Rankings

Leaderboards

Who has the biggest problems? Who is creating the solutions? Who has the most capital? The scoreboard of human progress.

Problems

The biggest problems facing humanity - ranked by score, human impact, and economic value.

Companies

Organizations deploying capital to solve humanity's biggest problems, ranked by market cap.

1
MicrosoftMSFTpublic
💻 Technology - Empowering every person and organization on the planet
$3.1T
market cap
2
NVIDIANVDApublic
💻 Technology - Building the compute backbone for artificial intelligence
$2.8T
market cap
3
Bitcoincrypto
📊 Economy - Separating money from state
$1.9T
market cap
4
TeslaTSLApublic
🌍 Climate - Accelerating the transition to sustainable energy
$800B
market cap
5
UnitedHealth GroupUNHpublic
🏥 Health - Making healthcare accessible to 150M+ people
$480B
market cap
6
Ethereumcrypto
💻 Technology - Building trustless infrastructure for the internet
$400B
market cap
7
Novo NordiskNVOpublic
🏥 Health - Fighting the global obesity and diabetes epidemic
$380B
market cap
8
SpaceXprivate
🚀 Space - Making humanity multiplanetary
$350B
market cap
9
PalantirPLTRpublic
💻 Technology - Turning complex data into actionable intelligence
$200B
market cap
10
NextEra EnergyNEEpublic
🌍 Climate - Replacing fossil fuels at scale
$150B
market cap
11
Deere & CompanyDEpublic
🌾 Food - Precision farming to feed 10 billion people
$120B
market cap
12
Solanacrypto
💻 Technology - Making decentralized apps fast and cheap
$80B
market cap
13
Stripeprivate
📊 Economy - Increasing the GDP of the internet
$65B
market cap
14
Anthropicprivate
💻 Technology - Building safe and beneficial AI systems
$61B
market cap
15
CoinbaseCOINpublic
📊 Economy - Building an open financial system for the world
$55B
market cap
16
ModernaMRNApublic
🏥 Health - Solving infectious disease with programmable medicine
$44B
market cap
17
BlockSQpublic
📊 Economy - Economic empowerment for unbanked populations
$42B
market cap
18
XylemXYLpublic
💧 Water - Solving global water challenges with smart tech
$30B
market cap
19
Veoliapublic
💧 Water - Making clean water accessible worldwide
$25B
market cap
20
First SolarFSLRpublic
⚡ Energy - Making solar the cheapest energy source on Earth
$20B
market cap

Crypto

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects solving real problems, ranked by market cap.

1
Bitcoin
📊 Economy
$1.9T
2
Ethereum
💻 Technology
$400B
3
Solana
💻 Technology
$80B
4
Chainlink
💻 Technology
$10B

People

The people solving the world's biggest problems, ranked by following.

1
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · 💻 Technology
The most ambitious problem-solver alive. Solving energy, transport, space, and AI simultaneously.
200M
followers
2
Bill Gates
@BillGates · 🏥 Health
Deploying billions to solve health, climate, and education. Read his annual letters.
65M
followers
3
Vitalik Buterin
@VitalikButerin · 💻 Technology
Building programmable money and decentralized governance. The infrastructure for coordination.
6M
followers
4
Sam Altman
@sama · 💻 Technology
Leading the AI revolution. Whether you agree or disagree, you need to understand his moves.
4M
followers
5
Naval Ravikant
@naval · 📊 Economy
Understands that equity + specific knowledge + leverage = wealth. The economic engine of problem-solving.
2M
followers
6
Balaji Srinivasan
@balaboris · 🏛️ Governance
Thinks in systems about technology, governance, and civilization. Read The Network State.
1M
followers
7
Tyler Cowen
@tylercowen · 📊 Economy
Co-founded progress studies. Runs Emergent Ventures funding bold ideas.
700K
followers
8
Peter Thiel
@PeterThiel · 📊 Economy
Zero to One thinking. Every great company solves a unique problem nobody else sees.
500K
followers
9
Patrick Collison
@PatrickCollison · 📊 Economy
Building financial infrastructure for the internet. Co-coined progress studies with Tyler Cowen.
400K
followers
10
Derek Thompson
@DKThomp · 📊 Economy
Writing about the abundance agenda and how to build more of everything.
250K
followers
11
David Deutsch
@DavidDeutschOxf · 💻 Technology
The philosopher behind everything. His principle of optimism is the foundation of this game.
120K
followers
12
Jason Crawford
@jasaboris · 💻 Technology
Building the intellectual foundation for the progress movement. Read his blog.
50K
followers
13
Eli Dourado
@emaboris · 💻 Technology
Leading the Institute for Progress. Practical progress studies applied to policy.
50K
followers
14
Chiara Marletto
@chilobruno · 💻 Technology
Deutsch collaborator building Constructor Theory. The next layer of fundamental physics.
15K
followers
15
Logan Chipkin
@loganchipkin · 💻 Technology
Running the Conjecture Institute. Directly advancing Deutsch critical rationalism.
5K
followers

Founders Hall of Fame

The greatest founders in history, studied by David Senra on the Founders podcast. Church for the intense.

