Ranker Founder & CEO Clark Benson
Clark Benson, the founder and CEO of Ranker, is a lifelong entrepreneur with four successful prior startups (the last of which was eCrush, a top 10 online dating service acquired by Hearst). Launched in 2009, Ranker is Benson’s fifth startup which he created with a simple concept: the wisdom of the crowd is better than one expert’s opinion. Today, Ranker creates votable editorial lists on virtually every topic, and its audiences’ opinions determine definitive rankings.
A serial entrepreneur and music fanatic, Benson previously founded Almighty Music Marketing, a music marketing and promotions agency serving the music industry since 1995. He also co-owned the Southern California music store, Off/Beat Music from 1996-2001. He began his career in business affairs at Virgin Records America.
In his spare time, you can find Benson traveling to concerts and festivals to see many new and emerging artists - as well as his favorites such as the Rolling Stones, Phish, and Radiohead. He saw more than 100 bands perform in both 2015 and 2018. A published author, Benson co-wrote the book College: Your Guide To The Best Five Years of Your Life. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jenifer, and twins, Austin and Zani.
Ranker
ranker.comRanker is the leader in fan-powered rankings on just about everything. Whatever the topic — TV, movies, video games, sports, brands, food — Ranker puts the vote into the hands of millions rather than a few critics to answer the questions we are most passionate about. Over 1.5 billion votes now power Ranker Insights, a treasure trove of psychographic correlation data that delivers personalized consumer recommendations (“if you like X, you’ll also like Y, Z”) and audience insights to journalists, marketers, studios and platforms seeking a deeper understanding of consumer tastes and preferences. Launched in 2020 and powered by Ranker Insights, Watchworthy is the only statistically relevant, personalized TV recommendation app available to consumers. Ranker is listed on 2020’s Inc. 5000 and Inc. 5000: California Series; Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500; Built In LA’s Top 50 Mid-Sized Companies To Work For in 2020 and 2021; and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021 (No. 5). Watchworthy was a 2022 Webby nominee for both Best Entertainment App and Best Mobile User Experience. Ranker is headquartered in Los Angeles and has over 70 employees.
