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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
Jeffrey Epstein21.5M - 2
Hayden Panettiere19.7M - 3
Dolly Parton16.9M - 4
Donald Trump16.8M - 5
Michael Jackson16.1M - 6
Lionel Messi15.7M - 7
Cristiano Ronaldo15M - 8
Ali Khamenei15M - 9
Erling Haalandnot measured13.7M - 10
Lamine Yamalnot measured12.9M - 11
Zendaya11.9M - 12
Kylian Mbappé11.5M - 13
Catherine O'Hara10.3M - 14
Jeff Bezos9.7M - 15
Nicolás Maduro9.1M - 16
Chuck Norris8.7M - 17
Tom Hollandnot measured8.7M - 18
Eric Dane8.6M - 19
Tim Curry8.2M - 20
Alysa Liunot measured7.7M - 21
Bad Bunnynot measured7.6M - 22
James Van Der Beek7.1M - 23
Elon Musk6.9M - 24
Jude Bellinghamnot measured6.8M - 25
Sydney Sweeneynot measured6.8M
Lived then
The most notable people whose working lives fell in 2026, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Ariana Grande1 decades - 2Kylian Mbappé1 decades
- 3
Neymar1 decades - 4Tom Hollandnot measured-
- 5
Selena Gomez1 decades - 6
Billie Eilish0 decades - 7
Justin Bieber1 decades - 8
Dua Lipa0 decades - 9Zendaya0 decades
- 10
Miley Cyrus1 decades - 11Lamine Yamalnot measured-
- 12Erling Haalandnot measured-
- 13
Harry Kanenot measured- - 14
Max Verstappen0 decades - 15
Mohamed Salahnot measured- - 16
Zohran Mamdaninot measured- - 17
Timothée Chalamet0 decades - 18Sydney Sweeneynot measured-
- 19
Sabrina Carpenter0 decades - 20
Ousmane Dembélénot measured- - 21
Greta Thunbergnot measured- - 22
Mia Khalifanot measured- - 23
Olivia Rodrigonot measured- - 24
Millie Bobby Brown0 decades - 25
Ed Sheeran1 decades - 26Jude Bellinghamnot measured-
- 27
Kylie Jenner0 decades - 28
Dakota Fanningnot measured- - 29
Jenna Orteganot measured- - 30
Cardi B0 decades - 31
Harry Styles0 decades - 32
Hailee Steinfeld0 decades - 33
Malala Yousafzai1 decades - 34
Kendall Jenner0 decades - 35
Antoine Griezmann1 decades - 36
Jannik Sinnernot measured- - 37
Naomi Osakanot measured- - 38
Marcus Rashford0 decades - 39
Rosénot measured- - 40
Romelu Lukakunot measured- - 41
Vinícius Júniornot measured- - 42
Paul Pogba1 decades - 43
Carlos Alcaraznot measured- - 44
Demi Lovato0 decades - 45
James Rodríguez1 decades - 46
Elle Fanning0 decades - 47
Kevin De Bruyne0 decades - 48Bad Bunnynot measured-
- 49
Charli XCX0 decades - 50
Saoirse Ronan0 decades - 51
Mikey Madisonnot measured- - 52
Alia Bhatt0 decades - 53
Dove Cameronnot measured- - 54
Anya Taylor-Joynot measured- - 55
Emma Robertsnot measured- - 56
Sophie Turner0 decades - 57
Florence Pugh0 decades - 58
Son Heung-min0 decades - 59
Zara Larsson0 decades - 60
Jennienot measured- - 61
Sadio Manénot measured- - 62
Achraf Hakiminot measured- - 63
Nick Jonas0 decades - 64
Chloë Grace Moretz0 decades - 65
Charles Leclercnot measured- - 66
Taylor Lautner0 decades - 67
Joey Kingnot measured- - 68
Sadie Sinknot measured- - 69
Ferran Torresnot measured- - 70
Zayn Malik0 decades - 71
Rodrinot measured- - 72
Lando Norrisnot measured- - 73
Thibaut Courtois0 decades - 74
Michael Olisenot measured- - 75
Eden Hazard0 decades - 76
Aryna Sabalenkanot measured- - 77
Bukayo Sakanot measured- - 78
Iga Świąteknot measured- - 79
N'Golo Kanté0 decades - 80
Lordenot measured- - 81
Prince George of Wales0 decades - 82
Raheem Sterling0 decades - 83
Virgil van Dijk0 decades - 84
Margaret Qualleynot measured- - 85
Shailene Woodley0 decades - 86
Gigi Hadid0 decades - 87
Emiliano Martíneznot measured- - 88
Gianluigi Donnarummanot measured- - 89
Giannis Antetokounmpo0 decades - 90
Luka Dončićnot measured- - 91
Miranda Cosgrove0 decades - 92
Doja Catnot measured- - 93
Raphinhanot measured- - 94
Post Malone0 decades - 95
Travis Scottnot measured- - 96
Josh Hutcherson0 decades - 97
Declan Ricenot measured- - 98
Finn Wolfhard0 decades - 99
Noah Schnappnot measured- - 100
Bella Thorne0 decades
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.