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Most Followed Funerals in History

Name the historical people whose funerals had the largest audience via radio, television and/or internet.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_funerals
As of November 18th 2022
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Last updated: April 1, 2023
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Audience
Year
Answer
Hint
Location
4,100 000 000
2022
Elizabeth II
monarch
United Kingdom
3,000,000,000
2009
Michael Jackson
singer
United States
2,500,000,000
1997
Princess Diana
member of the royal family
United Kingdom
2,000,000,000
2005
John Paul II
Pope
Vatican
1,000,000,000
2016
Muhammad Ali
boxer
United States
350,000,000
1965
Winston Churchill
former Prime Minister
United Kingdom
120,000,000
1968
Martin Luther King Jr.
activist
United States
>100,000,000
1994
Ayrton Senna
racing driver
Brazil
50,000,000
2021
Puneeth Rajkumar
actor
India
41,500,000
1963
John F. Kennedy
President
United States
35,700,000
2004
Ronald Reagan
President
United States
28,300,000
1994
Richard Nixon
President
United States
17,500,000
2018
George H.W. Bush
President
United States
15,000,000
2006-2007
Gerald Ford
President
United States
15,000,000
2017
Johnny Hallyday
rock and roll singer
France
4,000,000
2013
Margaret Thatcher
former Prime Minister
United Kingdom
>1,000,000
1997
Mother Teresa
nun
India
>1,000,000
1934
Paul von Hindenburg
President
Germany
>1,000,000
2013
Nelson Mandela
President
South Africa
>1,000,000
2017
Bhumibol Adulyadej
monarch
Thailand
2 Comments
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Level 60
Feb 6, 2023
I'm honestly surprised Senna's funeral made this list. I never realized how popular the guy was.
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Level 60
Feb 8, 2023
I can't speak for any Brazilian but from what I've understood, to call him a national icon would be an understatement.Would be interesting to know how many people exactly watched the broadcast but haven't found a source for it.