Party to victory in the Chinese Civil War. As Chairman, his policies, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, fundamentally reshaped modern Chinese society, politics, and economy, securing his high placement at #167 on the MIT Pantheon historical importance index.
Despite his monumental global influence, Mao's 2025 annualized Wikipedia attention stands at 3.1 million views. This translates to an "overattention" factor of +6x relative to his historical rank, suggesting significant contemporary digital interest for a figure of his importance level. However, this level of attention is markedly less than many contemporary political figures; for instance, Joe Biden, ranked #329 in historical importance, garners 11.0M views, indicating a complex modern hierarchy of focus.
The year-over-year change in attention remained flat at +0.1%, but the 2025 momentum data shows a notable cooling, with interest dropping by -13% between Q1 and Q3. This suggests that while Mao remains a highly visible historical figure online, the immediate digital curiosity surrounding him may be slightly waning.