Trending Explorers in China — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sebastian Cabot. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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9,355
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Sebastian Cabot
Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England
595
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views
2
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
471
views
views
3
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
469
views
views
4
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
428
views
views
5
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
381
views
views
6
Xu Fu
Chinese alchemist and explorer in the Qin Dynasty
321
views
views
7
Xu Xiake
Chinese geographer and traveller
297
views
views
8
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
261
views
views
9
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
254
views
views
10
Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
254
views
views
11
Hideaki Takizawa
Japanese actor-singer
237
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views
12
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
218
views
views
13
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
214
views
views
14
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
210
views
views
15
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
182
views
views
16
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
178
views
views
17
Zhang Qian
imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
174
views
views
18
Peng Jiamu
Chinese biochemist (1925–1980)
166
views
views
19
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
156
views
views
20
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
154
views
views
21
Ban Chao
Chinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)
125
views
views
22
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
120
views
views
23
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
111
views
views
24
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
109
views
views
25
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
100
views
views
26
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
99
views
views
27
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
97
views
views
28
Mandarin
fictional character in Marvel Comics
96
views
views
29
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties
90
views
views
30
Qiu Chuji
founder of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism
88
views
views
31
Wario
fictional video game character from the Mario franchise
85
views
views
32
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
85
views
views
33
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
81
views
views
34
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
81
views
views
35
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
78
views
views
36
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
71
views
views
37
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
70
views
views
38
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
61
views
views
39
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
57
views
views
40
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
56
views
views
41
King Mu of Zhou
King of Zhou Dynasty
56
views
views
42
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
54
views
views
43
Yu Chunshun
Chinese explorer (1951-1996)
54
views
views
44
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
53
views
views
45
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
52
views
views
46
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
51
views
views
47
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
49
views
views
48
Frederick Coyett
Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator
48
views
views
49
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
43
views
views
50
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
43
views
views
51
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
43
views
views
52
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
43
views
views
53
Rebecca Lee
Hong Kong explorer; first woman to have visited the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest
42
views
views
54
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
fictional character from Assassin's Creed
42
views
views
55
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
41
views
views
56
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945)
40
views
views
57
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
40
views
views
58
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
39
views
views
59
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
36
views
views
60
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
36
views
views
61
Lavr Kornilov
Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918)
35
views
views
62
Philipp Franz von Siebold
German biologist and traveller (1796-1866)
35
views
views
63
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
34
views
views
64
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
34
views
views
65
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
33
views
views
66
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
33
views
views
67
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
31
views
views
68
Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
31
views
views
69
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
30
views
views
70
Hiroshi Fujioka
actor
30
views
views
71
Mạc Cửu
Chinese adventurer
30
views
views
72
Samus Aran
video game character
29
views
views
73
George Blake
British spy, a double agent in the service of the Soviet Union
29
views
views
74
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
28
views
views
75
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
28
views
views
76
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
27
views
views
77
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
27
views
views
78
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary (1859–1925)
27
views
views
79
John Thomson
Scottish photographer, geographer, and traveller (1837–1921)
26
views
views
80
Wang Jinghong
Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral
26
views
views
81
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
26
views
views
82
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
26
views
views
83
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
26
views
views
84
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
25
views
views
85
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016)
25
views
views
86
Alexey Leonov
Soviet-Russian pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934–2019)
24
views
views
87
Ed Stafford
English explorer (born 1975)
24
views
views
88
Masabumi Hosono
RMS Titanic survivor (1870–1939)
23
views
views
89
Gan Ying
Late first century Chinese military ambassador
23
views
views
90
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian service, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe (1770–1846)
23
views
views
91
Francis Galton
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
23
views
views
92
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
British colonial administrator (1858-1945)
23
views
views
93
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
23
views
views
94
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
23
views
views
95
Miguel López de Legazpi
16th-century Spanish conquistador, navigator, and colonial governor
22
views
views
96
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
fictional character from Assassin's Creed video game series
22
views
views
97
Norio Suzuki
Japanese explorer and adventurer notable for finding Hiroo Onoda
22
views
views
98
Aurel Stein
Hungarian-British archaeologist (1862-1943)
22
views
views
99
Roy Chapman Andrews
American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884–1960)
21
views
views
100
Carl Peter Thunberg
Swedish naturalist (1743-1828)
21
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