SKATER

Yuna Kim

1990 - Today

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Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a South Korean figure skater. Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as "Queen Yuna". Kim started skating at five years old and competed in women's singles from 2001 to 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuna Kim has received more than 2,388,538 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Yuna Kim is the 120th most popular skater (down from 71st in 2019), the 358th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 244th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Skater.

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  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Yuna Kim ranks 120 out of 483Before her are Sverre Farstad, Alexei Ulanov, Boris Shilkov, Kira Ivanova, Regine Heitzer, and Ken Henry. After her are Manfred Schnelldorfer, Jeanne Ashworth, Kees Broekman, Carolina Kostner, Petra Burka, and Valentina Stenina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Yuna Kim ranks 72Before her are Mamadou Sakho, Tom Odell, Younès Belhanda, Dev Patel, Lu Han, and Hiroki Sakai. After her are Péter Gulácsi, Kieran Trippier, Shin Se-kyung, Christian Serratos, Asier Illarramendi, and Milos Raonic.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yuna Kim ranks 358 out of 1,128Before her are Lee Dong-gook (1979), Yoo Ji-tae (1976), Ha Jung-woo (1978), Jihyo (1997), Han Ga-in (1982), and Eugene (1981). After her are Lee Min-jung (1982), Shin Se-kyung (1990), Choi Dae-shik (1965), Harisu (1975), Jung Ryeo-won (1981), and Ra Mi-ran (1975).

Among SKATERS In South Korea

Among skaters born in South Korea, Yuna Kim ranks 1After her are Lee Jung-su (1989), Lee Sang-hwa (1989), Chun Lee-kyung (1976), Lee Seung-hoon (1988), Kim Dong-sung (1980), Jin Sun-yu (1988), Lim Hyo-jun (1996), Mo Tae-bum (1989), Lee Kang-seok (1985), Choi Min-jeong (1998), and Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978).