Guru Nanak

About Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak (1469–1539) was the founder of Sikhism and is revered as the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. Born in the Punjab region, his core spiritual contributions included emphasizing the oneness of God, the importance of selfless service (seva), and the rejection of ritualism, caste divisions, and gender inequality. His profound influence on South Asian religious and social history secures his high ranking at #375 on MIT's Historical Popularity Index, reflecting his enduring global cultural impact across centuries and languages.

In the modern digital sphere, Guru Nanak garners 739K annualized Wikipedia views in 2025. This level of attention results in an Attention Gap of approximately 1x, suggesting his online visibility is relatively proportional to his historical importance when benchmarked against the entire Pantheon dataset. To provide context within his own field, this view count is significantly lower than contemporaries like Mary Magdalene (#580 importance) who received 1.9M views, indicating a potential under-representation compared to other pivotal religious figures.

Despite this overall stable relationship with importance, the data shows recent volatility. Guru Nanak's page experienced an 11.7% year-over-year decline in views, yet simultaneously demonstrated strong recent engagement with a 44% increase in interest between Q1 and Q3 of 2025, suggesting fluctuating modern relevance.