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Carlo Acutis

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Sam Altman

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Gabe Newell

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3rd3,655 · mom 22
Sam Altman leads this board.

34.6K readers a day this week, ahead of Carlo Acutis.

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  1. 4thDavid Heinemeier HanssonDevelopers3,526
  2. 5thLinus TorvaldsDevelopers3,357
  3. 6thTim Berners-LeeDevelopers3,220
  4. 7thAnatoly DyatlovDevelopers2,718
  5. 8thJohn McAfeeDevelopers2,193
  6. 9thMarkus PerssonDevelopers2,098
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PlaceNameCountryCategoryReaders a day
10th, risingSatoru IwataDevelopers · 1959-2015JapanJapanDevelopers1,934mom 3011th, stableTerry A. DavisDevelopers · 1969-2018United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers1,853mom 1712th, stableAaron SwartzDevelopers · 1986-2013United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers1,827mom 413th, risingJihadi JohnDevelopers · 1988-2015United KingdomUnited KingdomDevelopers1,508mom 2514th, stableGrace HopperDevelopers · 1906-1992United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers1,389mom 515th, stableGuido van RossumDevelopers · b. 1956NetherlandsNetherlandsDevelopers1,008mom 1216th, risingSid MeierDevelopers · b. 1954CanadaCanadaDevelopers1,007mom 2517th, risingDennis M. RitchieDevelopers · 1941-2011United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers961mom 1818th, stableJohn CarmackDevelopers · b. 1970United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers881mom 419th, fallingPaul GrahamDevelopers · b. 1964United KingdomUnited KingdomDevelopers833mom 420th, fallingDonald KnuthDevelopers · b. 1938United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers811mom 1221st, fallingVitalik ButerinDevelopers · b. 1994Developers720mom 0

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Satoru Iwata holds 55th among developers

Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959-2015)

David Heinemeier Hansson holds 5th among developers

Programmer, racing driver, creator of Ruby on Rails

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