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Park Yeon-mi

1993 - Today

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Yeonmi Park (Korean: 박연미; born 4 October 1993) is a North Korean defector, YouTuber, author, and American conservative activist, described as "one of the most famous North Korean defectors in the world". She fled from North Korea to China in 2007 at age 13 before moving to South Korea, then to the United States. Park made her media debut in 2011 on the show Now On My Way to Meet You, where she was dubbed "Paris Hilton" due to her stories of her family's wealthy lifestyle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Yeon-mi has received more than 2,102,802 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Park Yeon-mi is the 6,407th most popular writer (down from 5,655th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 81st in 2019) and the 5th most popular North Korean Writer.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Park Yeon-mi ranks 6,407 out of 5,755. Before her are Nalo Hopkinson, Adam Johnson, Edward Kitsis, Abi Morgan, Philippe Méaille, and Brian K. Vaughan. After her are Yahya Hassan, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Chetan Bhagat, Urvashi Butalia, Roxane Gay, and Paul Harding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Park Yeon-mi ranks 399. Before her are Nicolás Castillo, Ester Peony, Renzo Saravia, Arthur Masuaku, David Soria, and Alex Len. After her are Jonas Svensson, Aisuluu Tynybekova, Leon Thomas III, Ku Bon-chan, John Brooks, and Lidia Isac.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Park Yeon-mi ranks 125 out of 146. Before her are Yu Sun-bok (1970), Pak Chol-jin (1985), Kim Myong-gil (1984), Pak Kwang-ryong (1992), Pak Nam-chol (1985), and Kim Hyang-mi (1979). After her are An Chol-hyok (1987), Om Yun-chol (1991), Kim Jong-su (1977), Pak Chol-min (1982), Ri Chol-myong (1988), and Ri Kwang-chon (1985).

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Among WRITERS In North Korea

Among writers born in North Korea, Park Yeon-mi ranks 5. Before her are Yi Kwang-su (1892), Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), and Kim Iryeop (1896).

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