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

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 122,606 by Viktor Axelsen as ranking points were frozen from 2020–2022.

Points system

Points system used are as follows:[5]

After 23 April 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

Men's singles

BWF World Rankings (Men's singles)
as of 17 March 2026[9]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
Rank Date
1  Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 100,779 1 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)
2 China Shi Yuqi 100,567 1 June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)
3  Denmark Anders Antonsen 93,729 2 September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
4  Indonesia Jonatan Christie 84,174 2 January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
5  France Christo Popov 81,925 5 February 17, 2026 (2026-02-17)
6  Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 79,239 2 August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
7 China Li Shifeng 77,478 3 October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
8  Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi 73,318 8 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
9  Japan Kodai Naraoka 69,654 2 December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)
10  France Alex Lanier 69,025 7 July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
11  Singapore Loh Kean Yew 67,780 3 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
12  India Lakshya Sen 67,057 6 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
13  Canada Victor Lai 62,853 13 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
14  Indonesia Alwi Farhan 61,130 14 January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
15  Japan Kenta Nishimoto 58,849 9 September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
16 1  France Toma Junior Popov 55,655 13 September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)
17 1 China Weng Hongyang 55,020 10 September 30, 2025 (2025-09-30)
18 China Lu Guangzu 54,450 10 January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
19 1  Japan Yushi Tanaka 53,725 19 June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)
20 1  Chinese Taipei Chi Yu-jen 52,497 19 February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10)

Women's singles

BWF World Rankings (Women's singles)
as of 17 March 2026[10]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
Rank Date
1  South Korea An Se-young 115,770 1 August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
2 China Wang Zhiyi 105,162 2 November 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
3 China Chen Yufei 95,635 1 December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
4  Japan Akane Yamaguchi 93,064 1 April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
5 China Han Yue 87,550 3 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
6  Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani 74,140 6 December 23, 2025 (2025-12-23)
7  Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 69,964 1 April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
8  Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong 67,221 6 February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04)
9  Japan Tomoka Miyazaki 63,164 6 June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)
10 China Gao Fangjie 57,832 10 January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
11 3  Thailand Supanida Katethong 56,777 6 January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
12 1  Canada Michelle Li 56,656 8 October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
13 1  India P. V. Sindhu 54,964 2 April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
14 1  Chinese Taipei Chiu Pin-chian 53,884 13 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
15  South Korea Kim Ga-eun 53,611 12 December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09)
16  Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 51,487 9 January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
17  Chinese Taipei Lin Hsiang-ti 51,714 17 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
18 1  South Korea Sim Yu-jin 51,139 10 October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
19 1  Denmark Line Christophersen 50,498 17 October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
20 2  Japan Nozomi Okuhara 50,340 1 October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)

Men's doubles

BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles)
as of 17 March 2026[11]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
(pair) 		Highest peak
(individual)
Rank Date Rank Partner Date
1  South Korea Kim Won-ho 121,255 1 July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) 1 Seo Seung-jae July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
 South Korea Seo Seung-jae 1 Kim Won-ho July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
2  Malaysia Aaron Chia 97,350 2 January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24) 2 Soh Wooi Yik January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
 Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik 2 Aaron Chia January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
3 China Liang Weikeng 85,376 1 October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31) 1 Wang Chang October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
China Wang Chang 1 Liang Weikeng October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
4  India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 84,518 1 October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) 1 Chirag Shetty October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
 India Chirag Shetty 1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
5  Indonesia Fajar Alfian 82,790 4 January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13) 1 Muhammad Rian Ardianto December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
 Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 4 Fajar Alfian January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
6  Malaysia Man Wei Chong 73,270 4 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 4 Tee Kai Wun December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
 Malaysia Tee Kai Wun 4 Man Wei Chong December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
7  Malaysia Goh Sze Fei 71,830 1 May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) 1 Nur Izzuddin May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
 Malaysia Nur Izzuddin 1 Goh Sze Fei May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
8  Japan Takuro Hoki 70,160 1 September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) 1 Yugo Kobayashi September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
 Japan Yugo Kobayashi 1 Takuro Hoki September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
9  Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama 69,880 7 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 7 Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
 Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 7 Sabar Karyaman Gutama March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
10 China Chen Boyang 68,292 7 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 7 Liu Yi December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
China Liu Yi 7 Chen Boyang December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
11  Denmark Kim Astrup 66,681 1 December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17) 1 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
 Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 1 Kim Astrup December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
12  Chinese Taipei Chiu Hsiang-chieh 61,423 11 February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10) 11 Wang Chi-lin February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10)
 Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 2 Lee Yang September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
13  Indonesia Raymond Indra 61,014 13 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 13 Nikolaus Joaquin March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Indonesia Nikolaus Joaquin 13 Raymond Indra March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
14 1  Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei 57,116 7 January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) 7 Yang Po-hsuan January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
 Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan 7 Lee Jhe-huei January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
15 1  England Ben Lane 57,081 9 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 9 Sean Vendy March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
 England Sean Vendy 9 Ben Lane March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
16  Malaysia Junaidi Arif 54,454 16 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 16 Yap Roy King March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Malaysia Yap Roy King 16 Junaidi Arif March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
17 1  Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando 52,046 9 April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) 9 Daniel Marthin
Bagas Maulana 		May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
 Indonesia Bagas Maulana 8 Muhammad Shohibul Fikri March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)
18 6  Denmark Daniel Lundgaard 51,086 18 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 18 Mads Vestergaard March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Denmark Mads Vestergaard 18 Daniel Lundgaard March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
19 2  Japan Hiroki Midorikawa 51,123 17 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 17 Kyohei Yamashita March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Japan Kyohei Yamashita 17 Hiroki Midorikawa March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
20 3  Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih 51,021 17 September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23) 17 Lee Fang-jen September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23)
 Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen 17 Lee Fang-chih September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23)

