Top 29 Philosophers in United States
This curated ranking covers the 29 largest philosophers in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Plato, Socrates and Karl Marx lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6,848,726 people. Across all 29 entries the average audience size is 544,240, and the largest, Plato, reaches around 2,960,127 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each philosopher, 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 |  Plato |
2,960,127 | 21.0% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 2 |  Socrates |
1,957,193 | 26.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 3 |  Karl Marx |
1,931,406 | 15.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 4 |  Aristotle |
1,917,644 | 18.0% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 5 |  Sigmund Freud |
1,498,378 | 19.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 6 |  Voltaire |
1,057,228 | 19.3% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 7 |  Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
802,477 | 31.0% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 8 |  Friedrich Nietzsche |
646,996 | 17.1% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 9 |  Immanuel Kant |
462,768 | 13.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 10 |  Leo Tolstoy |
444,542 | 32.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 11 |  Michel Foucault |
433,787 | 16.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 12 |  William James |
225,652 | 36.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 13 |  Zadig |
196,453 | 13.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 14 |  Simone Weil |
195,408 | 34.4% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 15 |  Rudolf Steiner |
144,416 | 8.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 16 |  William Lane Craig |
142,041 | 65.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 17 |  Ludwig Wittgenstein |
133,411 | 54.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 18 |  Helena Blavatsky |
118,677 | 18.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 19 |  Daniel Dennett |
87,322 | 37.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 20 |  Herbert Spencer |
71,621 | 35.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 21 |  Edith Stein |
69,029 | 20.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 22 |  Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
66,063 | 16.9% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 23 |  Ken Wilber |
59,622 | 17.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 24 |  Parmenides |
56,401 | 25.1% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 25 |  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
39,701 | 15.2% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 26 | Guy Debord |
36,698 | 33.5% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 27 |  Edmund Husserl |
22,371 | 24.6% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 28 |  Gotthold Ephraim Lessing |
3,739 | 3.8% | Philosopher | Literature |
| 29 |  Francisco Suárez |
1,795 | 26.7% | Philosopher | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 29 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 States?
Plato currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,960,127 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.