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Chris Anderson

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Chris Anderson (born July 9, 1961) is a British-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 42,609 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chris Anderson is the 438th most popular businessperson (down from 390th in 2019), the 3,630th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,566th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Businessperson.

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  • 43k

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  • 57.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Chris Anderson ranks 438 out of 604. Before him are Josef Ackermann, Mikhail Fridman, Mark Thatcher, Steve Forbes, Indra Nooyi, and Chad Hurley. After him are Stephen A. Schwarzman, Irving Kristol, Guy Kawasaki, Donald Trump Jr., Allan Williams, and Francesc Xavier Bultó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Chris Anderson ranks 229. Before him are Laurel Clark, Valentin Ivanov, Wally Pfister, David Graeber, Josimar, and Jesper Olsen. After him are Frank De Winne, Rae Dawn Chong, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Elpidia Carrillo, Alison Moyet, and Jon Secada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Anderson ranks 3,630 out of 6,924. Before him are Kathy Burke (1964), Kenneth More (1914), Anthony Andrews (1948), Ray Wilson (1968), Ed Stafford (1975), and David Cox (1924). After him are Shirley Manson (1966), William Camden (1551), Daniel Tammet (1979), Clara Reeve (1729), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), and David Prain (1857).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Chris Anderson ranks 31. Before him are Anita Roddick (1942), David Richards (1952), Fred Karno (1866), William McGregor (1846), Andrew Planche (1727), and Mark Thatcher (1953). After him are Allan Williams (1930), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Christopher O'Neill (1974), Steve Jackson (1951), and Ian Livingstone (1949).

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