Sun Yat-sen

About Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925) was a pivotal figure in modern Chinese history, widely regarded as the founding father of the Republic of China. His historical importance, quantified by an HPI Rank of #728 in the Pantheon project, stems from his revolutionary efforts to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish a modern, unified Chinese state based on his Three Principles of the People. As a key politician navigating immense geopolitical and internal change at the turn of the 20th century, his foundational role warrants significant historical regard.

Despite this high historical importance, Sun Yat-sen's 2025 annualized Wikipedia viewership stands at 979K, indicating a level of modern online attention that lags behind his legacy. This places him in an overattention gap relative to his historical rank, as evidenced by a factor of +3x, meaning the internet pays disproportionately more attention to him compared to figures of similar historical weight. To contextualize this, another politician like Richard Nixon (#748 importance) commanded 4.1M views in the same year, suggesting a significant disconnect between historical necessity and modern digital consumption for Sun Yat-sen.

Encouragingly, his visibility is not entirely static; his pageviews saw a modest annual growth of +9.6% year-over-year, though the Q1 vs Q3 momentum suggests a slight recent dip of -1% in sustained online interest across 2025.