Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

About Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, born in 1946, is the current reigning monarch and head of state for the Kingdom of Sweden. His historical importance, reflected in his Pantheon HPI Rank of #472, stems from his contemporary role in the ongoing constitutional monarchy, a significant and relatively stable political institution in modern Europe. As a politician in the broadest sense of holding national office, his reign continues to shape Swedish identity and its diplomatic role on the world stage.

The internet attention for the King of Sweden appears significantly lower than his historical standing would suggest. In 2025, his Wikipedia page accrued 64K views, resulting in an Attention Gap of -6x, indicating that he receives only one-sixth the attention commensurate with his historical rank. For contrast, William Ewart Gladstone, a 19th-century politician ranked #804, captured 414K views in the same year, receiving over six times the modern digital attention despite a lower historical importance ranking.

Further evidence of waning interest is seen in the short-term momentum metrics: Carl XVI Gustaf's pageviews saw a 29.7% year-over-year decline, and his Quarter 1 versus Quarter 3 momentum dropped by 18%. This suggests that while historically ranked, contemporary online engagement with the Swedish monarchy is both comparatively low and actively decreasing.