63.9% of matchups won
379 matchups
Elo 1551
tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/10/23
mission: Empower and innovate technology · Technology and business · billionaires
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing66%
picked as helping wellbeing
332 matchups
49%
picked as hurting wellbeing
47 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Michael Dell
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60.8% wins · American businessman and CEO
02
Bill Gates
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58.9% wins · American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
03
Tim Cook
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62.4% wins · American business executive (born 1960)
04
Eric Lefkofsky
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73.8% wins · American entrepreneur, billionaire, and philanthropist
05
Marc Benioff
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46.0% wins · American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist
Known for
- Microsoft CEO 2000-2014
- Built $20 billion enterprise
- Acquired Skype
- Founded Ballmer Group
- Owner of L.A. Clippers
Based on 379 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/23. Full rankings ·
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