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Rank
Position in the Top 20, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Portugal who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Portugal. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Portugal, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Portugal. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KKarl Marx | 73k | 0.6% | 45.1 | 33.5% | Philosopher |
| 2 | SSocrates | 64k | 0.4% | 39.8 | 66.9% | Philosopher |
| 3 | SSigmund Freud | 42k | 0.5% | 46.9 | 69.8% | Philosopher |
| 4 | PPlato | 40k | 0.3% | 40.1 | 66.7% | Philosopher |
| 5 | FFriedrich Nietzsche | 30k | 0.7% | 46.1 | 66.9% | Philosopher |
| 6 | AAristotle | 30k | 0.3% | 46.7 | 65.4% | Philosopher |
| 7 | VVoltaire | 29k | 0.5% | 42.3 | 82.1% | Philosopher |
| 8 | FFyodor Dostoyevsky | 21k | 0.8% | 32.3 | 72.5% | Philosopher |
| 9 | MMichel Foucault | 18k | 0.7% | 47.8 | 68.2% | Philosopher |
| 10 | IImmanuel Kant | 17k | 0.5% | 39.5 | 60.6% | Philosopher |
| 11 | HHelena Blavatsky | 14k | 2.0% | 50.9 | 100.0% | Philosopher |
| 12 | RRudolf Steiner | 11k | 0.7% | 40.0 | 78.0% | Philosopher |
| 13 | WWilliam James | 5.2k | 0.8% | 43.7 | 67.7% | Philosopher |
| 14 | LLeo Tolstoy | 4.8k | 0.3% | 36.6 | 57.3% | Philosopher |
| 15 | KKen Wilber | 2.7k | 0.8% | 44.2 | 74.7% | Philosopher |
| 16 | GGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel | 1.9k | 0.8% | 34.7 | 35.9% | Philosopher |
| 17 | DDaniel Dennett | 1.6k | 0.7% | 32.0 | 100.0% | Philosopher |
| 18 | GGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | 1.3k | 0.3% | 33.3 | 73.4% | Philosopher |
| 19 | HHerbert Spencer | 1.3k | 0.6% | 27.4 | 100.0% | Philosopher |
| 20 | WWilliam Lane Craig | 1.2k | 0.5% | 43.5 | 31.2% | Philosopher |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular philosophers compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Portugal 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 Portugal?
Karl Marx currently leads with an estimated audience of 73k people in Portugal.