Top 21 Philosophers in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 21 largest philosophers in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Socrates lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,273,860 people. Across all 21 entries the average audience size is 141,426, and the largest, Karl Marx, reaches around 487,665 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each philosopher, 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 |  Karl Marx |
487,665 | 4.0% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 2 |  Sigmund Freud |
425,676 | 5.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 3 |  Socrates |
360,519 | 4.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 4 |  Plato |
356,277 | 2.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 5 |  Aristotle |
342,327 | 3.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 6 |  Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
161,273 | 6.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 7 |  Voltaire |
148,575 | 2.7% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 8 |  Friedrich Nietzsche |
134,689 | 3.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 9 |  Immanuel Kant |
130,483 | 3.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 10 |  Michel Foucault |
89,529 | 3.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 11 |  Leo Tolstoy |
69,792 | 5.1% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 12 |  Rudolf Steiner |
60,506 | 3.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 13 |  Zadig |
48,543 | 3.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 14 |  William James |
44,909 | 7.3% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 15 |  Helena Blavatsky |
31,089 | 4.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 16 |  Daniel Dennett |
24,884 | 10.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 17 |  William Lane Craig |
19,721 | 9.1% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 18 |  Ken Wilber |
9,890 | 2.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 19 |  Herbert Spencer |
8,811 | 4.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 20 |  Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
8,307 | 2.1% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 21 |  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
6,482 | 2.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 21 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
Karl Marx currently leads with an estimated audience of 487,665 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.