1
#248 · Maurice Hilleman
The Man Who Saved Your Life
“The greatest impact comes from solving problems most people don't even see.”
2
#206 · Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande on Being Mortal
“The best solutions require understanding the full human experience of the problem.”
3
#224 · Elon Musk
How Elon Musk Built Tesla
“If physics doesn't forbid it, it's achievable. Start from the laws of physics, not convention.”
4
#25 · John D. Rockefeller
The Story of Standard Oil
“The person who can cut costs and improve quality simultaneously will dominate any industry.”
5
#179 · Andrew Carnegie
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
“Put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.”
6
#1 · Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
“Focus is saying no to the hundred other good ideas.”
7
#121 · Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, Andy Grove
The Intel Trinity
“Only the paranoid survive. But the ambitious thrive.”
8
#175 · Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
“Your margin is my opportunity. Work backwards from the customer.”
9
#234 · Sam Walton
Sam Walton: Made in America
“There's only one boss - the customer. And they can fire everybody by spending their money somewhere else.”
10
#90 · Charlie Munger
Poor Charlie's Almanack
“Invert, always invert. Turn a problem upside down and solve it backwards.”
11
#96 · Edwin Land
The Story of Edwin Land and Polaroid
“The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”
12
#157 · Wilbur & Orville Wright
The Wright Brothers
“Self-education plus obsessive experimentation beats credentials every time.”
13
#233 · Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc and the Making of McDonald's
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.”
14
#192 · Elon Musk
Liftoff: Elon Musk and SpaceX
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
15
#265 · Robert Moses
The Power Broker: Robert Moses
“Infrastructure shapes civilization. The builder of roads determines the shape of cities.”
16
#310 · Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Gene: An Intimate History
“The most powerful technology is understanding the code that created us.”
17
#29 · Peter Thiel
Zero to One
“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”
18
#45 · Clayton Christensen
The Innovator's Dilemma
“The biggest opportunities are in markets that incumbents dismiss as too small.”

Countries

The best places on Earth for meaningful work - ranked by GDP, tech friendliness, and startup culture.

1
United StatesUS
GDP: $28.0TGrowth: 2.5%Pop: 335M
Tech10/10
Startup10/10
Quality8/10

The engine of global innovation. Silicon Valley, NYC, Austin, Miami — every problem category has a hub here.

AIbiotechfintechspaceenergy
$28.0T
GDP
2
IndiaIN
GDP: $4.0TGrowth: 7.0%Pop: 1.4B
Tech8/10
Startup7/10
Quality5/10

Fastest-growing major economy. 1.4B people = massive problems = massive opportunities. ISRO, UPI, IITs.

technologyspacepharmamanufacturing
$4.0T
GDP
3
United KingdomGB
GDP: $3.5TGrowth: 1.5%Pop: 68M
Tech9/10
Startup8/10
Quality8/10

London is Europe financial and AI capital. Oxford (Deutsch base), Cambridge, DeepMind.

fintechAIbiotechdeeptech
$3.5T
GDP
4
South KoreaKR
GDP: $1.7TGrowth: 2.5%Pop: 52M
Tech8/10
Startup7/10
Quality8/10

Samsung, SK Hynix, LG. World leader in chips, batteries, and 5G. K-culture exporting innovation.

semiconductorselectronicsbiotechAI
$1.7T
GDP
5
SwitzerlandCH
GDP: $900BGrowth: 1.5%Pop: 9M
Tech8/10
Startup7/10
Quality10/10

Highest GDP per capita, Crypto Valley in Zug, world-class research institutions.

biotechfintechprecision-engineering
$900B
GDP
6
IrelandIE
GDP: $550BGrowth: 5.0%Pop: 5M
Tech8/10
Startup8/10
Quality8/10

EU tech hub. Low corporate tax, English-speaking, headquarters of every major tech company.

technologypharmafintech
$550B
GDP
7
IsraelIL
GDP: $530BGrowth: 3.5%Pop: 10M
Tech9/10
Startup9/10
Quality7/10

Startup Nation. More startups per capita than anywhere. Military-to-tech pipeline produces world-class founders.

cybersecurityAIbiotechdefense
$530B
GDP
8
United Arab EmiratesAE
GDP: $500BGrowth: 4.0%Pop: 10M
Tech8/10
Startup9/10
Quality8/10

Dubai and Abu Dhabi are building the future. Zero income tax, massive sovereign wealth investment.

fintechenergyAIlogistics
$500B
GDP
9
SingaporeSG
GDP: $500BGrowth: 3.5%Pop: 6M
Tech9/10
Startup9/10
Quality9/10

Asia gateway with zero-friction business. High GDP per capita, low taxes, world-class infrastructure.

fintechbiotechlogisticsAI
$500B
GDP
10
EstoniaEE
GDP: $40BGrowth: 3.0%Pop: 1M
Tech7/10
Startup10/10
Quality7/10

E-residency, digital-first government, Skype/Wise birthplace. The most startup-friendly country on Earth.

technologye-governancefintech
$40B
GDP

“Your margin is my opportunity. Work backwards from the customer.” - Jeff Bezos