Zoroaster

About Zoroaster

Zoroaster, the ancient Iranian prophet and reformer, is credited as the founder of Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest continuously practiced religions. While his exact dates are debated, he is positioned around -2000 in historical timeframes for the purposes of this index. His lasting significance, which earns him a Historical Popularity Index (HPI) Rank of #382, stems from his monumental theological contributions, particularly the establishment of concepts like dualism (a cosmic struggle between good and evil) and heaven/hell, which profoundly influenced later Abrahamic faiths.

Despite this foundational historical importance, Zoroaster’s modern internet attention is comparatively low. He garnered approximately 726K Wikipedia views in 2025, resulting in an Attention Gap of roughly 1x, suggesting his modern profile aligns with his moderate but important historical standing in this dataset. For contrast, Joseph Smith, another religious figure, ranks only slightly lower in importance at #387 but attracted 1.9M views, highlighting a divergence in contemporary digital interest even within the same field.

His attention saw a decline over the last year, with a Year-over-Year Change of -10.2%, and his recent interest momentum was flat between Q1 and Q3, indicating his online presence remains stable but is not currently experiencing a surge in external interest.