BUSINESSPERSON

Chris Anderson

1961 - Today

Photo of Chris Anderson

Icon of person Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson (born July 9, 1961) is an English-American author and entrepreneur. He was with The Economist for seven years before joining Wired magazine in 2001, where he was the editor-in-chief until 2012. He is known for his 2004 article entitled "The Long Tail", which he later expanded into the 2006 book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Anderson has received more than 56,119 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Anderson is the 676th most popular businessperson (down from 564th in 2019), the 5,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,554th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Chris Anderson ranks 676 out of 847. Before him are Clayton Christensen, David Filo, Éric Boullier, Miguel de Icaza, Robert Mercer, and Todd Boehly. After him are Wendi Deng Murdoch, Eben Moglen, John W. Henry, Chai Ling, Bob Lutz, and Daniel Ek.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Chris Anderson ranks 503. Before him are Yuji Sugano, Tetyana Dorovskikh, Scott Cohen, Tatiana de Rosnay, Angelo Colombo, and Kim Wayans. After him are Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Brad Wright, Mauro Galvão, Juan Echanove, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, and Richard A. Knaak.

Others Born in 1961

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Anderson ranks 5,325 out of 8,785. Before him are Isabel Jeans (1891), Victoria Tennant (1950), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Dani Filth (1973), and Adam Ant (1954). After him are Freema Agyeman (1979), Tony Miles (1955), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Billy Bragg (1957), Jodhi May (1975), and John Evan (1948).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Chris Anderson ranks 52. Before him are Henry Tate (1819), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Steve Jackson (1951), Heather Mills (1968), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), and Ken Bates (1931). After him are Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Andrew Ng (1976), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), George Newnes (1851), and Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971).

British born Businesspeople

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous