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BWF World Ranking

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The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games,[1] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments.[2] Seedings of draws at all BWF-sanctioned tournaments are conducted using the BWF World Ranking.[3] Players under 19 years of age are eligible to rank in the BWF World Junior Ranking, which were introduced in January 2011. The following lists are the rankings:[4]

Overview

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The ranking points are awarded based on the level and progress of the tournament from each player/pair. Ranking points calculated are based on the tournaments each players/pairs participate in from the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in ten or fewer World Ranking tournaments, then the ranking is worked out by adding together the points won at tournaments in the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in 11 or more World Ranking tournaments, only the 10 highest points scored in the tournaments during the 52-week period count towards their ranking. The highest possible ranking points are 124,000 as of 2022 but will soon increase to 125,000 in 2023 with 4 Super 1000 Tournaments.[1][5][6] Though the highest points ever achieved are 123,905 by the korean men’s double pair of Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae on 14 April 2026.[citation needed]

Points system

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Points system used are as follows:[5]

After 23 April 2024

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Since 2024 (Week 17), BWF has used a new system for counting points:

Tournament Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256
Grade 1 – BWF tournaments
World Championships 14,500 12,500 10,500 8,200 6,000 3,700 1,450 750 300
Olympic Games1 14,500 12,500 110,500 8,200 6,000 3,700 1,450 750 300
Grade 2 – BWF World Tour
Level 1 (Finals)2 14,000 12,000 10,000 7,800 5,700 3,500 1,400 720 280
Level 2 (If minimum $500,000 additional prize money)
(Super 1000) 		13,500 11,500 9,500 7,400 5,400 3,300 1,350 670 270
Level 2 (If between $250,000 - $499,999 additional prize money)
(Super 1000) 		12,700 10,800 9,000 7,000 5,100 3,150 1,270 630 250
Level 2 (Super 1000) 12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000 1,200 600 240
Level 3 (Super 750) 11,000 9,350 7,700 6,050 4,320 2,660 1,060 520 210
Level 4 (Super 500) 9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880 430 170
Level 5 (Super 300) 7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320 130
Level 6 (Super 100) 5,500 4,680 3,850 3,030 2,110 1,290 510 240 100
Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit
International Challenge 4,000 3,400 2,800 2,200 1,520 920 360 170 70
International Series 2,500 2,130 1,750 1,370 920 550 210 100 40
Future Series 1,700 1,420 1,170 920 600 350 130 60 20
^1 – At the Olympic Games 3rd place will receive 11,500 points. Fourth place will receive 10,500 points.
^2 – Starting 2024, at the World Tour Finals' group stage 3rd place will receive 8,900 points. Fourth place will receive 7,800 points.

2018–16 April 2024 system

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Since 2018, BWF has started a new system for counting points:

(For implementation in tournaments up to and including week 16 2024)

Tournament Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256
Grade 1 – BWF tournaments
World Championships 13,000 11,000 9,200 7,200 5,200 3,200 1,300 650 260
Olympic Games1 13,000 11,000 19,200 7,200 5,200 3,200 1,300 650 260
Grade 2 – BWF World Tour
Level 1 (Finals)2 12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000 1,200 600 240
Level 2 (Super 1000) 12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000 1,200 600 240
Level 3 (Super 750) 11,000 9,350 7,700 6,050 4,320 2,660 1,060 520 210
Level 4 (Super 500) 9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880 430 170
Level 5 (Super 300) 7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320 130
Level 6 (Super 100) 5,500 4,680 3,850 3,030 2,110 1,290 510 240 100
Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit
International Challenge 4,000 3,400 2,800 2,200 1,520 920 360 170 70
International Series 2,500 2,130 1,750 1,370 920 550 210 100 40
Future Series 1,700 1,420 1,170 920 600 350 130 60 20
^1 – At the Olympic Games 3rd place will receive 10,100 points. Fourth place will receive 9,200 points.
^2 – From 2022, at the World Tour Finals' group stage 3rd place will receive 7,500 points. Fourth place will receive 6,600 points.

2007–2017 system

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Tournament Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256 257/512 513/1024
BWF tournaments
(World Championships and Olympic Games)1 		12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000 1,200 600 240 120 60
Super Series Masters Finals
Super Series Premier 		11,000 9,350 7,700 6,050 4,320 2,660 1,060 520
Super Series 9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880 430 170 80 40
Grand Prix Gold 7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320 130 60 30
Grand Prix 5,500 4,680 3,850 3,030 2,110 1,290 510 240 100 45 30
International Challenge 4,000 3,400 2,800 2,200 1,520 920 360 170 70 30 20
International Series 2,500 2,130 1,750 1,370 920 550 210 100 40 20 10
Future Series 1,700 1,420 1,170 920 600 350 130 60 20 10 5
^1 – At the Olympic Games, third place receives 9,200 points while fourth place receives 8,400 points.

