43.6% of matchups won
234 matchups
Elo 1665
tracked 2025/05/26 → 2026/09/10
mission: Founding Taoism and teaching wisdom · Chinese philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing36%
picked as helping wellbeing
201 matchups
91%
picked as hurting wellbeing
33 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Authored Tao Te Ching
- Influenced Chinese philosophy
- Key figure in Taoism
- Venerated in Tang dynasty
- Progenitor of surname Li
Based on 234 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/10. Full rankings ·
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