TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

Ma Long

1988 - Today

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Ma Long (Chinese: 马龙; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked number 4 in Men’s Singles by the ITTF and the reigning Olympic and World Cup singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time, he is the first and only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam as the Olympic gold medalist in men's singles in 2016 and 2020. He held the ranking of number 1 for a total of 64 months (and 34 consecutive months from March 2015), the most by any male in the history of table tennis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ma Long has received more than 944,216 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ma Long is the 17th most popular table tennis player, the 952nd most popular biography from China (down from 888th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Table Tennis Player.

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  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Ma Long ranks 17 out of 107. Before him are Anna Sipos, Zoltán Berczik, Stellan Bengtsson, Gizella Farkas, Ma Lin, and Tibor Klampár. After him are Vladimir Samsonov, Kjell Johansson, Zoran Primorac, Agnes Simon, Wang Liqin, and Mikael Appelgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Ma Long ranks 88. Before him are Princess Beatrice of York, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kim Soo-hyun, ASAP Rocky, Martin Fourcade, and Emily Browning. After him are Tarjei Bø, Ok Taec-yeon, Marcel Schmelzer, Marin Čilić, Anna Popplewell, and Felipe Caicedo.

Others Born in 1988

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In China

Among people born in China, Ma Long ranks 952 out of 1,610. Before him are Hu Chunhua (1963), Frank Shu (1943), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), Fang Fang (1955), Ma Lin (1980), and Ha Jin (1956). After him are Li Shufu (1963), Huang Xiaoming (1977), Guo Jinlong (1947), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), Xu Qiliang (1950), and Ling Jihua (1956).

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  • Photo of Hu Chunhua

    Hu Chunhua

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 46.04

    Rank: 946

  • Photo of Frank Shu

    Frank Shu

    ASTRONOMER

    1943 - 2023

    HPI: 46.00

    Rank: 947

  • Photo of Liu Chao-shiuan

    Liu Chao-shiuan

    POLITICIAN

    1943 - Present

    HPI: 45.89

    Rank: 948

  • Photo of Fang Fang

    Fang Fang

    WRITER

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 45.70

    Rank: 949

  • Photo of Ma Lin

    Ma Lin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 45.68

    Rank: 950

  • Photo of Ha Jin

    Ha Jin

    WRITER

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 45.67

    Rank: 951

  • Photo of Ma Long

    Ma Long

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 45.66

    Rank: 952

  • Photo of Li Shufu

    Li Shufu

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 45.56

    Rank: 953

  • Photo of Huang Xiaoming

    Huang Xiaoming

    ACTOR

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 45.55

    Rank: 954

  • Photo of Guo Jinlong

    Guo Jinlong

    POLITICIAN

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 45.54

    Rank: 955

  • Photo of Paul Shan Kuo-hsi

    Paul Shan Kuo-hsi

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1924 - 2012

    HPI: 45.53

    Rank: 956

  • Photo of Xu Qiliang

    Xu Qiliang

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 45.50

    Rank: 957

  • Photo of Ling Jihua

    Ling Jihua

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 45.39

    Rank: 958

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In China

Among table tennis players born in China, Ma Long ranks 3. Before him are Zhuang Zedong (1940), and Ma Lin (1980). After him are Wang Liqin (1978), Wang Hao (1983), Kong Linghui (1975), Deng Yaping (1973), Zhang Jike (1988), Jiang Jialiang (1964), Xu Xin (1990), Zhang Yining (1981), and Fan Zhendong (1997).

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