30 January, 2003 – 31 December, 2006 system

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The points in the new system are multiplied by 10 from the previous one:[7]

Level Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256 257/512 513/1024
World Championships, and Olympic Games
7* 6,000 5,100 4,200 3,300 2,400 1,500 600 300 120 60 30
World Grand Prix
6* 5,400 4,590 3,780 2,970 2,160 1,350 540 270 108 54 27
5* 4,800 4,080 3,360 2,640 1,920 1,200 480 240 96 48 24
4* 4,200 3,570 2,940 2,310 1,680 1,050 420 210 84 42 21
3* 3,600 3,060 2,520 1,980 1,440 900 360 180 72 36 18
2* 3,000 2,550 2,100 1,650 1,200 750 300 150 60 30 15
1* 2,400 2,040 1,680 1,320 960 600 240 120 48 24 12
International Circuit
A 1,800 1,530 1,260 990 720 450 180 90 36 18 9
B 1,200 1,020 840 660 480 300 120 60 24 12 6
C 600 510 420 330 240 150 60 30 12 6 3

April 1, 1995 – 29 January 2003 system

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1. The points system chart:[8]

Level Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256 257/512 513/1024
World Championships, and Olympic Games
7* 600 510 420 330 240 150 60 30 12 6 3
World Grand Prix
6* 540 459 378 297 216 135 54 27 10.8 5.4 2.7
5* 480 408 336 264 192 120 48 24 9.6 4.8 2.4
4* 420 357 294 231 168 105 42 21 8.4 4.2 2.1
3* 360 306 252 198 144 90 36 18 7.2 3.6 1.8
2* 300 255 210 165 120 75 30 15 6 3 1.5
1* 240 204 168 132 96 60 24 12 4.8 2.4 1.2
International Circuit
A 180 153 126 99 72 45 18 9 3.6 1.8 0.9
B 120 102 84 66 48 30 12 6 2.4 1.2 0.6
C 60 51 42 33 24 15 6 3 1.2 0.6 0.3
D 40 34 28 22 16 10 4 2 0.8 0.4 0.2
E 20 17 14 11 8 5 2 1 0.4 0.2 0.1

2. World Badminton Grand Prix Finals are ranked as 6* event, the points system is as follows:

Discipline Winner Runner-up 3/4 2nd in Group 3rd in Group 4th in Group
Singles 540 459 378 297 256.5 216
Doubles N/a 337.5 297

Player rankings

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Players in their highest peak are marked in light yellow, retired players are marked in italic.

Men's singles

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BWF World Rankings (Men's singles)
as of 5 May 2026[9]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
Rank Date
1 Steady China China Shi Yuqi 106,805 1 June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)
2 Steady  Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 98,265 1 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)
3 Steady  Denmark Anders Antonsen 94,055 2 September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
4 Steady  France Christo Popov 85,962 4 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
5 Steady  Indonesia Jonatan Christie 83,631 2 January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
6 Steady  Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 82,080 2 August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
7 Steady China China Li Shifeng 74,783 3 October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
8 Steady  Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi 73,414 8 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
9 Steady  Japan Kodai Naraoka 69,400 2 December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)
10 Steady  France Alex Lanier 68,565 7 July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
11 Steady  India Lakshya Sen 68,223 6 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
12 Steady  Singapore Loh Kean Yew 65,980 3 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
13 Steady  Canada Victor Lai 64,445 13 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
14 Steady  Indonesia Alwi Farhan 63,549 14 January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
15 Steady China China Weng Hongyang 60,781 10 September 30, 2025 (2025-09-30)
16 Increase 1  France Toma Junior Popov 56,317 13 September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)
17 Decrease 1  Japan Kenta Nishimoto 56,099 9 September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
18 Steady  India Ayush Shetty 54,729 18 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
19 Steady  Japan Yushi Tanaka 53,037 19 June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)
20 Increase 1  Chinese Taipei Chi Yu-jen 53,037 19 March 3, 2026 (2026-03-03)