Women's doubles

BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles)
as of 17 March 2026[12]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
(pair) 		Highest peak
(individual)
Rank Date Rank Partner Date
1 China Liu Shengshu 119,084 1 October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) 1 Tan Ning October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
China Tan Ning 1 Liu Shengshu October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
2  Malaysia Pearly Tan 96,750 2 July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) 2 Thinaah Muralitharan July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan 2 Pearly Tan July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
3  South Korea Baek Ha-na 92,430 1 October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29) 1 Lee So-hee October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
 South Korea Lee So-hee 1 Baek Ha-na October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
4 China Jia Yifan 89,660 3 September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23) 1 Chen Qingchen October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
China Zhang Shuxian 2 Zheng Yu May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
5  South Korea Kim Hye-jeong 87,267 3 October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21) 3 Jeong Na-eun
Kong Hee-yong 		December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
 South Korea Kong Hee-yong 1 Kim So-yeong October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
6  Japan Yuki Fukushima 81,890 5 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 1 Sayaka Hirota June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
 Japan Mayu Matsumoto 1 Wakana Nagahara April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
7  Japan Rin Iwanaga 80,163 4 March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11) 4 Kie Nakanishi March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
 Japan Kie Nakanishi 4 Rin Iwanaga March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
8  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan 62,782 8 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 8 Hung En-tzu March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Chinese Taipei Hung En-tzu 8 Hsieh Pei-shan March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
9 China Li Yijing 62,210 5 May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) 5 Luo Xumin May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
China Luo Xumin 5 Li Yijing May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
10  Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva 57,656 8 June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) 8 Stefani Stoeva June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
 Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 8 Stefani Stoeva June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
11  South Korea Jeong Na-eun 55,340 11 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 3 Kim Hye-jeong December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
 South Korea Lee Yeon-woo 11 Jeong Na-eun March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
12  Chinese Taipei Hsu Yin-hui 55,206 12 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 12 Lin Jhih-yun March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Chinese Taipei Lin Jhih-yun 12 Hsu Yin-hui March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
13  Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching 53,899 13 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 13 Sung Yu-hsuan March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Chinese Taipei Sung Yu-hsuan 13 Hsu Ya-ching March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
14 1  Japan Rui Hirokami 52,180 14 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 14 Hobara Sayaka March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Japan Hobara Sayaka 14 Rui Hirokami March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
15 1  Japan Arisa Igarashi 50,687 15 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 15 Chiharu Shida March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Japan Chiharu Shida 2 Nami Matsuyama November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
16 1  Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma 50,402 16 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 8 Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
 Indonesia Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari 16 Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
17 1  Hong Kong Kaho Osawa 49,920 17 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 17 Mai Tanabe March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
 Japan Mai Tanabe 17 Kaho Osawa March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
18 2  France Margot Lambert 48,253 18 March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) 13 Anne Tran August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
 France Camille Pognante 18 Margot Lambert March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)
19 5  Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma 47,944 8 January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) 8 Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
 Indonesia Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi 8 Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
20 1  Chinese Taipei Chang Ching-hui 47,875 15 December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16) 15 Yang Ching-tun December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
 Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-tun 15 Chang Ching-hui December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)

