Ballon d’Or 2026 Predictions
The 2026 Ballon d’Or has not been awarded, and the vote takes place after the season. As of 19 September 2026, the player the public is backing most here is Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), with €180 backed.
The Ballon d’Or has been awarded since 1956 and is decided by a vote of journalists once the season is complete. The 2025 award went to Ousmane Dembélé. Nothing about the 2026 award is settled, and this page makes no forecast of how the jury will vote.
What it does show is public opinion expressed with money rather than with a poll. Rank here is the total amount backed on each player, so the list below is a live picture of who people are putting behind — which is often, but not always, the same set of names a jury ends up considering.
Who the public is backing
- 1Lionel Messi×8Inter Miami€180
- 2Cristiano Ronaldo×5Al Nassr€178
- 3Ousmane DembéléPSG€176
- 4Kylian MbappéReal Madrid€166
- 5Nuno MendesPSG€166
- 6Lamine YamalBarcelona€163
- 7VitinhaPSG€160
- 8Mohamed SalahLiverpool€160
- 9RaphinhaBarcelona€160
- 10Achraf HakimiPSG€160
- 11Cole PalmerChelsea€160
- 12Gianluigi DonnarummaManchester City€160
- 13PedriBarcelona€160
- 14Khvicha KvaratskheliaPSG€160
- 15Harry KaneBayern Munich€160
- 16Désiré DouéPSG€160
- 17Viktor GyökeresArsenal€160
- 18Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid€160
- 19Robert LewandowskiBarcelona€160
- 20Scott McTominayNapoli€160
Last updated 15 September 2026, 10:52 UTC
Ballon d’Or questions
- Who will win the Ballon d'Or in 2026?
- Nobody knows yet. The Ballon d'Or is voted on by journalists after the season, and the 2025 award went to Ousmane Dembélé. This page does not forecast the vote; it shows which players the public is backing right now.
- How is the Ballon d'Or decided?
- By a vote of journalists, based on the player's performances over the season. Because it is a vote, it reflects the preferences of the people voting rather than a single measurable criterion.
- Is this ranking a betting market?
- No. There are no odds, no payouts and no winnings. Backing a player is a one-off payment that moves him up the ranking — the money is a vote, not a bet.
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