Women's singles

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BWF World Rankings (Women's singles)
as of 5 May 2026[10]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
Rank Date
1 Steady  South Korea An Se-young 117,787 1 August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
2 Steady China China Wang Zhiyi 107,689 2 November 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
3 Steady  Japan Akane Yamaguchi 95,376 1 April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
4 Steady China China Chen Yufei 91,251 1 December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
5 Steady China China Han Yue 86,388 3 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
6 Steady  Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani 75,223 6 December 23, 2025 (2025-12-23)
7 Steady  Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 69,836 1 April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
8 Steady  Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong 67,737 6 February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04)
9 Steady  Japan Tomoka Miyazaki 64,416 6 June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)
10 Steady  Canada Michelle Li 59,297 8 October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
11 Steady  Japan Nozomi Okuhara 56,490 1 October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)
12 Steady  India P. V. Sindhu 55,671 2 April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
13 Increase 1  Chinese Taipei Chiu Pin-chian 54,028 13 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
14 Increase 1  Denmark Mia Blichfeldt 53,503 11 September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)
15 Decrease 2  Thailand Supanida Katethong 52,752 6 January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
16 Increase 1  South Korea Kim Ga-eun 52,241 12 December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09)
17 Increase 1  Chinese Taipei Lin Hsiang-ti 52,209 17 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
18 Decrease 2  Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 51,847 9 January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
19 Increase 3  India Unnati Hooda 51,080 19 May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)
20 Decrease 1  South Korea Sim Yu-jin 50,794 10 October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)

Men's doubles

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BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles)
as of 5 May 2026[11]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
(pair) 		Highest peak
(individual)
Rank Date Rank Partner Date
1 Steady  South Korea Kim Won-ho 122,049 1 July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) 1 South Korea Seo Seung-jae July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
 South Korea Seo Seung-jae 1 South Korea Kim Won-ho July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
2 Steady  Malaysia Aaron Chia 94,384 2 January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24) 2 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik 2 Malaysia Aaron Chia January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
3 Steady  Indonesia Fajar Alfian 89,203 3 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14) 1 Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
 Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 3 Indonesia Fajar Alfian April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
4 Steady  India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 84,811 1 October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) 1 India Chirag Shetty October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
 India Chirag Shetty 1 India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
5 Steady China China Liang Weikeng 83,989 1 October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31) 1 China Wang Chang October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
China China Wang Chang 1 China Liang Weikeng October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
6 Steady  Malaysia Man Wei Chong 75,423 4 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 4 Malaysia Tee Kai Wun December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
 Malaysia Tee Kai Wun 4 Malaysia Man Wei Chong December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
7 Increase 2  Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama 72,116 7 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 7 Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
 Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 7 Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
8 Steady  Japan Takuro Hoki 70,160 1 September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) 1 Japan Yugo Kobayashi September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
 Japan Yugo Kobayashi 1 Japan Takuro Hoki September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
9 Decrease 2  Malaysia Goh Sze Fei 69,367 1 May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) 1 Malaysia Nur Izzuddin May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
 Malaysia Nur Izzuddin 1 Malaysia Goh Sze Fei May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
10 Steady  Denmark Kim Astrup 64,249 1 December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17) 1 Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
 Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 1 Denmark Kim Astrup December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
11 Steady China China Chen Boyang 62,865 7 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 7 China Liu Yi December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
China China Liu Yi 7 China Chen Boyang December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
12 Increase 1  Indonesia Raymond Indra 61,516 12 May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05) 12 Indonesia Nikolaus Joaquin May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)
 Indonesia Nikolaus Joaquin 12 Indonesia Raymond Indra May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)
13 Increase 1  Chinese Taipei Chiu Hsiang-chieh 61,505 11 February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10) 11 Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10)
 Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 2 Chinese Taipei Lee Yang September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
14 Decrease 2  England Ben Lane 61,241 9 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 9 England Sean Vendy March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
 England Sean Vendy 9 England Ben Lane March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
15 Steady  South Korea Kang Min-hyuk 57,113 15 January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20) 2 South Korea Seo Seung-jae February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)
 South Korea Ki Dong-ju 15 South Korea Kang Min-hyuk January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
16 Steady  Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei 56,636 7 January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) 7 Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
 Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan 7 Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
17 Steady  Malaysia Junaidi Arif 54,454 16 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 16 Malaysia Yap Roy King March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Malaysia Yap Roy King 16 Malaysia Junaidi Arif March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
18 Steady  Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih 53,771 17 September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23) 17 Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23)
 Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen 17 Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23)
19 Steady  Denmark Daniel Lundgaard 52,815 18 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 18 Denmark Mads Vestergaard March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Denmark Mads Vestergaard 18 Denmark Daniel Lundgaard March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
20 Increase 1  France Christo Popov 48,801 16 July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) 16 France Toma Junior Popov July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
 France Toma Junior Popov 16 France Christo Popov July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)