Mixed doubles

BWF World Rankings (Mixed doubles)
as of 17 March 2026[13]
# Country Players Points Highest peak
(pair) 		Highest peak
(individual)
Rank Date Rank Partner Date
1 China Feng Yanzhe 107,757 1 November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26) 1 Huang Dongping November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
China Huang Dongping 1 Wang Yilyu
Feng Yanzhe 		April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
2 China Jiang Zhenbang 101,752 1 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 1 Wei Yaxin March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
China Wei Yaxin 1 Jiang Zhenbang March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
3  Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 92,495 3 July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) 1 Sapsiree Taerattanachai December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
 Thailand Supissara Paewsampran 3 Dechapol Puavaranukroh July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
4  Malaysia Chen Tang Jie 91,763 3 January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) 3 Toh Ee Wei January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
 Malaysia Toh Ee Wei 3 Chen Tang Jie January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
5  France Thom Gicquel 82,140 5 January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) 5 Delphine Delrue January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
 France Delphine Delrue 5 Thom Gicquel January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
6  Hong Kong, China Tang Chun Man 79,484 2 June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) 2 Tse Ying Suet June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
 Hong Kong, China Tse Ying Suet 2 Tang Chun Man June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
7 China Guo Xinwa 73,690 5 March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) 5 Chen Fanghui March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
China Chen Fanghui 5 Guo Xinwa March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
8  Japan Hiroki Midorikawa 70,488 8 May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13) 7 Natsu Saito October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
 Japan Natsu Saito 7 Hiroki Midorikawa October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
9  Denmark Mathias Christiansen 70,060 8 October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25) 4 Christina Pedersen October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
 Denmark Alexandra Bøje 8 Mathias Christiansen October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
10  Indonesia Jafar Hidayatullah 69,910 9 January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13) 9 Felisha Pasaribu January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
 Indonesia Felisha Pasaribu 9 Jafar Hidayatullah January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
11  Malaysia Goh Soon Huat 65,458 3 February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) 3 Shevon Jemie Lai February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai 3 Goh Soon Huat February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
12  Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei 63,070 13 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 10 Lee Chia-hsin May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30)
 Chinese Taipei Nicole Gonzalez Chan 13 Ye Hong-wei March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
13  Denmark Jesper Toft 61,496 7 April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) 7 Amalie Magelund April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
 Denmark Amalie Magelund 7 Jesper Toft April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
14 China Cheng Xing 59,350 9 January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28) 9 Zhang Chi January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
China Zhang Chi 9 Cheng Xing January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
15  Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong 55,780 12 November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11) 12 Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11)
 Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat 12 Ruttanapak Oupthong November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11)
16  Indonesia Amri Syahnawi 53,460 16 March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) 16 Nita Violina Marwah March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
 Indonesia Nita Violina Marwah 16 Amri Syahnawi March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)
17  Japan Yuichi Shimogami 50,410 17 January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20) 17 Sayaka Hobara January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
 Japan Sayaka Hobara 17 Yuichi Shimogami January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
18  Denmark Mads Vestergaard 49,580 18 April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) 18 Christine Busch April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
 Denmark Christine Busch 18 Mads Vestergaard April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
19  Indonesia Adnan Maulana 49,320 18 February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03) 18 Indah Cahya Sari Jamil February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
 Indonesia Indah Cahya Sari Jamil 18 Adnan Maulana February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
20  India Dhruv Kapila 47,878 16 May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) 16 Tanisha Crasto May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
 India Tanisha Crasto 16 Dhruv Kapila May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)

World team rankings

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  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 2,500.0 1 2,500.0 17,200.0 1 January 2011 (2011-01)
2  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 2,000.0 2 2,000.0 13,000.0 2 July 2025 (2025-07)
3  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 1,000.0 3 1,500.0 12,250.0 1 July 2017 (2017-07)
4  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 1,000.0 3 1,500.0 11,600.0 1 October 2018 (2018-10)
5  Malaysia BA Leong Jun Hao 27 750 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 1,500.0 12 750.0 9,950.0' 4 April 2025 (2025-04)
6  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 1,500.0 8 1,000.0 9,900.0 5 July 2018 (2018-07)
7  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 9 750.0 5 1,000.0 9,450.0 4 October 2013 (2013-10)
8  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 1,000.0 7 1,000.0 9,000.0 5 July 2023 (2023-07)
9  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 2,000.0 6 1,000.0 8,950.0 2 January 2012 (2012-01)
10  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 17 650.0 17 650.0 6,950.0 10 July 2023 (2023-07)
10  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 10 750.0 10 750.0 6,950.0 9 July 2014 (2014-07)
12  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 12 750.0 9 750.0 5,750.0 11 July 2023 (2023-07)
13  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 18 625.0 14 675.0 5,150.0 9 October 2014 (2014-10)
14  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 15 675.0 28 288.0 4,813.0 10 July 2019 (2019-07)
15  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 30 313.0 11 750.0 4,563.0 14 October 2011 (2011-10)
16  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 11 750.0 21 568.0 4,518.0 7 October 2011 (2011-10)
17  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 14 675.0 13 675.0 4,075.0 16 October 2017 (2017-10)
18  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 34 288.0 17 650.0 3,823.0 14 April 2023 (2023-04)
19  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 50 675.0 17 138.0 3,388.0 19 July 2025 (2025-07)
20  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 50 400.0 21 375.0 3,275.0 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 Lee Chong Wei Zhou Mi Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan 		Du Jing
Yu Yang 		Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
2009 Wang Yihan Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong 		Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli 		Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
2010 Lee Chong Wei Wang Xin Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen 		Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin 		Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2011 Wang Yihan Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng 		Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang 		Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2012 Lee Chong Wei Li Xuerui Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen 		Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei 		Xu Chen
Ma Jin
2013 Lee Chong Wei Li Xuerui Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan 		Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang 		Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2014 Chen Long Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong 		Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei 		Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2015 Chen Long Carolina Marín Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong 		Luo Ying
Luo Yu 		Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2016 Lee Chong Wei Tai Tzu-ying Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong 		Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi 		Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen
2017 Viktor Axelsen Tai Tzu-ying Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen
2018 Kento Momota Tai Tzu-ying Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota 		Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2019 Kento Momota Chen Yufei Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2020 Tai Tzu-ying Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
2021 Viktor Axelsen Tai Tzu-ying Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2022 Viktor Axelsen Akane Yamaguchi Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto 		Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2023 An Se-young Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang 		Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2024 Shi Yuqi Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning 		Feng Yanzhe
Huang Dongping
2025 An Se-young Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
No. 1 during every week of the year

