Winners Take All
Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadasby Anand Giridharadas
Shares rank 11 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
People recommend it as an enjoyable book examining the narrow limits of modern philanthropy.
People recommend it as an enjoyable book examining the narrow limits of modern philanthropy.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 9 years
Median of the 13 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Worth highlighting for readers
“I read a book nearly a decade ago, that I think is worth highlighting.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “We're committing $6.25B to give 25M children a financial head start” “that I think is worth highlighting.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “We're committing $6.25B to give 25M children a financial head start” “that I think is worth highlighting”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “We're committing $6.25B to give 25M children a financial head start” - Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “We're committing $6.25B to give 25M children a financial head start”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Winners Take Allby Anand GiridharadasThis page | 15 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 9 yrs13 owners | — |
What people said
6 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the book Winner Takes All is about this topic and pretty enjoyable”
“that I think is worth highlighting.”
“that I think is worth highlighting”
“Giridharadas examines the narrow limits of modern philanthropy”
“I think is worth highlighting”
“I read a book nearly a decade ago, that I think is worth highlighting.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.