Women's doubles

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BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles)
as of 5 May 2026[12]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
(pair) 		Highest peak
(individual)
Rank Date Rank Partner Date
1 Steady China China Liu Shengshu 118,767 1 October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) 1 China Tan Ning October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
China China Tan Ning 1 China Liu Shengshu October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
2 Steady  Malaysia Pearly Tan 96,750 2 July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) 2 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan 2 Malaysia Pearly Tan July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
3 Steady  South Korea Baek Ha-na 92,854 1 October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29) 1 South Korea Lee So-hee October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
 South Korea Lee So-hee 1 South Korea Baek Ha-na October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
4 Steady China China Jia Yifan 89,660 3 September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23) 1 China Chen Qingchen October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
China China Zhang Shuxian 2 China Zheng Yu May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
5 Steady  South Korea Kim Hye-jeong 87,267 3 October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21) 3 South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Kong Hee-yong 		December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
 South Korea Kong Hee-yong 1 South Korea Kim So-yeong October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
6 Steady  Japan Yuki Fukushima 86,406 5 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 1 Japan Sayaka Hirota June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
 Japan Mayu Matsumoto 1 Japan Wakana Nagahara April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
7 Steady  Japan Rin Iwanaga 80,314 4 March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11) 4 Japan Kie Nakanishi March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
 Japan Kie Nakanishi 4 Japan Rin Iwanaga March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
8 Steady China China Li Yijing 71,507 5 May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) 5 China Luo Xumin May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
China China Luo Xumin 5 China Li Yijing May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
9 Steady  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan 65,835 8 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 8 Chinese Taipei Hung En-tzu March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Chinese Taipei Hung En-tzu 8 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
10 Steady  Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva 57,656 8 June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) 8 Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
 Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 8 Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
11 Steady  Chinese Taipei Hsu Yin-hui 56,054 11 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14) 11 Chinese Taipei Lin Jhih-yun April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
 Chinese Taipei Lin Jhih-yun 11 Chinese Taipei Hsu Yin-hui April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
12 Steady  South Korea Jeong Na-eun 55,340 11 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 3 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
 South Korea Lee Yeon-woo 11 South Korea Jeong Na-eun March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
13 Steady  Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching 53,899 13 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 13 Chinese Taipei Sung Yu-hsuan March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Chinese Taipei Sung Yu-hsuan 13 Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
14 Steady  Japan Rui Hirokami 52,760 14 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 14 Japan Hobara Sayaka March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Japan Hobara Sayaka 14 Japan Rui Hirokami March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
15 Steady  Indonesia Rachel Allessya Rose 51,906 15 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14) 15 Indonesia Febi Setianingrum April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
 Indonesia Febi Setianingrum 15 Indonesia Rachel Allessya Rose April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
16 Increase 1  Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma 50,724 16 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 8 Indonesia Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
 Indonesia Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari 16 Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
17 Increase 1  Japan Kaho Osawa 49,920 17 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 17 Japan Mai Tanabe March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Japan Mai Tanabe 17 Japan Kaho Osawa March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
18 Decrease 2  Japan Arisa Igarashi 49,119 15 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 15 Japan Chiharu Shida March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Japan Chiharu Shida 2 Japan Nami Matsuyama November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
19 Steady  Chinese Taipei Chang Ching-hui 47,875 15 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 15 Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-tun December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
 Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-tun 15 Chinese Taipei Chang Ching-hui December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
20 Increase 2  Malaysia Ong Xin Yee 45,833 20 May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05) 20 Malaysia Carmen Ting May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)
 Malaysia Carmen Ting 20 Malaysia Ong Xin Yee May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)