Number one ranked players timeline

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: March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10)

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

Men's singles

# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 Lee Chong Wei 1 October 2009 20 June 2012 142 (142)
2 Lin Dan 21 June 2012 26 September 2012 14 14
Lee Chong Wei 27 September 2012 24 December 2014 117 (259)
3 Chen Long 25 December 2014 8 June 2016 76 76
Lee Chong Wei 9 June 2016 24 May 2017 50 (309)
4 Son Wan-ho 25 May 2017 30 May 2017 1 (1)
Lee Chong Wei 1 June 2017 7 June 2017 1 310
Son Wan-ho 8 June 2017 27 September 2017 16 17
5 Viktor Axelsen 28 September 2017 11 April 2018 28 (28)
6 Srikanth Kidambi 12 April 2018 18 April 2018 1 1
Viktor Axelsen 19 April 2018 26 September 2018 23 (51)
7 Kento Momota 27 September 2018 29 November 2021 121 121
Viktor Axelsen 30 November 2021 10 June 2024 132 183
8 Shi Yuqi 11 June 2024 2 June 2025 51 (51)
9 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 3 June 2025 28 July 2025 8 8
Shi Yuqi 29 July 2025 9 March 2026 32 83
Kunlavut Vitidsarn 10 March 2026 1 9

Women's singles

# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 Wang Lin 1 October 2009 28 October 2009 4 4
2 Wang Yihan 29 October 2009 22 September 2010 47 (47)
3 Wang Xin 23 September 2010 1 December 2010 10 (10)
4 Tine Baun 2 December 2010 8 December 2010 1 1
Wang Yihan 9 December 2010 15 December 2010 1 (48)
Wang Xin 16 December 2010 12 January 2011 4 14
5 Wang Shixian 13 January 2011 19 January 2011 1 (1)
Wang Yihan 20 January 2011 26 January 2011 1 (49)
Wang Shixian 27 January 2011 17 August 2011 29 (30)
Wang Yihan 18 August 2011 2 November 2011 11 (60)
Wang Shixian 3 November 2011 23 November 2011 3 33
Wang Yihan 24 November 2011 19 December 2012 56 116
6 Li Xuerui 20 December 2012 1 April 2015 119 (119)
7 Saina Nehwal 2 April 2015 8 April 2015 1 (1)
Li Xuerui 9 April 2015 15 April 2015 1 (120)
Saina Nehwal 16 April 2015 29 April 2015 2 (3)
Li Xuerui 30 April 2015 20 May 2015 3 (123)
Saina Nehwal 21 May 2015 3 June 2015 2 (5)
Li Xuerui 4 June 2015 10 June 2015 1 124
8 Carolina Marín 11 June 2015 20 August 2015 10 (10)
Saina Nehwal 21 August 2015 20 October 2015 9 14
Carolina Marín 21 October 2015 20 April 2016 26 (36)
9 Ratchanok Intanon 21 April 2016 4 May 2016 2 2
Carolina Marín 5 May 2016 30 November 2016 30 66
10 Tai Tzu-ying 1 December 2016 18 April 2018 72 (72)
11 Akane Yamaguchi 19 April 2018 2 May 2018 2 (2)
Tai Tzu-ying 3 May 2018 29 July 2019 65 (137)
Akane Yamaguchi 30 July 2019 23 September 2019 8 (10)
Tai Tzu-ying 24 September 2019 28 October 2019 5 (142)
12 Nozomi Okuhara 29 October 2019 11 November 2019 2 2
Tai Tzu-ying 12 November 2019 16 December 2019 5 (147)
13 Chen Yufei 17 December 2019 16 March 2020 13 (13)
Tai Tzu-ying 17 March 2020 2 May 2022 66 (213)
Akane Yamaguchi 3 May 2022 29 August 2022 17 (27)
Tai Tzu-ying 30 August 2022 5 September 2022 1 214
Akane Yamaguchi 6 September 2022 31 July 2023 47 74
14 An Se-young 1 August 2023 7 October 2024 62 (62)
Chen Yufei 8 October 2024 21 October 2024 2 15
An Se-young 22 October 2024 73 135

