Zoroaster

About Zoroaster

Zoroaster, an ancient Iranian prophet and religious reformer, is ranked by the Pantheon project as the 382nd most historically important figure globally. Traditionally dated around -2000, his primary contribution was founding Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest continuously practiced monotheistic religions. This faith heavily influenced later Abrahamic traditions through concepts like heaven and hell, a final judgment, and a single supreme deity, Ahura Mazda.

In the modern digital age, Zoroaster’s cultural footprint is far smaller than his historical rank suggests. He garnered approximately 727K annualized Wikipedia views in 2025, resulting in an attention gap factor of only ~1x, meaning his online attention is only proportional to his historical importance, unlike many peers. For context, his views are significantly lower than other religious figures like the 14th Dalai Lama (#661 importance) or Mary Magdalene (#580 importance), both of whom recorded 1.9M views.

Despite the relatively low overall attention, Zoroaster shows a slight positive trend in immediate interest, with his 2025 Momentum (Q1 vs Q3) increasing by +3%. However, the longer-term trend remains negative, with his views declining by -10.1% year-over-year.