Mixed doubles

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BWF World Rankings (Mixed doubles)
as of 5 May 2026[13]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
(pair) 		Highest peak
(individual)
Rank Date Rank Partner Date
1 Steady China China Feng Yanzhe 106,700 1 November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26) 1 China Huang Dongping November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
China China Huang Dongping 1 China Wang Yilyu
China Feng Yanzhe 		April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
2 Steady China China Jiang Zhenbang 99,050 1 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 1 China Wei Yaxin March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
China China Wei Yaxin 1 China Jiang Zhenbang March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
3 Steady  Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 95,700 3 July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) 1 Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
 Thailand Supissara Paewsampran 3 Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
4 Steady  Malaysia Chen Tang Jie 90,050 3 January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) 3 Malaysia Toh Ee Wei January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
 Malaysia Toh Ee Wei 3 Malaysia Chen Tang Jie January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
5 Steady  France Thom Gicquel 81,340 5 January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) 5 France Delphine Delrue January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
 France Delphine Delrue 5 France Thom Gicquel January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
6 Steady China China Guo Xinwa 75,250 5 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 5 China Chen Fanghui March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
China China Chen Fanghui 5 China Guo Xinwa March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
7 Steady  Denmark Mathias Christiansen 74,670 7 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14) 4 Denmark Christina Pedersen October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
 Denmark Alexandra Bøje 7 Denmark Mathias Christiansen April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)
8 Steady  Hong Kong, China Tang Chun Man 70,810 2 June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) 2 Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
 Hong Kong, China Tse Ying Suet 2 Hong Kong Tang Chun Man June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
9 Steady  Indonesia Jafar Hidayatullah 66,310 9 January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13) 9 Indonesia Felisha Pasaribu January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
 Indonesia Felisha Pasaribu 9 Indonesia Jafar Hidayatullah January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
10 Increase 2  Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei 63,070 10 May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05) 10 Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin
Chinese Taipei Nicole Gonzalez Chan 		May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30)
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11 Steady  Japan Hiroki Midorikawa 60,800 7 October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21) 7 Japan Natsu Saito October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
 Japan Natsu Saito 7 Japan Hiroki Midorikawa October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
12 Decrease 2  Malaysia Goh Soon Huat 60,730 3 February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) 3 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai 3 Malaysia Goh Soon Huat February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
13 Steady China China Cheng Xing 60,300 9 January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28) 9 China Zhang Chi January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
China China Zhang Chi 9 China Cheng Xing January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
14 Steady  Denmark Jesper Toft 55,070 7 April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) 7 Denmark Amalie Magelund April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
 Denmark Amalie Magelund 7 Denmark Jesper Toft April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
15 Steady  Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong 54,280 12 November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11) 12 Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11)
 Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat 12 Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11)
16 Steady  Indonesia Amri Syahnawi 53,460 16 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 16 Indonesia Nita Violina Marwah March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Indonesia Nita Violina Marwah 16 Indonesia Amri Syahnawi March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
17 Steady  Japan Yuichi Shimogami 50,410 17 January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20) 17 Japan Sayaka Hobara January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
 Japan Sayaka Hobara 17 Japan Yuichi Shimogami January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
18 Steady  Indonesia Adnan Maulana 49,320 18 February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03) 18 Indonesia Indah Cahya Sari Jamil February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
 Indonesia Indah Cahya Sari Jamil 18 Indonesia Adnan Maulana February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
19 Steady  Denmark Mads Vestergaard 48,200 18 April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) 18 Denmark Christine Busch April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
 Denmark Christine Busch 18 Denmark Mads Vestergaard April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
20 Steady  Thailand Pakkapon Teeraratsakul 47,140 20 April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14) 19 Thailand Phataimas Muenwong March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
 Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 1 Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)