Men's doubles

# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 Markis Kido 1 October 2009 28 October 2009 4 4
Hendra Setiawan
2 Koo Kien Keat 29 October 2009 10 November 2010 54 54
Tan Boon Heong
3 Mathias Boe 11 November 2010 22 June 2011 32 (32)
Carsten Mogensen
4 Cai Yun 23 June 2011 20 June 2012 52 (52)
Fu Haifeng
5 Jung Jae-sung 21 June 2012 8 August 2012 7 (7)
Lee Yong-dae
Cai Yun 9 August 2012 15 August 2012 1 (53)
Fu Haifeng
Jung Jae-sung 16 August 2012 19 September 2012 5 (12)
Lee Yong-dae
Cai Yun 20 September 2012 26 September 2012 1 54
Fu Haifeng
Jung Jae-sung 27 September 2012 31 October 2012 5 17
Lee Yong-dae
Mathias Boe 1 November 2012 29 May 2013 30 (62)
Carsten Mogensen
6 Ko Sung-hyun 30 May 2013 20 November 2013 25 25
Lee Yong-dae
7 Mohammad Ahsan 21 November 2013 13 August 2014 38 38
Hendra Setiawan
8 Lee Yong-dae 14 August 2014 9 November 2016 117 117
Yoo Yeon-seong
9 Goh V Shem 10 November 2016 15 March 2017 18 18
Tan Wee Kiong
10 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon 16 March 2017 5 April 2017 3 (3)
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
11 Li Junhui 6 April 2017 12 April 2017 1 (1)
Liu Yuchen
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon 13 April 2017 14 June 2017 9 (12)
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Mathias Boe 15 June 2017 21 June 2017 1 (63)
Carsten Mogensen
Li Junhui 22 June 2017 5 July 2017 2 (3)
Liu Yuchen
Mathias Boe 6 July 2017 12 July 2017 1 (64)
Carsten Mogensen
Li Junhui 13 July 2017 30 August 2017 7 10
Liu Yuchen
Mathias Boe 31 August 2017 27 September 2017 4 68
Carsten Mogensen
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon 28 September 2017 19 September 2022 215 227
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
12 Takuro Hoki 20 September 2022 26 December 2022 14 14
Yugo Kobayashi
13 Fajar Alfian 27 December 2022 10 October 2023 41 41
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
14 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 10 October 2023 31 October 2023 3 (3)
Chirag Shetty
15 Liang Weikeng 31 October 2023 22 January 2024 12 (12)
Wang Chang
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 23 January 2024 15 April 2024 12 (15)
Chirag Shetty
Liang Weikeng 16 April 2024 20 May 2024 5 (17)
Wang Chang
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 21 May 2024 10 June 2024 3 18
Chirag Shetty
Liang Weikeng 11 June 2024 16 December 2024 27 44
Wang Chang
16 Kim Astrup 17 December 2024 26 May 2025 23 23
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
17 Goh Sze Fei 27 May 2025 21 July 2025 8 8
Nur Izzuddin
18 Kim Won-ho 22 July 2025 34 34
Seo Seung-jae

