Ranking of religious figures and preachers with large audiences and significant online or media presence.
The list is descriptive and non-normative: it does not validate or promote any belief, but simply measures visibility and influence using public data.
| Rank | Name | Role / Title | Tradition / Country | Main Platform (M followers) | Profile / Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pope Francis | Sovereign Pontiff | Catholicism / VAT | 55 | N/A | Final encyclical 2025, COP30 call |
| 2 | Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani | Marja' al-a'la | Shia Islam / IRQ | 20 | N/A | Warns vs targeting Iran leaders, unity fatwa 2025 |
| 3 | Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb | Grand Imam Al-Azhar | Sunni Islam / EGY | 18 | N/A | Human-Fraternity doc signed 2025 |
| 4 | Pope Leo XIV | Bishop of Rome | Catholicism / VAT | 4 | N/A | US-born, Peru veteran; unity message 2025 |
| 5 | Archbishop Christophe Pierre | Apostolic Nuncio to USA | Catholicism / FRA | 0.5 | King-maker in conclave 2025 | |
| 6 | Archbishop Bernard Hebda | Archbishop of St Paul | Catholicism / USA | 0.1 | N/A | Explains papal symbolism 2025 |
| 7 | Aux. Bishop Kevin Kenney | Aux. Minneapolis | Catholicism / USA | 0.05 | N/A | Interfaith bridge 2025 |
| 8 | Grand Mufti Shawki Allam | Grand Mufti of Egypt | Sunni Islam / EGY | 6 | N/A | Fatwa against extremism 2025 |
| 9 | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Rahbar | Shia Islam / IRN | 8 | N/A | Regional war referee 2025 |
| 10 | Pastor Rick Warren | Founder Saddleback | Evangelical / USA | 3 | N/A | Purpose-Driven reboot 2025 |
| 11 | Bishop T.D. Jakes | Founder Potter’s House | Pentecostal / USA | 2.5 | N/A | Global leadership summit 2025 |
| 12 | Rev. Franklin Graham | CEO Samaritan’s Purse | Evangelical / USA | 4 | N/A | Humanitarian diplomacy 2025 |
| 13 | Sheikh Abdul-Rahman al-Sudais | Imam of Ka’aba | Sunni Islam / SAU | 10 | N/A | Ramadan 2025 khutbah global |
| 14 | Sheikh Yasir Qadhi | Dean Al-Maghrib | Sunni Islam / USA | 1.2 | N/A | Theology influencer 2025 |
| 15 | Pastor Steven Furtick | Founder Elevation | Evangelical / USA | 1.8 | N/A | New book 2025 |
| 16 | Rabbi David Saperstein | ex-Amb. IRF | Judaism / USA | 0.2 | Interfaith veteran 2025 | |
| 17 | Imam Omar Suleiman | Founder Yaqeen | Islam / USA | 1 | N/A | Texas floods chaplain 2025 |
| 18 | Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati | President Parmarth | Hinduism / IND | 0.8 | N/A | Ganga 2025 clean-up |
| 19 | Swami Ramdev | Founder Patanjali | Hinduism / IND | 12 | N/A | Ayurveda IPO 2025 |
| 20 | Gyalwang Drukpa | Head Drukpa Lineage | Buddhism / IND | 0.3 | N/A | Eco-pad yatra 2025 |
| 21 | Archbishop Justin Welby | Archbishop Canterbury | Anglican / GBR | 0.4 | N/A | Coronation role 2025 |
| 22 | Patriarch Kirill | Patriarch Moscow | Orthodox / RUS | 4 | N/A | Ukraine peace appeal 2025 |
| 23 | Patriarch Bartholomew | Ecumenical Patriarch | Orthodox / TUR | 0.6 | N/A | Green patriarch 2025 |
| 24 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin | Sec. State Vatican | Catholicism / VAT | 0.05 | N/A | Diplomat-in-chief 2025 |
| 25 | Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed | President UAE | Islam / UAE | 3 | N/A | Papal visit host 2025 |
| 26 | Grand Rabbi Israel Meir Lau | ex-Chief Rabbi | Judaism / ISR | 0.2 | N/A | Holocaust memory 2025 |
| 27 | Rev. Al Sharpton | Founder NAN | Baptist / USA | 0.6 | Civil-rights voice 2025 | |
| 28 | Bishop David Oyedepo | Founder Winners | Nigerian Pentecostal | 1.5 | N/A | 50 000-seat arena 2025 |
| 29 | Pastor Enoch Adeboye | GO RCCG | Pentecostal / NGR | 2 | N/A | 75 M members 2025 |
| 30 | Sheikh Saad al-Shithri | Senior Scholar | Sunni / SAU | 1 | N/A | Fatwa on crypto 2025 |
| 31 | Maulana Tariq Jamil | Preacher | Islam / PAK | 8 | N/A | TikTok sermons 2025 |
| 32 | Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Founder Art of Living | Hinduism / IND | 5 | N/A | 30th anniversary 2025 |
| 33 | Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev | Founder Isha | Hinduism / IND | 10 | N/A | Save-Soil 2.0 2025 |
| 34 | Swami Chidanand Saraswati | President Parmarth | Hinduism / IND | 0.4 | N/A | Water-blessing UN 2025 |
| 35 | Cardinal Matteo Zuppi | Peace envoy | Catholicism / ITA | 0.03 | N/A | Ukraine mission 2025 |
| 36 | Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia | President PAV | Catholicism / ITA | 0.02 | N/A | Bio-ethics global 2025 |
| 37 | Sheikh Habib Ali al-Jifri | Sufi scholar | Islam / UAE | 1.2 | N/A | Interfaith UAE 2025 |
| 38 | Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber | Founder House | Lutheran / USA | 0.2 | N/A | Shameless 2025 book |
| 39 | Pastor Craig Groeschel | Founder Life.Church | Evangelical / USA | 0.8 | N/A | Church-analytics 2025 |
| 40 | Bishop Elaine Stanfield | Presiding Bishop | Episcopal / USA | 0.05 | N/A | Climate liturgy 2025 |
| 41 | Grand Rabbi David Lau | Chief Rabbi | Judaism / ISR | 0.15 | N/A | Kashrut AI 2025 |
| 42 | Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah | Grand Mufti | Sunni / SAU | 2 | N/A | Hajj 2025 fatwa |
| 43 | Ayatollah Mokhtari | Shia scholar | Shia / IRN | 0.5 | N/A | Nuclear ethics 2025 |
| 44 | Archbishop Elpidophoros | Archbishop America | Greek-Orthodox / USA | 0.1 | N/A | Ukraine aid 2025 |
| 45 | Metropolitan Tikhon | Primate OCA | Orthodox / USA | 0.03 | N/A | Indigenous canon 2025 |
| 46 | Pastor Paula White | White House chaplain | Pentecostal / USA | 0.5 | N/A | Prayer call 2025 |
| 47 | Rev. William Barber | Moral Monday | Baptist / USA | 0.2 | Poor People’s Campaign 2025 | |
| 48 | Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa | MWL Sec-Gen | Islam / SAU | 0.8 | N/A | Holocaust visit 2025 |
| 49 | Swami Avdheshanand Giri | Acharya | Hinduism / IND | 1 | N/A | Kumbh coordinator 2025 |
| 50 | Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri | Peethadhishwar | Hinduism / IND | 3 | N/A | Miracle live 2025 |