Muhammad

About Muhammad

Muhammad (c. 570–632 CE) is recognized by the MIT Pantheon project as the most historically important individual globally, achieving the top rank (#1) based on the Historical Popularity Index (HPI) due to his foundational role in establishing Islam. His life and teachings led to the creation of a major world religion whose influence dramatically reshaped political, cultural, and social landscapes across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond, establishing a civilization that has endured for over a millennium.

Despite this unparalleled historical standing, the internet attention dedicated to Muhammad in 2025 shows an "Attention Gap." With 4.5 million annualized Wikipedia views, his digital traffic is significantly lower than that of other top-ranked figures. For instance, he receives substantially less attention than contemporary religious figures like Pope Francis (#8 importance, 18.0M views), and drastically less than major secular figures like Donald Trump (#4 importance, 36.0M views). Muhammad’s attention score is calculated at approximately 1x, meaning his visibility aligns closely with what might be expected for a figure of his historical magnitude, but this masks the enormous disparity when compared to others who rank lower in historical importance but capture significantly more current digital attention.

Observing short-term trends, Muhammad's Wikipedia viewership has shown a slight positive shift, with a 2025 Momentum increase of +2% between Q1 and Q3. However, this is tempered by a year-over-year decline of -9.0% in total annualized views, suggesting a slight recent uptick might be insufficient to reverse a longer-term trend of waning digital engagement relative to other world figures.