Women's doubles

# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 Zhao Tingting 1 October 2009 4 November 2009 5 5
Zhang Yawen
2 Cheng Shu 5 November 2009 18 November 2009 2 2
Zhao Yunlei
3 Du Jing 19 November 2009 25 November 2009 1 (1)
Yu Yang
4 Ma Jin 26 November 2009 27 January 2010 9 (9)
Wang Xiaoli
Du Jing 28 January 2010 24 March 2010 8 9
Yu Yang
Ma Jin 25 March 2010 29 September 2010 27 36
Wang Xiaoli
5 Cheng Wen-hsing 30 September 2010 27 April 2011 30 30
Chien Yu-chin
6 Wang Xiaoli 28 April 2011 19 September 2012 73 (73)
Yu Yang
7 Tian Qing 20 September 2012 13 March 2013 25 (25)
Zhao Yunlei
Wang Xiaoli 14 March 2013 28 May 2014 63 136
Yu Yang
8 Bao Yixin 29 May 2014 29 October 2014 22 22
Tang Jinhua
9 Misaki Matsutomo 30 October 2014 26 November 2014 4 (4)
Ayaka Takahashi
Tian Qing 27 November 2014 1 April 2015 18 43
Zhao Yunlei
Misaki Matsutomo 2 April 2015 16 December 2015 37 (41)
Ayaka Takahashi
10 Luo Ying 17 December 2015 16 March 2016 13 13
Luo Yu
Misaki Matsutomo 17 March 2016 25 October 2017 84 (125)
Ayaka Takahashi
11 Chen Qingchen 26 October 2017 8 November 2017 2 (2)
Jia Yifan
Misaki Matsutomo 9 November 2017 22 November 2017 2 127
Ayaka Takahashi
Chen Qingchen 23 November 2017 20 June 2018 30 (32)
Jia Yifan
12 Yuki Fukushima 21 June 2018 4 July 2018 2 (2)
Sayaka Hirota
Chen Qingchen 5 July 2018 8 August 2018 5 (37)
Jia Yifan
Yuki Fukushima 9 August 2018 29 April 2019 38 (40)
Sayaka Hirota
13 Mayu Matsumoto 30 April 2019 22 July 2019 12 (12)
Wakana Nagahara
Yuki Fukushima 23 July 2019 29 July 2019 1 (41)
Sayaka Hirota
Mayu Matsumoto 30 July 2019 11 November 2019 15 27
Wakana Nagahara
Yuki Fukushima 12 November 2019 18 November 2019 1 (42)
Sayaka Hirota
Chen Qingchen 19 November 2019 1 February 2021 18 (55)
Jia Yifan
Yuki Fukushima 2 February 2021 20 December 2021 46 88
Sayaka Hirota
Chen Qingchen 21 December 2021 3 October 2022 41 (96)
Jia Yifan
14 Kim So-yeong 4 October 2022 24 October 2022 3 3
Kong Hee-yong
Chen Qingchen 25 October 2022 21 October 2024 104 200
Jia Yifan
15 Liu Shengshu 22 October 2024 28 October 2024 1 (1)
Tan Ning
16 Baek Ha-na 29 October 2024 18 November 2024 3 (3)
Lee So-hee
Liu Shengshu 19 November 2024 13 January 2025 8 (9)
Tan Ning
Baek Ha-na 14 January 2025 17 March 2025 9 12
Lee So-hee
Liu Shengshu 18 March 2025 52 61
Tan Ning

Mixed doubles

# Player Date started Date ended Consecutive
weeks		 Total
weeks
1 Lee Yong-dae 1 October 2009 20 January 2010 16 (16)
Lee Hyo-jung
2 Zheng Bo 21 January 2010 10 March 2010 7 7
Ma Jin
3 Nova Widianto 11 March 2010 24 March 2010 2 (2)
Liliyana Natsir
Lee Yong-dae 25 March 2010 21 April 2010 4 (20)
Lee Hyo-jung
Nova Widianto 22 April 2010 26 May 2010 5 (7)
Liliyana Natsir
Lee Yong-dae 27 May 2010 23 June 2010 4 24
Lee Hyo-jung
4 Thomas Laybourn 24 June 2010 30 June 2010 1 (1)
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Nova Widianto 1 July 2010 25 August 2010 8 (15)
Liliyana Natsir
5 Robert Mateusiak 26 August 2010 1 September 2010 1 1
Nadieżda Zięba
Nova Widianto 2 September 2010 3 November 2010 9 24
Liliyana Natsir
Thomas Laybourn 4 November 2010 2 February 2011 13 14
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
6 Zhang Nan 3 February 2011 15 August 2012 80 (80)
Zhao Yunlei
7 Xu Chen 16 August 2012 18 September 2013 57 57
Ma Jin
Zhang Nan 19 September 2013 1 April 2015 80 (160)
Zhao Yunlei
8 Joachim Fischer Nielsen 2 April 2015 8 April 2015 1 1
Christinna Pedersen
Zhang Nan 9 April 2015 21 September 2016 76 236
Zhao Yunlei
9 Ko Sung-hyun 22 September 2016 21 December 2016 13 13
Kim Ha-na
10 Zheng Siwei 22 December 2016 11 April 2018 68 (68)
Chen Qingchen
11 Wang Yilyu 12 April 2018 25 April 2018 2 (2)
Huang Dongping
Zheng Siwei 26 April 2018 2 May 2018 1 69
Chen Qingchen
12 Tontowi Ahmad 3 May 2018 20 June 2018 7 (7)
Liliyana Natsir
Wang Yilyu 21 June 2018 11 July 2018 3 5
Huang Dongping
Tontowi Ahmad 12 July 2018 8 August 2018 4 11
Liliyana Natsir
13 Zheng Siwei 9 August 2018 6 December 2021 129 (129)
Huang Yaqiong
14 Dechapol Puavaranukroh 7 December 2021 20 June 2022 28 (28)
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Zheng Siwei 21 June 2022 15 August 2022 8 (137)
Huang Yaqiong
Dechapol Puavaranukroh 16 August 2022 7 November 2022 12 (40)
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
15 Yuta Watanabe 8 November 2022 14 November 2022 1 1
Arisa Higashino
Zheng Siwei 15 November 2022 28 November 2022 2 (139)
Huang Yaqiong
Dechapol Puavaranukroh 29 November 2022 12 December 2022 2 42
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Zheng Siwei 13 December 2022 25 November 2024 102 241
Huang Yaqiong
16 Feng Yanzhe 26 November 2024 17 March 2025 16 (16)
Huang Dongping
17 Jiang Zhenbang 18 March 2025 26 May 2025 10 (10)
Wei Yaxin
Feng Yanzhe 27 May 2025 1 September 2025 14 (30)
Huang Dongping
Jiang Zhenbang 2 September 2025 15 September 2025 2 (12)
Wei Yaxin
Feng Yanzhe 16 September 2025 22 September 2025 1 (31)
Huang Dongping
Jiang Zhenbang 23 September 2025 15 December 2025 12 24
Wei Yaxin
Feng Yanzhe 16 December 2025 13 44
Huang Dongping

