Top 50 Journalists in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest journalists in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 132 journalists tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Carol Vorderman, Boris Johnson and Jilly Cooper lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,254,028 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 175,253, and the largest, Carol Vorderman, reaches around 2,175,221 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each journalist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carol Vorderman |
2,175,221 | 64.8% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Boris Johnson |
1,133,989 | 44.6% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Jilly Cooper |
944,818 | 78.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 4 |  Anna Wintour |
528,402 | 7.4% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 5 |  Victoria Coren Mitchell |
498,086 | 75.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 6 |  Mehdi Hasan |
283,123 | 16.5% | Journalist | News |
| 7 |  Megyn Kelly |
262,237 | 3.6% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Mark Twain |
247,911 | 5.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 9 |  Christopher Hitchens |
213,616 | 21.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 10 |  Anne Summers |
182,236 | 69.9% | Journalist | Fashion & Accessoires |
| 11 |  Graham Hancock |
173,480 | 17.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 12 |  Amy Childs |
155,416 | 87.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Hunter S. Thompson |
154,982 | 6.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 14 |  Ayn Rand |
123,931 | 5.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 15 |  Germaine Greer |
123,707 | 57.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 16 |  Kate Atkinson |
120,531 | 39.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 17 |  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
119,856 | 4.6% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Joan Didion |
112,297 | 7.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 19 |  Edith Bowman |
110,605 | 87.7% | Journalist | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Max Hastings |
101,033 | 51.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 21 |  Gloria Steinem |
75,955 | 7.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 22 |  Peter Tatchell |
75,902 | 89.1% | Journalist | News |
| 23 |  Don McCullin |
74,361 | 57.7% | Journalist | News |
| 24 |  Glenn Greenwald |
74,207 | 6.6% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Dave Meltzer |
70,737 | 15.4% | Journalist | News |
| 26 |  Steven Crowder |
59,010 | 3.4% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  L. Frank Baum |
58,246 | 8.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 28 |  Linwood Barclay |
54,252 | 34.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 29 |  Atul Gawande |
49,469 | 11.8% | Journalist | Health |
| 30 |  James O'Keefe |
37,167 | 5.0% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Natalie Bennett |
31,255 | 67.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Kara Swisher |
29,733 | 3.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Leo Burnett |
27,988 | 7.4% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 34 |  Tracey Cox |
23,063 | 55.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 35 |  Yasmin Mogahed |
22,815 | 20.7% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Andrew Ross Sorkin |
20,723 | 4.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 37 |  Mike Wallace |
20,353 | 4.3% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  David McCandless |
18,180 | 36.6% | Journalist | Technology & Electronics |
| 39 |  Queen Letizia of Spain |
17,157 | 0.4% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Karl Rove |
16,216 | 4.9% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  James Thurber |
16,084 | 14.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 42 |  Malcolm Turnbull |
15,869 | 3.9% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Daniel H. Pink |
15,582 | 8.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 44 |  Glennon Doyle Melton |
15,099 | 3.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 45 |  Susanna Lau |
14,025 | 53.3% | Journalist | News |
| 46 |  Drauzio Varella |
13,784 | 0.8% | Journalist | Health |
| 47 |  José Saramago |
12,846 | 1.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 48 |  Lev Grossman |
12,606 | 12.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 49 |  Nasrin Sotoudeh |
12,445 | 28.6% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Aftab Iqbal |
12,084 | 24.7% | Journalist | Business & Career |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each journalist 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 journalist in United Kingdom?
Carol Vorderman currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,175,221 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.