Top 50 Economists in United States

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest economists in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 108 economists tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Robert Reich, Thomas Sowell and Jeffrey Sachs lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3,565,434 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 179,409, and the largest, Robert Reich, reaches around 1,659,048 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each economist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Robert Reich Robert Reich 1,659,048 79.2% Economist Politics & Society
2 Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell 1,231,023 75.2% Economist Business & Career
3 Jeffrey Sachs Jeffrey Sachs 675,363 69.6% Economist Business & Career
4 Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus 438,002 30.5% Economist Politics & Society
5 Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh 392,201 10.4% Economist Politics & Society
6 Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan 376,435 87.5% Economist Business & Career
7 Janet Yellen Janet Yellen 368,697 77.7% Economist Business & Career
8 Paul Krugman Paul Krugman 350,236 53.5% Economist Business & Career
9 John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes 218,072 42.0% Economist Business & Career
10 David Hume David Hume 218,062 30.3% Economist Literature
11 John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill 210,973 21.9% Economist Politics & Society
12 Niall Ferguson Niall Ferguson 205,301 36.7% Economist Literature
13 Nassim Nicholas Taleb Nassim Nicholas Taleb 178,271 43.2% Economist Literature
14 Charles Babbage Charles Babbage 177,294 43.0% Economist Business & Career
15 Yanis Varoufakis Yanis Varoufakis 174,239 31.6% Economist Politics & Society
16 Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen 154,990 95.0% Economist Business & Career
17 Kofi Annan Kofi Annan 128,396 21.5% Economist Politics & Society
18 Peter Drucker Peter Drucker 124,677 20.2% Economist Business & Career
19 Boyce Watkins Boyce Watkins 116,336 97.8% Economist Literature
20 Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde 116,180 6.4% Economist Politics & Society
21 Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg 114,070 92.1% Economist Business & Career
22 Benjamin Graham Benjamin Graham 93,433 27.2% Economist Literature
23 Friedrich Hayek Friedrich Hayek 82,024 31.5% Economist Business & Career
24 Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Tymoshenko 81,023 23.6% Economist Politics & Society
25 Carlos Salinas de Gortari Carlos Salinas de Gortari 79,505 13.2% Economist Politics & Society
26 Amartya Sen Amartya Sen 72,033 26.0% Economist Business & Career
27 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro Pablo Kuczynski 71,487 48.0% Economist Politics & Society
28 Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg 69,883 5.6% Economist Politics & Society
29 Rafael Correa Rafael Correa 63,135 31.1% Economist Politics & Society
30 Ibn Khaldun Ibn Khaldun 60,133 31.3% Economist Politics & Society
31 Murray Rothbard Murray Rothbard 59,050 63.5% Economist Business & Career
32 Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Toledo 55,980 43.6% Economist Politics & Society
33 Thomas Piketty Thomas Piketty 50,172 13.3% Economist Business & Career
34 David D. Friedman David D. Friedman 49,819 96.9% Economist Business & Career
35 Winona LaDuke Winona LaDuke 46,453 95.7% Economist Business & Career
36 John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith 44,110 84.6% Economist Business & Career
37 Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dominique Strauss-Kahn 41,470 47.2% Economist Politics & Society
38 Nouriel Roubini Nouriel Roubini 38,830 81.3% Economist Business & Career
39 Joseph Schumpeter Joseph Schumpeter 37,840 72.3% Economist Politics & Society
40 Subramanian Swamy Subramanian Swamy 36,544 4.2% Economist Politics & Society
41 Hans-Hermann Hoppe Hans-Hermann Hoppe 34,430 55.8% Economist Business & Career
42 B. R. Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar 28,608 1.8% Economist Politics & Society
43 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 27,201 89.2% Economist Business & Career
44 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 25,211 51.1% Economist Business & Career
45 leopoldo lopez leopoldo lopez 20,258 48.5% Economist Politics & Society
46 Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal Cavaco Silva 19,001 6.5% Economist Business & Career
47 Vilfredo Pareto Vilfredo Pareto 14,454 31.1% Economist Business & Career
48 Peter Senge Peter Senge 14,402 36.8% Economist Business & Career
49 Axel Kicillof Axel Kicillof 14,309 1.8% Economist Politics & Society
50 Frédéric Bastiat Frédéric Bastiat 11,799 40.5% Economist Literature

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?

Robert Reich currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,659,048 people in United States.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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