Trending Explorers in China — May 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, May 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sebastian Cabot. Data as of 30 June 2026.
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6,454
Total Views (May 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)
436
views
views
3
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
296
views
views
4
Xu Xiake
Chinese geographer and traveller
256
views
views
5
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
240
views
views
6
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
226
views
views
7
Xu Fu
Chinese alchemist and explorer in the Qin Dynasty
213
views
views
8
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
210
views
views
9
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
170
views
views
10
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
159
views
views
11
Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
154
views
views
12
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
135
views
views
13
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
130
views
views
14
Hideaki Takizawa
Japanese actor-singer
126
views
views
15
Zhang Qian
imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
109
views
views
16
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
109
views
views
17
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
103
views
views
18
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
100
views
views
19
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
97
views
views
20
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
96
views
views
21
Peng Jiamu
Chinese biochemist (1925–1980)
96
views
views
22
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
94
views
views
23
Ban Chao
Chinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)
79
views
views
24
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
77
views
views
25
Mandarin
fictional character in Marvel Comics
72
views
views
26
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
61
views
views
27
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
60
views
views
28
Qiu Chuji
founder of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism
58
views
views
29
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
54
views
views
30
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties
52
views
views
31
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
49
views
views
32
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
48
views
views
33
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
47
views
views
34
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
47
views
views
35
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
45
views
views
36
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
43
views
views
37
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
42
views
views
38
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
39
views
views
39
King Mu of Zhou
King of Zhou Dynasty
39
views
views
40
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
37
views
views
41
Yu Chunshun
Chinese explorer (1951-1996)
36
views
views
42
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
36
views
views
43
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
35
views
views
44
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
34
views
views
45
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
34
views
views
46
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
34
views
views
47
Lavr Kornilov
Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918)
31
views
views
48
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
31
views
views
49
Frederick Coyett
Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator
30
views
views
50
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
30
views
views
51
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945)
30
views
views
52
Wario
fictional video game character from the Mario franchise
28
views
views
53
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
27
views
views
54
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
27
views
views
55
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
26
views
views
56
Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
26
views
views
57
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
25
views
views
58
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
25
views
views
59
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
25
views
views
60
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
24
views
views
61
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
24
views
views
62
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary (1859–1925)
24
views
views
63
Rebecca Lee
Hong Kong explorer; first woman to have visited the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest
24
views
views
64
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
24
views
views
65
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
24
views
views
66
Samus Aran
video game character
24
views
views
67
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016)
23
views
views
68
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
22
views
views
69
Carl Peter Thunberg
Swedish naturalist (1743-1828)
21
views
views
70
Robert Gray
American merchant sea captain
20
views
views
71
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
20
views
views
72
George Blake
British spy, a double agent in the service of the Soviet Union
20
views
views
73
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian service, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe (1770–1846)
20
views
views
74
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
fictional character from Assassin's Creed
20
views
views
75
Wang Dayuan
Chinese explorer
20
views
views
76
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
20
views
views
77
Norio Suzuki
Japanese explorer and adventurer notable for finding Hiroo Onoda
19
views
views
78
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
19
views
views
79
Hiroshi Fujioka
actor
19
views
views
80
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
19
views
views
81
Roy Chapman Andrews
American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884–1960)
19
views
views
82
Richard Trevithick
British inventor and mining engineer (1771-1833)
19
views
views
83
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
18
views
views
84
Mạc Cửu
Chinese adventurer
18
views
views
85
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
18
views
views
86
Gan Ying
Late first century Chinese military ambassador
17
views
views
87
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
17
views
views
88
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
17
views
views
89
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
16
views
views
90
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
South African politician (1798–1853)
16
views
views
91
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
16
views
views
92
Masabumi Hosono
RMS Titanic survivor (1870–1939)
16
views
views
93
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
fictional character from Assassin's Creed video game series
16
views
views
94
Trần Thượng Xuyên
Chinese general during the Ming dynasty
16
views
views
95
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
16
views
views
96
Wang Jinghong
Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral
16
views
views
97
James Weddell
British Antarctic explorer
16
views
views
98
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
British colonial administrator (1858-1945)
16
views
views
99
Ban Yong
2nd-century Han dynasty official and general
16
views
views
100
Jorge Álvares
Portuguese explorer
16
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