Public wellbeing report · People

Mike Ashley

English billionaire retail entrepreneur/sporting goods market/former co-owner of Newcastle United

#1102
of 1,411 ranked people
Top 79%
33.8% of matchups won 240 matchups Elo 1624 tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/10/25

mission: Expand sports retail empire · Retail and sports business · billionaires

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Public sentiment

how often it gets picked, by matchup framing
25%
picked as helping wellbeing
183 matchups
63%
picked as hurting wellbeing
57 matchups

On balance people see it as hurting.

Rating over time

Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29

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Known for
  • Founded Sports Direct
  • Owned Newcastle United FC
  • Acquired Fraser Group
  • Purchased multiple sports brands
  • Made UK billionaire list

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Based on 240 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/25. Full rankings ·

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