Players with highest career rank 2–5

Last update: 17 February 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):

Men's singles

NOC Player Date reached
World number 2
Peter Gade 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
Chou Tien-chen 6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)
Anders Antonsen 27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
Lee Zii Jia 25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
Jonatan Christie 31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)
Kodai Naraoka 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
World number 3
Simon Santoso 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
Du Pengyu 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17)
Kenichi Tago 31 October 2013 (2013-10-31)
Tommy Sugiarto 19 December 2013 (2013-12-19)
Loh Kean Yew 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)
Li Shifeng 31 October 2023 (2023-10-31)
World number 4
Boonsak Ponsana 2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)
Sony Dwi Kuncoro 24 January 2013 (2013-01-24)
Hu Yun 30 May 2013 (2013-05-30)
World number 5
Nguyễn Tiến Minh 2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)
Christo Popov 17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)

Women's singles

NOC Player Date reached
World number 2
Zhou Mi 1 October 2009 (2009-10-01)
Juliane Schenk 20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)
Sung Ji-hyun 16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)
P. V. Sindhu 6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)
Wang Zhiyi 19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)
World number 3
Jiang Yanjiao 21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)
Han Yue 18 March 2025 (2025-03-18)
World number 4
Pi Hongyan 19 November 2009 (2009-11-19)
Sun Yu 22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)
World number 5
Lu Lan 21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)
Liu Xin 14 April 2011 (2011-04-14)
Bae Yeon-ju 2 June 2011 (2011-06-02)
He Bingjiao 15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)

Men's doubles

NOC Player Date reached
World number 2
Ko Sung-hyun 3 February 2011 (2011-02-03)
Yoo Yeon-seong
Hiroyuki Endo 6 March 2014 (2014-03-06)
Kenichi Hayakawa
Fu Haifeng 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25)
Zhang Nan
Kim Gi-jung 22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)
Kim Sa-rang
Chai Biao 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Hong Wei
Takeshi Kamura 26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)
Keigo Sonoda
Liu Cheng 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
Zhang Nan
Lee Yang 27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
Wang Chi-lin
Aaron Chia 24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
Soh Wooi Yik
Liu Yuchen 30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)
Ou Xuanyi
Kang Min-hyuk 20 February 2024 (2024-02-20)
Seo Seung-jae
World number 3
Guo Zhendong 1 July 2010 (2010-07-01)
Xu Chen
Fang Chieh-min 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
Lee Sheng-mu
Ko Sung-hyun 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
Shin Baek-cheol
Lee Sheng-mu 19 March 2015 (2015-03-19)
Tsai Chia-hsin
World number 4
Hong Wei 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17)
Shen Ye
Liu Xiaolong 19 March 2015 (2015-03-19)
Qiu Zihan
Mads Conrad-Petersen 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
Mads Pieler Kolding
Chen Hung-ling 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
Wang Chi-lin
Hiroyuki Endo 5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)
Yuta Watanabe
He Jiting 22 October 2024 (2024-10-22)
Ren Xiangyu
Man Wei Chong 15 December 2025 (2025-12-15)
Tee Kai Wun
Fajar Alfian 13 January 2026 (2026-01-13)
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
World number 5
Alvent Yulianto 26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)
Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Chai Biao 22 December 2011 (2011-12-22)
Guo Zhendong
Mohammad Ahsan 9 August 2012 (2012-08-09)
Bona Septano
Han Chengkai 9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)
Zhou Haodong

