Salman of Saudi Arabia

About Salman of Saudi Arabia

Salman of Saudi Arabia, born in 1935, is recognized by the Pantheon project for his significant, albeit relatively recent, role as a Saudi Arabian politician. As a key member of the ruling House of Saud, his influence has been central to the Kingdom's policy, especially concerning global oil markets and regional geopolitics over several decades. This historical importance places him at HPI Rank #632 among the thousands of influential figures assessed by MIT's methodology.

Despite this level of historical consequence, the online attention he receives in 2025 seems disproportionately high based on the HPI metric. With 1.6 million Wikipedia views last year, Salman demonstrates an "overattention" factor of +5x when compared to his historical importance ranking. For context, the much more historically crucial Byzantine Emperor Basil II (#391) garnered only 336K views in the same period, highlighting a significant divergence between historical gravity and modern digital focus.

Encouragingly for his ongoing relevance, his 2025 attention shows a positive trend, with a 7.8% year-over-year increase in pageviews and a notable +8% momentum boost when comparing Q1 viewership to Q3, suggesting his contemporary presence is keeping his profile elevated online.