65.1% of matchups won
3,759 matchups
Elo 1628
tracked 2025/02/21 → 2026/09/04
mission: Increase and diffuse knowledge · Cultural and scientific education · nonprofits
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing64%
picked as helping wellbeing
2,873 matchups
70%
picked as hurting wellbeing
886 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- 157 million collection items
- 21 museums
- Smithsonian magazine
- Air & Space magazine
- National Zoo
Based on 3,759 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/04. Full rankings ·
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