1982 - Today
Datuk Lee Chong Wei (Chinese: 李宗伟; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chong-úi; born 21 October 1982) is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth Malaysian player after Foo Kok Keong, Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler who has held the number one ranking for more than a year.Lee is a triple silver medalist at the Olympic Games, and the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Chong Wei has received more than 4,291,973 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Chong Wei is the 2nd most popular badminton player, the 36th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Badminton Player.
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Among badminton players, Lee Chong Wei ranks 2 out of 81. Before him are Rudy Hartono. After him are Lin Dan, Susi Susanti, Peter Gade, Taufik Hidayat, Park Joo-bong, Viktor Axelsen, Carolina Marín, Alan Budikusuma, Chen Long, and Prakash Padukone.
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 1
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 3
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 4
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 5
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 7
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 8
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 9
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 10
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 11
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1982, Lee Chong Wei ranks 100. Before him are Ha Seok-jin, Jenny Slate, Kevin Kurányi, Chyler Leigh, Halil Altıntop, and Pilou Asbæk. After him are Tory Lane, Landon Donovan, Anna Chapman, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Han Ji-min, and Liam McIntyre.
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 94
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 95
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 96
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 97
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 98
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 99
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 100
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 101
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 102
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 103
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 104
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 105
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 106
Among people born in Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei ranks 36 out of 74. Before him are Jacky Liew (null), Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), and Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898). After him are Joe Simpson (1960), Siti Nurhaliza (1979), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), and Anthony Soter Fernandez (1930).
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 30
1926 - 2001
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 31
1928 - 2014
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 32
1907 - 1979
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 33
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 34
1898 - 1960
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 35
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 36
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 37
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 38
1917 - 1979
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 39
1922 - 2008
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 40
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 41
1930 - 2020
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 42
Among badminton players born in Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei ranks 1. After him are Rashid Sidek (1968), Goh Liu Ying (1989), Goh V Shem (1989), Chan Peng Soon (1988), Aaron Chia (1997), Soh Wooi Yik (1998), and Tan Wee Kiong (1989).
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 1
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.83
Rank: 2
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.06
Rank: 3
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.02
Rank: 4
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.48
Rank: 5
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.45
Rank: 6
1998 - Present
HPI: 23.87
Rank: 7
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.32
Rank: 8