Chart history
Rihanna
Barbados·Musician, Entrepreneur, ActressAlive
Born February 20, 1988
Profile on iFANNThe 100, August 2026
No. 9
Best ever
No. 9
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 | 9 | 7 | 34.7 | Issue No. 1 |
| July 2026 | 13 | 10 | 28.1 | Retrospective · v5.27 |
Lists held, August 2026
Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue
- 16
The Most Famous People in United Arab EmiratesAlive No. 13 - 8
The Most Famous People in AngolaAlive No. 6 - 45
The Most Famous People in ArgentinaAlive No. 36 - 27
The Most Famous People in AustriaAlive No. 21 - 17
The Most Famous People in AustraliaAlive No. 13 - 36
The Most Famous People in BangladeshAlive No. 25 - 37
The Most Famous People in BelgiumAlive No. 34 - 27
The Most Famous People in BrazilAlive No. 17 - 15
The Most Famous People in CanadaAlive No. 13 - 21
The Most Famous People in SwitzerlandAlive No. 17 - 39
The Most Famous People in ChileAlive No. 34 - 31
The Most Famous People in ChinaAlive No. 19 - 20
The Most Famous People in DenmarkAlive No. 14 - 39
The Most Famous People in AlgeriaAlive No. 34 - 39
The Most Famous People in EgyptAlive No. 20 - 229
The Most Famous People in United KingdomAlive No. 197 - 14
The Most Famous People in GhanaAlive No. 12 - 45
The Most Famous People in IsraelAlive No. 31 - 47
The Most Famous People in IranAlive No. 35 - 71
The Most Famous People in JapanAlive No. 50 - 19
The Most Famous People in Sri LankaAlive No. 14 - 16
The Most Famous People in MoroccoAlive No. 11 - 62
The Most Famous People in NigeriaAlive No. 53 - 42
The Most Famous People in Saudi ArabiaAlive No. 28 - 38
The Most Famous People in TürkiyeAlive No. 29 - 37
The Most Famous People in United StatesAlive No. 29 - 2The Most Famous Fashion and Beauty Icons in the WorldAlive No. 2
- 1The Most Famous Hip-Hop Artists and Rappers in the WorldAlive No. 1
- 4The Most Famous Pop Stars in the WorldAlive No. 3
- 2The Most Famous R&B and Soul Artists in the WorldAlive No. 2
- 19The Most Famous People in AfricaAlive No. 15
- 89The Most Famous People in EuropeAlive No. 60
- 56The Most Famous People in Latin AmericaAlive No. 40
- 45The Most Famous People in Middle EastAlive No. 23
- 42The Most Famous People in OceaniaAlive No. 36
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