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2026

Who the world actually read about in 2026 - readers across every language edition we measure, whoever they were and whenever they lived.

Most read

Who people actually looked up in 2026, across every language edition we measure.

  1. 1Jeffrey Epstein1953-2019 · 20th century · United States21.5M
  2. 2Hayden Panettiere1989-2026 · 21st century · United States · Actors19.7M
  3. 3Dolly Parton1946-2026 · 20th century · United States · Musicians16.9M
  4. 4Donald Trumpborn 1946 · 20th century · United States · Politicians16.8M
  5. 5Michael Jackson1958-2009 · 20th century · United States · Musicians16.1M
  6. 6Lionel Messiborn 1987 · 21st century · Argentina · Footballers15.7M
  7. 7Cristiano Ronaldoborn 1985 · 21st century · Portugal · Footballers15M
  8. 8Ali Khamenei1939-2026 · 20th century · Iran · Politicians15M
  9. 9Erling Haalandborn 2000 · 21st century · Norway · Footballersnot measured13.7M
  10. 10Lamine Yamalborn 2007 · 21st century · Spain · Footballersnot measured12.9M
  11. 11Zendayaborn 1996 · 21st century · United States · Actors11.9M
  12. 12Kylian Mbappéborn 1998 · 21st century · France · Footballers11.5M
  13. 13Catherine O'Hara1954-2026 · 20th century · Canada · Actors10.3M
  14. 14Jeff Bezosborn 1964 · 20th century · United States · Founders9.7M
  15. 15Nicolás Maduroborn 1962 · 20th century · Venezuela · Politicians9.1M
  16. 16Chuck Norris1940-2026 · 20th century · United States · Actors8.7M
  17. 17Tom Hollandborn 1996 · 21st century · United Kingdom · Actorsnot measured8.7M
  18. 18Eric Dane1972-2026 · 21st century · United States · Actors8.6M
  19. 19Tim Curry1946-2026 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Actors8.2M
  20. 20Alysa Liuborn 2005 · 21st century · United States · Actorsnot measured7.7M
  21. 21Bad Bunnyborn 1994 · 21st century · United States · Musiciansnot measured7.6M
  22. 22James Van Der Beek1977-2026 · 21st century · United States · Actors7.1M
  23. 23Elon Muskborn 1971 · 21st century · South Africa · Founders6.9M
  24. 24Jude Bellinghamborn 2003 · 21st century · United Kingdom · Footballersnot measured6.8M
  25. 25Sydney Sweeneyborn 1997 · 21st century · United States · Actorsnot measured6.8M
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in 2026, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Ariana Grandeborn 1993 · United States · Musicians1 decades
  2. 2Kylian Mbappéborn 1998 · France · Footballers1 decades
  3. 3Neymarborn 1992 · Brazil · Footballers1 decades
  4. 4Tom Hollandborn 1996 · United Kingdom · Actorsnot measured-
  5. 5Selena Gomezborn 1992 · United States · Musicians1 decades
  6. 6Billie Eilishborn 2001 · United States · Musicians0 decades
  7. 7Justin Bieberborn 1994 · Canada · Musicians1 decades
  8. 8Dua Lipaborn 1995 · United Kingdom · Musicians0 decades
  9. 9Zendayaborn 1996 · United States · Actors0 decades
  10. 10Miley Cyrusborn 1992 · United States · Musicians1 decades
  11. 11Lamine Yamalborn 2007 · Spain · Footballersnot measured-
  12. 12Erling Haalandborn 2000 · Norway · Footballersnot measured-
  13. 13Harry Kaneborn 1993 · United Kingdom · Footballersnot measured-
  14. 14Max Verstappenborn 1997 · Netherlands · Athletes0 decades
  15. 15Mohamed Salahborn 1992 · Egypt · Footballersnot measured-
  16. 16Zohran Mamdaniborn 1991 · Uganda · Politiciansnot measured-
  17. 17Timothée Chalametborn 1995 · France · Actors0 decades
  18. 18Sydney Sweeneyborn 1997 · United States · Actorsnot measured-
  19. 19Sabrina Carpenterborn 1999 · United States · Musicians0 decades
  20. 20Ousmane Dembéléborn 1997 · France · Footballersnot measured-
  21. 21Greta Thunbergborn 2003 · Sweden · Activistsnot measured-
  22. 22Mia Khalifaborn 1993 · United States · Actorsnot measured-
  23. 23Olivia Rodrigoborn 2003 · United States · Musiciansnot measured-
  24. 24Millie Bobby Brownborn 2004 · United Kingdom · Actors0 decades
  25. 25Ed Sheeranborn 1991 · United Kingdom · Musicians1 decades
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How to read these rankings

  • Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
  • Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
  • Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.