George IV of the United Kingdom

About George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV of the United Kingdom (1762–1830) was a pivotal politician and patron of the arts who eventually ascended to the throne in 1820 after a long tenure as Prince Regent. His historical importance is cemented by his role in the final years of the Napoleonic Wars and his significant influence on British architecture and culture, earning him an HPI Rank of #296 among global historical figures. As Prince Regent, he oversaw the construction of iconic structures and his tastes heavily shaped the Regency period style.

Despite his considerable historical standing, George IV experiences a significant Internet Attention Gap. In 2025, his Wikipedia page accrued just 124K views, placing him at a -4x underattention relative to his historical importance. To contextualize this, the significantly less important politician John Major (#559 importance) attracted 966K views in the same year. Furthermore, more modern figures of comparable historical influence, like Grigori Rasputin (#407 importance), garners 2.2M views, highlighting the disparity in modern online focus.

However, this historical figure is not fading entirely from online view. The data shows positive engagement, with Wikipedia views increasing by +4.2% year-over-year. Furthermore, momentum in Q1 versus Q3 of 2025 was strong at +20%, suggesting that recent cultural or historical reappraisals may be driving renewed, albeit modest, online interest in the former King.