CHESS PLAYER
Wei Yi
1999 - Today
Wei Yi
Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat at age 15. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Yi has received more than 514,448 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Wei Yi is the 395th most popular chess player (down from 354th in 2019), the 1,412th most popular biography from China (down from 1,244th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
510k
Page Views (PV)
27.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.77
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Wei Yis by language
Over the past year Wei Yi has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 74,370 views, followed by Russian (5,991), and Spanish (5,179). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Dutch (166.28%), Slovak (162.92%), and Portuguese (160.83%)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Wei Yi ranks 395 out of 461. Before him are Bu Xiangzhi, Mateusz Bartel, Boris Avrukh, Wang Hao, Qin Kanying, and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. After him are Bartosz Soćko, Erald Dervishi, Ernesto Inarkiev, Sergei Zhigalko, Nadezhda Kosintseva, and Alexander Ipatov.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBu Xiangzhi
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 389
Mateusz Bartel
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.86
Rank: 390
Boris Avrukh
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 391
Wang Hao
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 392
Qin Kanying
1974 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 393
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
2005 - Present
HPI: 27.75
Rank: 394
Wei Yi
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.72
Rank: 395
Bartosz Soćko
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.58
Rank: 396
Erald Dervishi
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 397
Ernesto Inarkiev
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.22
Rank: 398
Sergei Zhigalko
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.12
Rank: 399
Nadezhda Kosintseva
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.11
Rank: 400
Alexander Ipatov
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.84
Rank: 401
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1999, Wei Yi ranks 296. Before him are Maduka Okoye, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Abdülkadir Ömür, Krystian Ochman, Arne Maier, and Oriol Busquets. After him are Fernando, Jasmin Selberg, Kyosuke Tagawa, Jens Odgaard, Stanley Nsoki, and Tobias Halland Johannessen.
Others Born in 1999
Go to all RankingsMaduka Okoye
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.09
Rank: 290
Hassan Al-Tambakti
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.96
Rank: 291
Abdülkadir Ömür
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.96
Rank: 292
Krystian Ochman
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.92
Rank: 293
Arne Maier
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.87
Rank: 294
Oriol Busquets
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.86
Rank: 295
Wei Yi
CHESS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.72
Rank: 296
Fernando
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.71
Rank: 297
Jasmin Selberg
CELEBRITY
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.67
Rank: 298
Kyosuke Tagawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.56
Rank: 299
Jens Odgaard
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.56
Rank: 300
Stanley Nsoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 301
Tobias Halland Johannessen
CYCLIST
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.43
Rank: 302
In China
Among people born in China, Wei Yi ranks 1,412 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Shufang (1979), Zhang Nan (1990), Sun Ke (1989), Wang Hao (1989), Qin Kanying (1974), and Wang Yuegu (1980). After him are Lu Yong (1986), Teng Haibin (1985), He Chong (1987), Huang Xu (1979), Jiang Lin (1981), and Wang Xinyu (2001).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLi Shufang
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.85
Rank: 1,406
Zhang Nan
BADMINTON PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 1,407
Sun Ke
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 1,408
Wang Hao
CHESS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 1,409
Qin Kanying
CHESS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 1,410
Wang Yuegu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.73
Rank: 1,411
Wei Yi
CHESS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.72
Rank: 1,412
Lu Yong
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.70
Rank: 1,413
Teng Haibin
GYMNAST
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.68
Rank: 1,414
He Chong
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 27.65
Rank: 1,415
Huang Xu
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.64
Rank: 1,416
Jiang Lin
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.60
Rank: 1,417
Wang Xinyu
TENNIS PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.58
Rank: 1,418
Among CHESS PLAYERS In China
Among chess players born in China, Wei Yi ranks 15. Before him are Peng Zhaoqin (1968), Wang Yue (1987), Tan Zhongyi (1991), Bu Xiangzhi (1985), Wang Hao (1989), and Qin Kanying (1974). After him are Ni Hua (1983), Lei Tingjie (1997), Yu Yangyi (1994), Shen Yang (1989), Zhao Xue (1985), and Ruan Lufei (1987).
Peng Zhaoqin
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 9
Wang Yue
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 10
Tan Zhongyi
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Rank: 11
Bu Xiangzhi
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 12
Wang Hao
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 13
Qin Kanying
1974 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 14
Wei Yi
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.72
Rank: 15
Ni Hua
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.72
Rank: 16
Lei Tingjie
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.64
Rank: 17
Yu Yangyi
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.96
Rank: 18
Shen Yang
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.14
Rank: 19
Zhao Xue
1985 - Present
HPI: 22.76
Rank: 20
Ruan Lufei
1987 - Present
HPI: 22.21
Rank: 21