BADMINTON PLAYER

Viktor Axelsen

1994 - Today

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Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player who is currently the world number two in men’s singles. He is a two-time World Champion, defeating Lin Dan in 2017 final and Kunlavut Vitidsarn in 2022 final. He is also the reigning Olympic Champion, defeating Chen Long at the final of the 2020 event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viktor Axelsen has received more than 2,020,263 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Viktor Axelsen is the 10th most popular badminton player (down from 8th in 2019), the 705th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 607th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Badminton Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Viktor Axelsen ranks 10 out of 117. Before him are Susi Susanti, Taufik Hidayat, Park Joo-bong, Peter Gade, Alan Budikusuma, and Carolina Marín. After him are Bang Soo-hyun, Prakash Padukone, Zhang Ning, Rexy Mainaky, Hendra Setiawan, and Kento Momota.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Viktor Axelsen ranks 114. Before him are Wendy, Erin Moriarty, Rúben Semedo, Jin Se-yeon, Shawnacy Barber, and Reinildo Mandava. After him are Lucy Boynton, Kurt Zouma, Kento Yamazaki, Raúl de Tomás, Margaret Qualley, and Son Na-eun.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Viktor Axelsen ranks 705 out of 1,032. Before him are René Henriksen (1969), Simon Poulsen (1984), Gert Frank (1956), Inger Støjberg (1973), Peter Kjær (1965), and Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (1973). After him are Susanne Georgi (1976), Thomas Kahlenberg (1983), Nicolas Kiesa (1978), Tommy Troelsen (1940), Jørgen Marcussen (1950), and Medina (1982).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In Denmark

Among badminton players born in Denmark, Viktor Axelsen ranks 2. Before him are Peter Gade (1976). After him are Camilla Martin (1974), Jens Eriksen (1969), Joachim Fischer Nielsen (1978), Kamilla Rytter Juhl (1983), Christinna Pedersen (1986), Jan Ø. Jørgensen (1987), Mette Schjoldager (1977), Carsten Mogensen (1983), Mathias Boe (1980), and Anders Antonsen (1997).

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