World team rankings

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BWF World Team Rankings
as of 6 January 2026[14]
# Country Conf. Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup Thomas Cup Uber Cup Points Highest peak
Player Rank Point Player Rank Point Player Rank Point Player Rank Point Player Rank Point Rank Point Rank Point Rank Point Rank Date
1 Steady  China BA Shi Yuqi 1 1,500 Wang Zhiyi 2 1,500 Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang		 3 1,200 Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning		 1 1,500 Feng Yanzhe
Huang Dongping		 1 1,500 1 5,000 1 2,500 1 2,500 17,200 1 January 2011 (2011-01)
2 Steady  Indonesia BA Jonatan Christie 4 1,200 Putri Kusuma Wardani 6 1,200 Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri		 5 1,200 Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi		 11 1,200 Jafar Hidayatullah
Felisha Pasaribu		 9 1,200 6 3,000 2 2,000 2 2,000 13,000 2 July 2025 (2025-07)
3 Steady  South Korea BA Jeon Hyeok-jin 38 750 An Se-young 1 1,500 Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae		 1 1,500 Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee		 4 1,500 Kim Jae-hyeon
Jeong Na-eun		 114 500 2 4,000 7 1,000 3 1,500 12,250 1 July 2017 (2017-07)
4 Steady  Japan BA Kodai Naraoka 10 1,200 Akane Yamaguchi 4 1,500 Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi		 9 1,000 Yuki Fukushima
Mayu Matsumoto		 6 1,200 Hiroki Midorikawa
Natsu Saito		 8 1,000 3 3,000 5 1,000 3 1,500 11,600 1 October 2018 (2018-10)
5 Steady  Malaysia BA Leong Jun Hao 23 750 Karupathevan Letshanaa 38 750 Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik		 2 1,500 Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan		 2 1,500 Goh Soon Huat
Lai Shevon Jemie		 11 1,200 3 2,000 3 1,500 12 750 9,950' 4 April 2025 (2025-04)
6 Steady  Chinese Taipei BA Chou Tien-chen 6 1,200 Chiu Pin-chian 13 1,000 Lee Jhe-huei
Yang Po-hsuan		 12 1,000 Hsieh Pei-Shan
Hung En-Tzu		 9 1,200 Ye Hong-wei
Nicole Gonzales Chan		 15 1,200 7 2,000 3 1,500 8 1,000 9,900 5 July 2018 (2018-07)
7 Steady  Thailand BA Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2 1,500 Ratchanok Intanon 7 1,200 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Kittinupong Kedren		 21 1,000 Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard		 42 500 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Supissara Paewsampran		 3 1,500 5 2,000 9 750 5 1,000 9,450 4 October 2013 (2013-10)
8 Steady  India BA Lakshya Sen 12 1,000 P. V. Sindhu 12 1,000 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty		 4 1,500 Treesa Jolly
Gayatri Gopichand		 21 1,000 Dhruv Kapila
Tanisha Crasto		 20 1,000 11 1,500 8 1,000 7 1,000 9,000 5 July 2023 (2023-07)
9 Steady  Denmark BE Anders Antonsen 3 1,500 Line Kjærsfeldt 18 1,000 Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 10 1,200 Natasja Anthonisen
Amalie Cecilie Kuds		 60 250 Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje		 9 1,000 8 1,000 6 2,000 6 1,000 8,950 2 January 2012 (2012-01)
10 Steady  France BE Christo Popov 7 1,200 Anna Tatranova 101 250 Christo Popov
Toma Junior Popov		 22 1,000 Margot Lambert
Camille Pognante		 23 500 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue		 5 1,200 9 1,500 17 650 17 650 6,950 10 July 2023 (2023-07)
10 Steady  Hong Kong BA Lee Cheuk Yiu 25 1,000 Lo Sin Yan Happy 69 500 Hung Kuei Chun
Lui Chun Wai		 68 250 Yeung Nga Ting
Yeung Pui Lam		 18 1,000 Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet		 7 1,200 17 1,500 10 750 10 750 6,950 9 July 2014 (2014-07)
12 Steady  Canada BPA Victor Lai 16 750 Michelle Li 11 1,000 Kevin Lee
Ty Alexander Lindeman		 71 250 Jackie Dent
Crystal Lai		 40 500 Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai
Crystal Lai		 56 250 12 1,500 12 750 9 750 5,750 11 July 2023 (2023-07)
13 Steady  Singapore BA Loh Kean Yew 9 1,200 Yeo Jia Min 28 1,000 Eng Keat Wesley Koh
Junsuke Kubo		 48 250 Xiao En Heng
Jin Yujia		 131 125 Terry Hee
Jin Yujia		 36 500 10 775 18 625 14 675 5,150 9 October 2014 (2014-10)
14 Steady  England BE Harry Huang 62 500 Freya Redfearn 195 250 Ben Lane
Sean Vendy		 15 1,000 Abbygael Harris
Elizabeth Tolman		 59 250 Callum Hemming
Estelle Van Leeuwen		 41 500 14 1,350 15 675 28 288 4,813 10 July 2019 (2019-07)
15 Steady  United States BPA Mark Shelley Alcala 94 500 Zhang Beiwen 23 750 Chen Zhi Yi
Presley Smith		 32 500 Lauren Lam
Allison Lee		 26 500 Presley Smith
Jennie Gai		 25 500 29 750 30 313 11 750 4,563 14 October 2011 (2011-10)
16 Steady  Germany BE Matthias Kicklitz 81 500 Yvonne Li 51 500 Malik Bourakkadi
Kenneth Neumann		 75 250 Selin Hübsch
Amelie Lehmann		 74 250 Marvin Seidl
Thuc Phuong Nguyen		 31 500 13 1,200 11 750 21 568 4,518 7 October 2011 (2011-10)
17 Steady  Australia BO Jack Yu 164 250 Tiffany Ho 131 250 Pramudya Kusumawardana
Jack Yu		 185 125 Gronya Somerville
Angela Yu		 38 500 Andika Ramadiansyah
Nozomi Shimizu		 69 250 15 1,350 14 675 13 675 4,075 16 October 2017 (2017-10)
18 Steady  Spain BE Pablo Abián 167 250 Clara Azurmendi 79 500 Ruben García
Carlos Piris		 87 250 Nikol Carulla
Carmen Maria Jimenez		 76 250 Ruben García
Lucía Rodríguez		 46 500 24 1,135 34 288 17 650 3,823 14 April 2023 (2023-04)
19 Steady  Czech Republic BE Dominik Kopřiva 246 100 Tereza Švábíková 27 500 Jiří Král
Ondřej Král		 60 250 Kateřina Osladilová
Sharleen Van Coppenolle		 150 125 Ondřej Král
Tereza Švábíková		 61 250 18 1,350 50 675 17 138 3,388 19 July 2025 (2025-07)
20 Steady  Brazil BPA Jonatan Matias 99 500 Juliana Viana Vieira 70 500 Fabrício Farias
Davi Silva		 73 250 Jaqueline Lima
Sâmia Lima		 65 250 Fabrício Farias
Jaqueline Lima		 51 750 18 750 50 400 21 375 3,275 17 January 2024 (2024-01)

