Vladimir Putin

About Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin, born in 1952 and currently active, holds a significant place in modern history, ranking #107 on the MIT Pantheon index for his profound global cultural impact, primarily through his long tenure as the President of Russia and his role in shaping post-Soviet geopolitics. His influence stems from decisions affecting international relations, conflicts, and the political trajectory of a major world power during the early 21st century.

In terms of modern internet attention, Putin attracts 7.3 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025. This level of attention suggests a relative *overattention* when benchmarked against his historical importance ranking, resulting in an Attention Gap factor of +12x. To put this into context, he garners significantly more monthly attention than historically more significant figures like Thomas Edison (#65 importance) or Saladin (#71 importance), who each record only about 1.9 million views. While his high ranking reflects global historical consequence, his current digital presence suggests a significant degree of sustained, perhaps event-driven, public fascination overshadowing many figures deemed more crucial in the long sweep of history.

Despite his high current attention, the year-over-year change (-3.5%) and slight negative momentum in 2025 (Q1 vs Q3 at -1%) indicate that his volume of online interest is beginning to recede slightly from its peak.