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About
Rank the Rich puts two of the world's biggest fortunes side by side and asks one thing: which is the bigger name? You answer with a tap. The answer moves an Elo rating, and the ratings, stacked up, become a board.
What it is
Everything on this site is generated by one loop. A pair is drawn, someone picks a side, one row is written, two ratings move. There is no separate editorial ranking underneath that a vote adjusts — the board is the votes.
The axis is fame, not merit. “Bigger name” means better known in connection with wealth. It is not a statement about anyone's character, conduct, or how they earned what they have, and it is not financial advice.
The numbers
Elo. K-factor 32, rating floor 100, everyone entering at 1500. Each decided pair writes one matchup row and updates both people in a single transaction. The pool and its fields are read live from the database on every request — no count on this site is typed in by hand.
The numbers
Rounded editorial estimates, entered by hand. This site does not record which publication a figure came from or the date it was taken, so it does not claim one. Every figure is shown with a “≈” and labelled undated, and should be read as a ballpark rather than a valuation.
The limits
They are undated estimates. Large fortunes move with the markets daily; nothing here tracks that.
It records which name people picked more often. That is all it can record.
The counters on the homepage are real counts and are often zero. This board is new.
It is an entertainment ranking of public figures. Do not make a decision on it.