Chess Player

Wei Yi

Chinese chess player

1999 - today

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Wei Yi

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Wei Yi is the 396th most popular chess player, the 1,469th most popular biography from China (down from 1,444th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Chess Player.

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170k

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40.53

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Wei Yi's biography appears in 30 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 79% of all Chess Players.

Jun 2

Wei Yi shares a June 2 birthday with Pope Pius X, Thomas Hardy, and Pope Leo XI.

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Among Chess Players

Among chess players, Wei Yi ranks 396 out of 461. Before him are Yelena Dembo, Igor Miladinović, Tamara Tansykkuzhina, Gregory Serper, Alexander Areshchenko, and Sam Shankland. After him are Anish Giri, Péter Ács, Wang Hao, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Anna-Maria Botsari, and Eva Moser.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Yelena Dembo
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 390
Igor Miladinović
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 391
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 392
Gregory Serper
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 393
Alexander Areshchenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 394
Sam Shankland
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 395
Wei Yi
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 396
Anish Giri
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 397
Péter Ács
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 398
Wang Hao
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 399
Vadim Zvjaginsev
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 400
Anna-Maria Botsari
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 401
Eva Moser
1982 - 2019
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 402

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Wei Yi ranks 283. Before him are Dakota Goyo, Adolfo Gaich, Joy Beune, Hicham Boudaoui, Camren Bicondova, and Diogo Leite. After him are Tomás Martín Etcheverry, Brec Bassinger, Robert Shwartzman, Josh Cavallo, Torbjørn Heggem, and Polina Guryeva.

Others Born in 1999

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Dakota Goyo
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 277
Adolfo Gaich
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 278
Joy Beune
SKATER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 279
Hicham Boudaoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 280
Camren Bicondova
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 281
Diogo Leite
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 282
Wei Yi
CHESS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 283
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
TENNIS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 284
Brec Bassinger
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 285
Robert Shwartzman
RACING DRIVER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 286
Josh Cavallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 287
Torbjørn Heggem
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 288
Polina Guryeva
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 289