Year-end number one players

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Year Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles Women's Doubles Mixed Doubles
2008 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Hong Kong Zhou Mi Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		China Du Jing
China Yu Yang 		Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
2009 China Wang Yihan Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		China Ma Jin
China Wang Xiaoli 		South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
2010 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Wang Xin Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2011 China Wang Yihan China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng 		China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2012 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Li Xuerui Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		China Tian Qing
China Zhao Yunlei 		China Xu Chen
China Ma Jin
2013 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Li Xuerui Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2014 China Chen Long South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong 		China Tian Qing
China Zhao Yunlei 		China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2015 China Chen Long Spain Carolina Marín South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong 		China Luo Ying
China Luo Yu 		China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2016 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Malaysia Goh V Shem
Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong 		Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi 		China Zheng Siwei
China Chen Qingchen
2017 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		China Zheng Siwei
China Chen Qingchen
2018 Japan Kento Momota Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2019 Japan Kento Momota China Chen Yufei China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2020 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
2021 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2022 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Japan Akane Yamaguchi Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2023 South Korea An Se-young China Liang Weikeng
China Wang Chang 		China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2024 China Shi Yuqi Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning 		China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping
2025 South Korea An Se-young South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
No. 1 during every week of the year

Number one ranked players timeline

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See also: Category:World No. 1 badminton players

The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position since 1 October 2009 (active players in light yellow, and current number 1 players are marked in bold):

Last updated: May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)

NOTE: BWF froze the World Rankings from 18 March 2020 to 2 February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Men's doubles

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Women's doubles

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# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 China Zhao Tingting 1 October 2009 4 November 2009 5 5
China Zhang Yawen
2 China Cheng Shu 5 November 2009 18 November 2009 2 2
China Zhao Yunlei
3 China Du Jing 19 November 2009 25 November 2009 1 (1)
China Yu Yang
4 China Ma Jin 26 November 2009 27 January 2010 9 (9)
China Wang Xiaoli
China Du Jing 28 January 2010 24 March 2010 8 9
China Yu Yang
China Ma Jin 25 March 2010 29 September 2010 27 36
China Wang Xiaoli
5 Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing 30 September 2010 27 April 2011 30 30
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin
6 China Wang Xiaoli 28 April 2011 19 September 2012 73 (73)
China Yu Yang
7 China Tian Qing 20 September 2012 13 March 2013 25 (25)
China Zhao Yunlei
China Wang Xiaoli 14 March 2013 28 May 2014 63 136
China Yu Yang
8 China Bao Yixin 29 May 2014 29 October 2014 22 22
China Tang Jinhua
9 Japan Misaki Matsutomo 30 October 2014 26 November 2014 4 (4)
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
China Tian Qing 27 November 2014 1 April 2015 18 43
China Zhao Yunlei
Japan Misaki Matsutomo 2 April 2015 16 December 2015 37 (41)
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
10 China Luo Ying 17 December 2015 16 March 2016 13 13
China Luo Yu
Japan Misaki Matsutomo 17 March 2016 25 October 2017 84 (125)
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
11 China Chen Qingchen 26 October 2017 8 November 2017 2 (2)
China Jia Yifan
Japan Misaki Matsutomo 9 November 2017 22 November 2017 2 127
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
China Chen Qingchen 23 November 2017 20 June 2018 30 (32)
China Jia Yifan
12 Japan Yuki Fukushima 21 June 2018 4 July 2018 2 (2)
Japan Sayaka Hirota
China Chen Qingchen 5 July 2018 8 August 2018 5 (37)
China Jia Yifan
Japan Yuki Fukushima 9 August 2018 29 April 2019 38 (40)
Japan Sayaka Hirota
13 Japan Mayu Matsumoto 30 April 2019 22 July 2019 12 (12)
Japan Wakana Nagahara
Japan Yuki Fukushima 23 July 2019 29 July 2019 1 (41)
Japan Sayaka Hirota
Japan Mayu Matsumoto 30 July 2019 11 November 2019 15 27
Japan Wakana Nagahara
Japan Yuki Fukushima 12 November 2019 18 November 2019 1 (42)
Japan Sayaka Hirota
China Chen Qingchen 19 November 2019 1 February 2021 18 (55)
China Jia Yifan
Japan Yuki Fukushima 2 February 2021 20 December 2021 46 88
Japan Sayaka Hirota
China Chen Qingchen 21 December 2021 3 October 2022 41 (96)
China Jia Yifan
14 South Korea Kim So-yeong 4 October 2022 24 October 2022 3 3
South Korea Kong Hee-yong
China Chen Qingchen 25 October 2022 21 October 2024 104 200
China Jia Yifan
15 China Liu Shengshu 22 October 2024 28 October 2024 1 (1)
China Tan Ning
16 South Korea Baek Ha-na 29 October 2024 18 November 2024 3 (3)
South Korea Lee So-hee
China Liu Shengshu 19 November 2024 13 January 2025 8 (9)
China Tan Ning
South Korea Baek Ha-na 14 January 2025 17 March 2025 9 12
South Korea Lee So-hee
China Liu Shengshu 18 March 2025 60 69
China Tan Ning

