Top 20 Philosophers in Spain
This curated ranking covers the 20 largest philosophers in Spain, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Plato, Socrates and Karl Marx lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,801,795 people. Across all 20 entries the average audience size is 185,668, and the largest, Plato, reaches around 918,461 people in Spain. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Spain who actively engage with each philosopher, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Spain and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Plato |
918,461 | 6.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 2 |  Socrates |
454,612 | 6.1% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 3 |  Karl Marx |
428,722 | 3.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 4 |  Aristotle |
381,922 | 3.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 5 |  Zadig |
334,844 | 23.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 6 |  Sigmund Freud |
315,937 | 4.0% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 7 |  Voltaire |
233,375 | 4.3% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 8 |  Friedrich Nietzsche |
149,171 | 4.0% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 9 |  Immanuel Kant |
124,814 | 3.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 10 |  Michel Foucault |
90,444 | 3.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 11 |  Rudolf Steiner |
71,097 | 4.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 12 |  Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
62,236 | 2.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 13 |  Helena Blavatsky |
36,041 | 5.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 14 |  William James |
34,326 | 5.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 15 |  Leo Tolstoy |
32,272 | 2.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 16 |  Ken Wilber |
18,666 | 5.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 17 |  Guy Debord |
11,163 | 10.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 18 |  Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
5,811 | 1.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 19 |  Daniel Dennett |
5,723 | 2.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 20 |  Francisco Suárez |
3,742 | 55.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 20 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain and ranks each philosopher 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 philosopher in Spain?
Plato currently leads with an estimated audience of 918,461 people in Spain.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.