Jesus is the most famous person in the world — according to the Internet.
A study by researchers in the U.S. ranked famous individuals using a specially developed algorithm that would see how famous they remained 200 years after their death.
Jesus topped the list, followed by Napoleon, then Mohammed, The Independent newspaper reported.
The first American on the list is Abraham Lincoln, who came in fifth. He was closely followed by George Washington, who was sixth, one place ahead of Adolf Hitler.
The study was carried out by Steven Skiena and Charles Ward, who ranked individuals by looking at data sources, just as Google looks at Web sources.
Barack Obama came 111th, 10 places ahead of Madonna. Bob Dylan was 130th.
Pop star Justin Bieber finished in 8,633rd.
“The significance of Jesus is shown by his mindshare today fully 2,000 years after his death. We don’t see the same happening for Justin Bieber,” Skiena told The Independent.
