Harald V of Norway

About Harald V of Norway

Harald V is the current King of Norway, ascending to the throne in 1991 following the death of his father, King Olav V. As a constitutional monarch, his role is largely ceremonial, but he serves as a significant national symbol and Head of State for the Norwegian realm. His historical importance, reflected in his Pantheon HPI Rank of #377, stems from his representation of the modern, stable continuity of the Norwegian state and its constitutional monarchy throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

In terms of contemporary digital attention, Harald V registers 359K Wikipedia views in 2025. This places him in a tight alignment with his historical importance, yielding an Attention Gap of approximately 1x-suggesting the internet currently pays him roughly the attention warranted by his influence ranking. To provide context, he receives significantly fewer views than other contemporary figures in the comparison pool, such as Ayn Rand (1.4M views, HPI #569) or Pol Pot (2.3M views, HPI #710), who are ranked lower in overall historical impact but command substantially more modern web traffic.

This balanced attention is offset by a noticeable cooling of interest, as evidenced by the Year-over-Year Change, which shows a decline of -10.3% in viewership. Furthermore, the 2025 Momentum metric, comparing Q1 to Q3, dropped by -44%, indicating a rapid decrease in recent online engagement with the King's profile throughout the year.