23.9% of matchups won
376 matchups
Elo 1309
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/09/07
mission: Establish communist state · Political governance · politicians · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing31%
picked as helping wellbeing
202 matchups
16%
picked as hurting wellbeing
174 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
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Jiang Zemin
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46.8% wins · 9th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926–2022)
02
Zhou Enlai
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43.1% wins · 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China
03
Xi Jinping
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52.8% wins · General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and paramount...
04
Chiang Kai-shek
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20.1% wins · Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)
05
Sun Yat-sen
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36.7% wins · Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
Known for
- Founding the People's Republic
- Cultural Revolution
- Land reform initiatives
- Great Leap Forward
- Korean War involvement
Based on 376 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/07. Full rankings ·
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