TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
Ma Long
1988 - Today
Ma Long
Ma Long (Chinese: 马龙; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese professional table tennis player, six-time Olympic champion, and three-time World Champion. He is the reigning World Cup singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time, he is the only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam as the Olympic gold medalist in men's singles in 2016 and 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ma Long has received more than 1,186,959 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.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
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.
Most Popular Table Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnna Sipos
1908 - 1988
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 11
Zoltán Berczik
1937 - 2011
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 12
Stellan Bengtsson
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 13
Gizella Farkas
1925 - 1996
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 14
Ma Lin
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 15
Tibor Klampár
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 16
Ma Long
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 17
Vladimir Samsonov
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 18
Kjell Johansson
1946 - 2011
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 19
Zoran Primorac
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 20
Agnes Simon
1935 - 2020
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 21
Wang Liqin
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 22
Mikael Appelgren
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 23
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
Go to all RankingsPrincess Beatrice of York
NOBLEMAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 82
Jamie Campbell Bower
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 83
Kim Soo-hyun
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 84
ASAP Rocky
MUSICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 85
Martin Fourcade
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 86
Emily Browning
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 87
Ma Long
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 88
Tarjei Bø
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 89
Ok Taec-yeon
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 90
Marcel Schmelzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 91
Marin Čilić
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 92
Anna Popplewell
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 93
Felipe Caicedo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 94
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).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsHu Chunhua
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 946
Frank Shu
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 947
Liu Chao-shiuan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 948
Fang Fang
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 949
Ma Lin
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 950
Ha Jin
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 951
Ma Long
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 952
Li Shufu
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 953
Huang Xiaoming
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 954
Guo Jinlong
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 955
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2012
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 956
Xu Qiliang
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 957
Ling Jihua
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 958
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).
Zhuang Zedong
1940 - 2013
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 1
Ma Lin
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 2
Ma Long
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 3
Wang Liqin
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 4
Wang Hao
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 5
Kong Linghui
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 6
Deng Yaping
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 7
Zhang Jike
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 8
Jiang Jialiang
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 9
Xu Xin
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 10
Zhang Yining
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 11
Fan Zhendong
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 12