Jordan Peterson
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
4
Honours
3
Rankings
6
Covers
2
Records
Peterson's 12 Rules for Life spent over a year on The New York Times bestseller list and was translated into more than 40 languages. He was ranked #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in 2020 and listed in TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People reader poll in 2021. In 2022, Politico ranked him #2 on its Top 50 Influencers in the World list. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo in 2024 and was inducted into the Canadian Conservative Hall of Fame in 2025.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Simon Wiesenthal Center's Award for Moral Courage
Recognized for his advocacy for free speech.
Grotius Prize
Awarded for contributions to legal and philosophical discourse.
Honorary Doctorate
Controversial honorary degree for his impact on public discourse.
Inducted into the Canadian Conservative Hall of Fame
Honored for his influence on conservative thought in Canada.
Rankings & Lists
New York Times Bestseller List
TIME 100 Most Influential People (Reader Poll)
Politico Top 50 Influencers in the World
Magazine Covers
The New York Times Magazine
September 2018
Jordan Peterson: The Intellectual We Can't Ignore
The Spectator
October 2018
The Prophet of the Right
The Atlantic
March 2019
Jordan Peterson's Gospel of Masculinity
The New Yorker
March 2020
The Rise of Jordan Peterson
The Economist
May 2021
The Peterson Phenomenon
Vogue
December 2022
The Unlikely Icon
Records & Feats
Longest-running #1 on the New York Times Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous bestseller list
12 Rules for Life held the #1 spot for over a year.
Most translated self-help book of the 2010s
12 Rules for Life has been translated into over 40 languages.