Mixed doubles

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# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 South Korea Lee Yong-dae 1 October 2009 20 January 2010 16 (16)
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
2 China Zheng Bo 21 January 2010 10 March 2010 7 7
China Ma Jin
3 Indonesia Nova Widianto 11 March 2010 24 March 2010 2 (2)
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 25 March 2010 21 April 2010 4 (20)
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
Indonesia Nova Widianto 22 April 2010 26 May 2010 5 (7)
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 27 May 2010 23 June 2010 4 24
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
4 Denmark Thomas Laybourn 24 June 2010 30 June 2010 1 (1)
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Indonesia Nova Widianto 1 July 2010 25 August 2010 8 (15)
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
5 Poland Robert Mateusiak 26 August 2010 1 September 2010 1 1
Poland Nadieżda Zięba
Indonesia Nova Widianto 2 September 2010 3 November 2010 9 24
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
Denmark Thomas Laybourn 4 November 2010 2 February 2011 13 14
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
6 China Zhang Nan 3 February 2011 15 August 2012 80 (80)
China Zhao Yunlei
7 China Xu Chen 16 August 2012 18 September 2013 57 57
China Ma Jin
China Zhang Nan 19 September 2013 1 April 2015 80 (160)
China Zhao Yunlei
8 Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen 2 April 2015 8 April 2015 1 1
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
China Zhang Nan 9 April 2015 21 September 2016 76 236
China Zhao Yunlei
9 South Korea Ko Sung-hyun 22 September 2016 21 December 2016 13 13
South Korea Kim Ha-na
10 China Zheng Siwei 22 December 2016 11 April 2018 68 (68)
China Chen Qingchen
11 China Wang Yilyu 12 April 2018 25 April 2018 2 (2)
China Huang Dongping
China Zheng Siwei 26 April 2018 2 May 2018 1 69
China Chen Qingchen
12 Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad 3 May 2018 20 June 2018 7 (7)
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
China Wang Yilyu 21 June 2018 11 July 2018 3 5
China Huang Dongping
Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad 12 July 2018 8 August 2018 4 11
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
13 China Zheng Siwei 9 August 2018 6 December 2021 129 (129)
China Huang Yaqiong
14 Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 7 December 2021 20 June 2022 28 (28)
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
China Zheng Siwei 21 June 2022 15 August 2022 8 (137)
China Huang Yaqiong
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 16 August 2022 7 November 2022 12 (40)
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
15 Japan Yuta Watanabe 8 November 2022 14 November 2022 1 1
Japan Arisa Higashino
China Zheng Siwei 15 November 2022 28 November 2022 2 (139)
China Huang Yaqiong
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 29 November 2022 12 December 2022 2 42
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
China Zheng Siwei 13 December 2022 25 November 2024 102 241
China Huang Yaqiong
16 China Feng Yanzhe 26 November 2024 17 March 2025 16 (16)
China Huang Dongping
17 China Jiang Zhenbang 18 March 2025 26 May 2025 10 (10)
China Wei Yaxin
China Feng Yanzhe 27 May 2025 1 September 2025 14 (30)
China Huang Dongping
China Jiang Zhenbang 2 September 2025 15 September 2025 2 (12)
China Wei Yaxin
China Feng Yanzhe 16 September 2025 22 September 2025 1 (31)
China Huang Dongping
China Jiang Zhenbang 23 September 2025 15 December 2025 12 24
China Wei Yaxin
China Feng Yanzhe 16 December 2025 21 52
China Huang Dongping

Players with highest career rank 2–5

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Last update: 14 April 2026

The following is a list of players who were ranked world no. 5 or higher but not no. 1 in the period since the introduction of the BWF computer rankings (active players in light green):

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