Top 19 Priests in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 19 largest priests in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Padre Pío, Huldrych Zwingli and Melchizedek lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 384,216 people. Across all 19 entries the average audience size is 21,417, and the largest, Padre Pío, reaches around 209,885 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each priest, 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 |  Padre Pío |
209,885 | 4.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Huldrych Zwingli |
130,350 | 47.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Melchizedek |
43,981 | 4.0% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Gregory of Nazianzus |
4,288 | 7.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  San Antonio de Padua |
3,699 | 0.5% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  John Vianney |
2,711 | 0.7% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Kevin DeYoung |
2,363 | 2.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Thomas S. Monson |
1,837 | 1.3% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  D. Todd Christofferson |
1,416 | 0.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Frank Pavone |
1,300 | 1.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Nichiren |
1,217 | 3.3% | Priest | Literature |
| 12 |  David A. Bednar |
1,179 | 1.0% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Padre Fábio de Melo |
1,039 | 0.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Dayananda Saraswati |
679 | 0.1% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Howard W. Hunter |
411 | 2.0% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  James E. Faust |
297 | 2.1% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Robert D. Hales |
220 | 1.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Charles E. Blake |
44 | 0.3% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Padre Robson de Oliveira |
17 | 0.0% | Priest | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 19 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each priest 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 priest in Germany?
Padre Pío currently leads with an estimated audience of 209,885 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.