Top 31 Economists in France
This curated ranking covers the 31 largest economists in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Christine Lagarde, Thomas Piketty and John Stuart Mill lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 886,022 people. Across all 31 entries the average audience size is 36,414, and the largest, Christine Lagarde, reaches around 554,509 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each economist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christine Lagarde |
554,509 | 30.5% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Thomas Piketty |
270,505 | 71.8% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 3 |  John Stuart Mill |
61,008 | 6.3% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Kofi Annan |
40,545 | 6.8% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Nicolaus Copernicus |
31,795 | 2.2% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Peter Drucker |
25,666 | 4.2% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 7 |  Friedrich Hayek |
17,384 | 6.7% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 8 |  Paul Krugman |
15,421 | 2.4% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 9 |  Jens Stoltenberg |
11,505 | 0.9% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Robert Reich |
11,471 | 0.6% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
11,041 | 2.7% | Economist | Literature |
| 12 |  Manmohan Singh |
10,469 | 0.3% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Frédéric Bastiat |
8,575 | 29.4% | Economist | Literature |
| 14 |  Niall Ferguson |
6,730 | 1.2% | Economist | Literature |
| 15 |  Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
6,489 | 2.2% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 16 |  Rafael Correa |
6,368 | 3.1% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Cellou Dalein Diallo |
5,527 | 42.5% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Philip Kotler |
5,240 | 1.6% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 19 |  Benjamin Graham |
5,109 | 1.5% | Economist | Literature |
| 20 |  Pedro Passos Coelho |
5,041 | 1.9% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |
4,608 | 3.1% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Carsten Linnemann |
3,087 | 0.2% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Alejandro Toledo |
2,919 | 2.3% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Bernd Lucke |
2,051 | 0.6% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Axel Kicillof |
1,988 | 0.3% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Maja Göpel |
1,694 | 0.2% | Economist | Literature |
| 27 |  Hans-Werner Sinn |
1,215 | 0.2% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  Sven Giegold |
573 | 0.8% | Economist | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Christian Rieck |
225 | 0.3% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 30 |  Mar Roxas |
63 | 0.4% | Economist | Business & Career |
| 31 |  Günter Faltin |
32 | 0.6% | Economist | Business & Career |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 31 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each economist 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 economist in France?
Christine Lagarde currently leads with an estimated audience of 554,509 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.