Issue No. 2 · September 2026
Religious Leaders
Pastors, evangelists, imams, rabbis, monks and other faith leaders with worldwide followings.
The Most Famous Religious Leaders in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jesus Christ historical figure | 55.7 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Leo XIV  celebrityAlive | 22.4 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Martin Luther King Jr. politician | 22.4 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Pope Francis  politician | 21.6 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Mother Teresa  celebrity | 19.8 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Mojtaba Khamenei  politicianAlive | 16.9 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Ruhollah Khomeini politician | 14.6 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  The Buddha  celebrity | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Benedict XVI  celebrity | 12.8 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Tenzin Gyatso politicianAlive | 12.3 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Religious Leaders in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo XIV celebrity | 22.4 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Mojtaba Khamenei politician | 16.9 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Tenzin Gyatso politician | 12.3 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Ramdev celebrity | 8.6 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Ali Sistani celebrity | 8.4 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais  celebrity | 8.0 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Bartholomew I of Constantinople  celebrity | 7.9 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Ravi Shankar celebrity | 7.4 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Luis Antonio Tagle  celebrity | 7.3 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Joachim Gauck politician | 7.1 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Religious Leaders, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month
- September 2026Jesus ChristAliveLeo XIVv5.70
- August 2026Jesus ChristAliveLeo XIVv5.62