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Beyoncé
United States·Singer • Actress • BusinesswomanAlive
Born September 4, 1981
Profile on iFANNThe 100, August 2026
No. 11
Best ever
No. 11
Months on The 100
2
Month by month
Standing on The 100 and on the Alive list for every recorded month. Positions are not compared across methodology versions.
| Month | The 100 | Alive | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 11 | 9 | 32.9 | Issue No. 1 |
| July 2026 | 20 | 17 | 25.8 | Retrospective · v5.27 |
Lists held, August 2026
Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue
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The Most Famous People in United Arab EmiratesAlive No. 27 - 10
The Most Famous People in AngolaAlive No. 8 - 60
The Most Famous People in ArgentinaAlive No. 46 - 45
The Most Famous People in AustriaAlive No. 37 - 20
The Most Famous People in AustraliaAlive No. 16 - 48
The Most Famous People in BangladeshAlive No. 36 - 36
The Most Famous People in BelgiumAlive No. 33 - 22
The Most Famous People in BrazilAlive No. 14 - 31
The Most Famous People in CanadaAlive No. 27 - 31
The Most Famous People in SwitzerlandAlive No. 27 - 69
The Most Famous People in ChileAlive No. 59 - 30
The Most Famous People in ChinaAlive No. 18 - 46
The Most Famous People in AlgeriaAlive No. 41 - 40
The Most Famous People in EgyptAlive No. 21 - 30
The Most Famous People in GhanaAlive No. 26 - 55
The Most Famous People in IsraelAlive No. 40 - 57
The Most Famous People in IranAlive No. 45 - 67
The Most Famous People in JapanAlive No. 46 - 24
The Most Famous People in Sri LankaAlive No. 18 - 21
The Most Famous People in MoroccoAlive No. 15 - 50
The Most Famous People in NigeriaAlive No. 42 - 60
The Most Famous People in Saudi ArabiaAlive No. 43 - 63
The Most Famous People in TürkiyeAlive No. 50 - 10The Most Famous People in United StatesAlive No. 8
- 5The Most Famous People from United StatesAlive No. 4
- 3The Most Famous Hip-Hop Artists and Rappers in the WorldAlive No. 3
- 5The Most Famous Pop Stars in the WorldAlive No. 4
- 3The Most Famous R&B and Soul Artists in the WorldAlive No. 3
- 11The Most Famous People in AfricaAlive No. 8
- 57The Most Famous People in Latin AmericaAlive No. 41
- 94The Most Famous People in Middle EastAlive No. 56
- 9The Most Famous People in North AmericaAlive No. 8
- 53The Most Famous People in OceaniaAlive No. 44
In the journal
Cover story
The most famous living person in the world is a footballer from Madeira
Cristiano Ronaldo opens the Alive list at No. 1 in August 2026, with a fame score that puts him above every politician, every musician and every actor on earth, and second only to Jesus Christ on the standard list.
iFAMOUS Editorial Desk · September 5, 2026