The 100, August 2026
No. 10
Best ever
No. 10
Months on The 100
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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 | 10 | 8 | 33.8 | Issue No. 1 |
| July 2026 | 11 | 8 | 30.0 | 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. 4 - 9
The Most Famous People in AngolaAlive No. 7 - 5
The Most Famous People in ArgentinaAlive No. 3 - 12
The Most Famous People in AustriaAlive No. 8 - 15
The Most Famous People in AustraliaAlive No. 11 - 9
The Most Famous People in BangladeshAlive No. 5 - 13
The Most Famous People in BelgiumAlive No. 12 - 7
The Most Famous People in BrazilAlive No. 5 - 6
The Most Famous People in CanadaAlive No. 5 - 5
The Most Famous People in SwitzerlandAlive No. 4 - 16
The Most Famous People in ChileAlive No. 15 - 28
The Most Famous People in ChinaAlive No. 16 - 16
The Most Famous People in DenmarkAlive No. 11 - 3
The Most Famous People in AlgeriaAlive No. 2 - 8
The Most Famous People in GhanaAlive No. 7 - 32
The Most Famous People in IndonesiaAlive No. 21 - 22
The Most Famous People in IsraelAlive No. 16 - 25
The Most Famous People in IranAlive No. 17 - 44
The Most Famous People in JapanAlive No. 29 - 5
The Most Famous People in Sri LankaAlive No. 5 - 6
The Most Famous People in MoroccoAlive No. 5 - 29
The Most Famous People in NigeriaAlive No. 25 - 6
The Most Famous People in Saudi ArabiaAlive No. 3 - 7
The Most Famous People in United StatesAlive No. 7 - 1
The Most Famous People from ColombiaAlive No. 1 - 2The Most Famous Hip-Hop Artists and Rappers in the WorldAlive No. 2
- 3The Most Famous TV and Streaming Stars in the WorldAlive No. 3
- 4The Most Famous People in AfricaAlive No. 3
- 35The Most Famous People in EuropeAlive No. 24
- 1The Most Famous People in Latin AmericaAlive No. 1
- 8The Most Famous People in Middle EastAlive No. 6
- 24The Most Famous People in OceaniaAlive No. 21
- 17The Most Famous People in South AsiaAlive No. 12
- 52The Most Famous People in Southeast AsiaAlive No. 30
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