The ranking is an amalgam of many different measurements, including how widely the thinkers are watched and followed on YouTube and Twitter, and how prominently they feature in blogs and in the wikisphere. The outcome indicates each thinker’s relevance across countries and subject areas, and the ranking selects those thinkers who are most talked about and who are triggering wider debate.
这份排名是许多不同指标的混合物，包括思想家在TouTube和Twitter上被观看的次数和粉丝数量，以及他们在博客和维基世界（wikisphere）的主导力。结果表明了每一位思想家在不同国家和不同领域的关联度，排名所选择的思想家都是被讨论最多、引起最广泛争论的思想家。