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Lim Yo-hwan

1980 - Today

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Lim Yo-hwan (Korean: 임요환; Hanja: 林遙煥, born September 4, 1980), known online as SlayerS_'BoxeR' (usually shortened to BoxeR), is a former professional player of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft. He is often referred to as "The Terran Emperor", or simply "The Emperor", and is widely considered to be one of the most successful players of the genre as well as a pop culture icon. Lim won his first StarCraft: Brood War tournament in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lim Yo-hwan has received more than 352,308 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lim Yo-hwan is the 4th most popular gamer, the 674th most popular biography from South Korea and the 2nd most popular South Korean Gamer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GAMERS

Among gamers, Lim Yo-hwan ranks 4 out of 8. Before him are IShowSpeed, Ninja, and Faker. After him are S1mple, Hong Jin-ho, Feliks Zemdegs, and XQc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Lim Yo-hwan ranks 425. Before him are Gustav Larsson, Wael Ghonim, Ryan Miller, Mustafa Ceceli, Zaho, and Ti West. After him are Cabore, Julien Absalon, Katja Herbers, Marama Vahirua, Shannon Lucio, and Andy Ram.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lim Yo-hwan ranks 674 out of 1,128. Before him are Jaehyun (1997), Lee Chae-yeon (1978), Jung Eun-chae (1986), Nam Gyu-ri (1985), Park Si-yeon (1979), and Jeon Hye-bin (1983). After him are Jung Sung-ryong (1985), Ha Hyung-joo (1962), Park Jang-soon (1968), Choi Young-il (1966), Kim Sung-kyu (1989), and Chen (1992).

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Among GAMERS In South Korea

Among gamers born in South Korea, Lim Yo-hwan ranks 2. Before him are Faker (1996). After him are Hong Jin-ho (1982).

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