Top 50 Politicians in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest politicians in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2,043 politicians tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Alice Weidel, Friedrich Merz and Olaf Scholz lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 27,174,706 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,117,648, and the largest, Alice Weidel, reaches around 11,653,202 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each politician, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alice Weidel |
11,653,202 | 71.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Friedrich Merz |
9,652,785 | 76.0% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Olaf Scholz |
5,868,719 | 70.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Sahra Wagenknecht |
5,121,376 | 85.0% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Annalena Baerbock |
5,056,498 | 78.3% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Robert Habeck |
3,998,795 | 92.0% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Heidi Reichinnek |
3,570,570 | 89.3% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Lars Klingbeil |
3,539,504 | 91.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Ricarda Lang |
2,796,128 | 93.4% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Angela Merkel |
2,638,557 | 37.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Christian Lindner |
2,537,948 | 94.3% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Bärbel Bas |
2,490,554 | 94.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Jens Spahn |
2,403,597 | 93.8% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Markus Söder |
2,398,960 | 90.5% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Philipp Amthor |
2,214,805 | 92.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Helmut Schmidt |
2,115,131 | 91.4% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Ursula von der Leyen |
2,060,639 | 27.6% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Helmut Kohl |
1,772,319 | 76.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Saskia Esken |
1,768,997 | 91.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Boris Pistorius |
1,742,270 | 84.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Emmanuel Macron |
1,655,081 | 7.4% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Gregor Gysi |
1,519,616 | 92.1% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Jan van Aken |
1,431,853 | 92.4% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Kevin Kühnert |
1,366,944 | 93.5% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Oskar Lafontaine |
1,273,038 | 89.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Alexander Dobrindt |
1,257,278 | 93.1% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Konrad Adenauer |
1,223,046 | 75.1% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  John F. Kennedy |
1,195,365 | 5.5% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Karl Lauterbach |
1,188,713 | 91.1% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Kristi Noem |
1,128,455 | 5.0% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Bill Clinton |
1,089,405 | 4.6% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Horst Köhler |
1,049,730 | 99.2% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Björn Höcke |
1,007,660 | 86.0% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Che Guevara |
939,706 | 7.3% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Boris Palmer |
924,283 | 93.8% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Tino Chrupalla |
903,687 | 84.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
893,232 | 68.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Frauke Petry |
886,924 | 91.3% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 39 |  Armin Laschet |
881,717 | 90.8% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Benjamin Netanyahu |
876,902 | 3.5% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Mark Rutte |
873,880 | 25.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Xi Jinping |
842,859 | 3.9% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Katharina Dröge |
842,139 | 94.5% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 44 |  Donald Tusk |
796,016 | 11.0% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Franz Josef Strauss |
788,078 | 87.4% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 46 |  Rosa Luxemburg |
785,361 | 69.6% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Mahatma Gandhi |
722,185 | 7.7% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  Hendrik Wüst |
716,511 | 94.4% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 49 |  Felix Banaszak |
711,726 | 94.2% | Politician | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Claudia Roth |
709,657 | 92.2% | Politician | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each politician by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest politician in Germany?
Alice Weidel currently leads with an estimated audience of 11,653,202 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.