Top 44 Pastors in United States
This curated ranking covers the 44 largest pastors in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Timothy M. Dolan, Luis Antonio Tagle and Gregor Mendel lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,598,805 people. Across all 44 entries the average audience size is 98,897, and the largest, Timothy M. Dolan, reaches around 620,746 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each pastor, 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 |  Timothy M. Dolan |
620,746 | 93.2% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Luis Antonio Tagle |
584,330 | 37.0% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Gregor Mendel |
393,729 | 47.5% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Chuck Swindoll |
383,712 | 82.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Pastor Shirley Caesar |
367,266 | 96.8% | Pastor | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  John Bosco |
283,989 | 25.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Jerry Falwell |
236,687 | 88.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Louie Giglio |
198,257 | 79.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  judah smith |
131,568 | 94.8% | Pastor | Literature |
| 10 |  Ed Young (pastor) |
116,162 | 89.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Pio of Pietrelcina |
106,960 | 6.9% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Saint Kilian |
99,550 | 59.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Skip Heitzig |
88,013 | 98.5% | Pastor | Literature |
| 14 |  Chip Ingram |
85,578 | 89.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Saint Dominic |
83,077 | 7.5% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Vincent Ferrer |
80,346 | 31.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Philip Neri |
68,635 | 12.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Matthew Barnett |
56,516 | 90.5% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  padre marcelo rossi |
46,231 | 1.9% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla |
44,304 | 8.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Miles McPherson |
40,366 | 99.5% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Basil of Caesarea |
38,948 | 6.2% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Adam Hamilton (pastor) |
37,101 | 98.3% | Pastor | Literature |
| 24 |  John Corapi |
35,604 | 98.2% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Camillus de Lellis |
25,114 | 34.7% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Jonathan Falwell |
20,307 | 98.7% | Pastor | Literature |
| 27 |  Marcel Lefebvre |
13,156 | 52.8% | Pastor | Literature |
| 28 |  Rotho |
9,912 | 4.6% | Pastor | Home & Garden |
| 29 |  Mitch Pacwa |
9,806 | 96.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 30 | Cesar Castellanos |
8,507 | 46.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Padre Reginaldo Manzotti |
6,962 | 0.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Leonardo Boff |
6,316 | 8.0% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Abbé Pierre |
5,208 | 0.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Bosa |
4,611 | 0.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Andrés Bustamante |
3,977 | 11.0% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Marcellin Champagnat |
3,869 | 28.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Bishop John Francis |
1,903 | 95.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Carlo Pignatelli |
1,009 | 1.1% | Pastor | Fashion & Accessoires |
| 39 |  Frei Galvão |
894 | 0.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Georg Bätzing |
782 | 0.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Adolph Kolping |
708 | 1.0% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Luigi Ciotti |
379 | 0.9% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Angelo Mai |
318 | 0.6% | Pastor | Literature |
| 44 | Apostle G Maldonado |
94 | 62.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 44 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each pastor 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 pastor in United States?
Timothy M. Dolan currently leads with an estimated audience of 620,746 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.