44.7% of matchups won
1,092 matchups
Elo 1609
tracked 2025/05/31 → 2026/06/13
mission: Promote impactful charitable giving · Philosophy and ethics · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing44%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,012 matchups
59%
picked as hurting wellbeing
80 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 2026-05-29Related
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Known for
- Co-founded Giving What We Can
- Authored Doing Good Better
- Established Centre for Effective Altruism
- Wrote What We Owe the Future
- Influenced global philanthropy
Based on 1,092 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/06/13. Full rankings ·
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