Women's doubles

NOC Player Date reached
World number 2
Chin Eei Hui 1 October 2009 (2009-10-01)
Wong Pei Tty
Ha Jung-eun 5 November 2009 (2009-11-05)
Kim Min-jung
Miyuki Maeda 11 November 2010 (2010-11-11)
Satoko Suetsuna
Bao Yixin 1 November 2012 (2012-11-01)
Zhong Qianxin
Ma Jin 11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
Tang Jinhua
Kamilla Rytter Juhl 24 October 2013 (2013-10-24)
Christinna Pedersen
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
Greysia Polii
Tang Yuanting 14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)
Yu Yang
Jung Kyung-eun 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Shin Seung-chan
Chang Ye-na 9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)
Lee So-hee
Lee So-hee 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Shin Seung-chan
Nami Matsuyama 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)
Chiharu Shida
Zhang Shuxian 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)
Zheng Yu
Pearly Tan 29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)
Thinaah Muralitharan
World number 3
Petya Nedelcheva 25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)
Anastasia Russkikh
Mizuki Fujii 5 January 2012 (2012-01-05)
Reika Kakiiwa
Shizuka Matsuo 25 April 2013 (2013-04-25)
Mami Naito
Greysia Polii 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20)
Apriyani Rahayu
Jeong Na-eun 27 December 2022 (2022-12-27)
Kim Hye-jeong
Jia Yifan 23 September 2025 (2025-09-23)
Zhang Shuxian
Kim Hye-jeong 21 October 2025 (2025-10-21)
Kong Hee-yong
World number 4
Lee Hyo-jung 26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)
Lee Kyung-won
Valeria Sorokina 16 December 2010 (2010-12-16)
Nina Vislova
Duanganong Aroonkesorn 13 January 2011 (2011-01-13)
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Chang Ye-na 14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)
Kim So-yeong
Shiho Tanaka 31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
Koharu Yonemoto
Apriyani Rahayu 18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)
Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
Rin Iwanaga 11 March 2025 (2025-03-11)
Kie Nakanishi
World number 5
Pan Pan 16 December 2010 (2010-12-16)
Tian Qing
Greysia Polii 12 May 2011 (2011-05-12)
Meiliana Jauhari
Eom Hye-won 25 April 2013 (2013-04-25)
Chang Ye-na
Jung Kyung-eun 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26)
Kim Ha-na
Reika Kakiiwa 17 April 2014 (2014-04-17)
Miyuki Maeda
Du Yue 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
Li Yinhui
Jongkolphan Kititharakul 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
Rawinda Prajongjai
Li Yijing 27 May 2025 (2025-05-27)
Luo Xumin
Yuki Fukushima 16 December 2025 (2025-12-16)
Mayu Matsumoto

Mixed doubles

NOC Player Date reached
World number 2
Hendra Aprida Gunawan 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
Vita Marissa
Sudket Prapakamol 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
Saralee Thungthongkam
Tao Jiaming 18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)
Tian Qing
Praveen Jordan 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)
Debby Susanto
Lu Kai 13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)
Huang Yaqiong
Tang Chun Man 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
Tse Ying Suet
Seo Seung-jae 12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)
Chae Yoo-jung
World number 3
Chan Peng Soon 22 November 2012 (2012-11-22)
Goh Liu Ying
Liu Cheng 2 April 2015 (2015-04-02)
Bao Yixin
Kim Won-ho 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)
Jeong Na-eun
Chen Tang Jie 14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)
Toh Ee Wei
Goh Soon Huat 18 February 2025 (2025-02-18)
Shevon Jemie Lai
Dechapol Puavaranukroh 22 July 2025 (2025-07-22)
Supissara Paewsampran
World number 4
He Hanbin 29 October 2009 (2009-10-29)
Yu Yang
Ko Sung-hyun 2 June 2011 (2011-06-02)
Ha Jung-eun
Chris Adcock 24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)
Gabby Adcock
Mathias Christiansen 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
Christinna Pedersen
Praveen Jordan 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
World number 5
Tao Jiaming 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
Zhang Yawen
Nathan Robertson 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
Jenny Wallwork
Chen Hung-ling 3 November 2011 (2011-11-03)
Cheng Wen-hsing
Seo Seung-jae 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17)
Kim Ha-na
Tan Kian Meng 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
Lai Pei Jing
Thom Gicquel 3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)
Delphine Delrue
Guo Xinwa 18 March 2025 (2025-03-18)
Chen Fanghui

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