Top 50 Journalists in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest journalists in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 382 journalists tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Megyn Kelly, Mark Twain and Anna Wintour lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8,781,933 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 691,216, and the largest, Megyn Kelly, reaches around 4,921,346 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each journalist, 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 |  Megyn Kelly |
4,921,346 | 66.9% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Mark Twain |
1,975,671 | 41.7% | Journalist | Literature |
| 3 |  Anna Wintour |
1,884,916 | 26.3% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 4 |  Steven Crowder |
1,420,166 | 81.6% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Hunter S. Thompson |
1,300,509 | 53.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 6 |  Benito Mussolini |
1,105,288 | 41.4% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
1,069,842 | 41.3% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Paul Finebaum |
1,031,229 | 99.8% | Journalist | Sports |
| 9 |  Ayn Rand |
1,012,674 | 42.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 10 |  Ronan Farrow |
924,713 | 75.6% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Stuart Scott |
904,966 | 99.3% | Journalist | Sports |
| 12 |  Carol Vorderman |
774,999 | 23.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Mehdi Hasan |
760,656 | 44.3% | Journalist | News |
| 14 |  Bill Moyers |
755,126 | 95.2% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Bill Hemmer |
749,889 | 99.7% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Tom Brokaw |
722,478 | 93.7% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Kara Swisher |
711,743 | 75.4% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Joan Didion |
687,834 | 48.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 19 |  James O'Keefe |
666,900 | 89.0% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Gloria Steinem |
655,692 | 60.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 21 |  Glenn Greenwald |
643,780 | 57.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Chris Hayes (journalist) |
600,478 | 86.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 23 |  Edward R. Murrow |
523,160 | 98.0% | Journalist | News |
| 24 |  Gretchen Carlson |
517,162 | 96.3% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Rich Eisen |
504,108 | 89.0% | Journalist | Sports |
| 26 |  Jim Cornette |
442,696 | 96.2% | Journalist | News |
| 27 |  Graham Hancock |
419,134 | 41.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 28 |  Pat Buchanan |
413,820 | 96.1% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Andrew Ross Sorkin |
396,527 | 79.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 30 |  Christopher Hitchens |
393,716 | 38.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 31 |  Boris Johnson |
385,083 | 15.1% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  George Will |
366,740 | 99.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 33 |  Mary McLeod Bethune |
365,620 | 97.5% | Journalist | News |
| 34 |  Glennon Doyle Melton |
360,928 | 83.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 35 |  Mike Wallace |
357,595 | 75.0% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  L. Frank Baum |
340,435 | 46.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 37 |  Dave Meltzer |
335,948 | 73.4% | Journalist | News |
| 38 |  Charles Payne (journalist) |
334,528 | 99.3% | Journalist | News |
| 39 |  Andrew Breitbart |
287,711 | 91.5% | Journalist | News |
| 40 |  Soledad O'Brien |
284,274 | 99.0% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Karl Rove |
280,086 | 84.0% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Walter Isaacson |
252,171 | 85.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 43 |  Star Jones |
250,458 | 85.7% | Journalist | News |
| 44 |  Atul Gawande |
248,596 | 59.2% | Journalist | Health |
| 45 |  Joan Lunden |
218,277 | 99.0% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Ann Curry |
207,342 | 98.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 47 |  Theodor Herzl |
202,453 | 35.7% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  Rebecca Jarvis |
200,839 | 98.8% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Cari Champion |
197,435 | 99.1% | Journalist | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  Emma Goldman |
193,103 | 70.2% | Journalist | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 States?
Megyn Kelly currently leads with an estimated audience of 4,921,346 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.