No, they have not proved it. Like I said, using a website that A)Not everyone knows about in a world where B)Not everyone has access to the internet is a completely terrible way to determine "Most influential person EVAR!!1".

Furthermore, I'm not sure if you were aware but the contest wasn't "RAIN VS. COLBERT GO!!1" and I mostly consider a ton of the Colbert votes to come about much like Rain's - blind and mindless devotion to the person instead of considering "Is this person truly influential on me, my life, and the planet?". I'm a philosopher too and at times can be incredibly modest (I have this bad habit of selling myself short). Faw's dopey friend who was pissed when he thought Zero Suit Samus could only be played via an item could play the piano. That does not make us contenders for the most influential people in the world (which includes the bits that aren't Asia! Shocking concept, I know!)

Finally,