The 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Brazilian Ronaldinho for the first time, Thierry Henry finished second for the second year in succession.
| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 620 | |
| 2 | | 552 | |
| 3 | | 253 | |
| 4 | | 178 | |
| 5 | | 150 | |
| 6 | | 98 | |
| 7= | | 96 | |
| 7= | | 96 | |
| 9 | | 67 | |
| 10= | | 64 | |
| 10= | | 64 | |
| 12 | | 46 | |
| 13 | | 45 | |
| 14 | | 42 | |
| 15= | | 35 | |
| 15= | | 35 | |
| 17= | | 25 | |
| 17= | | 25 | |
| 19 | | 24 | |
| 20 | | 22 | |
| 21= | | 19 | |
| 21= | | 19 | |
| 21= | | 19 | |
| 24 | | 17 | |
| 25 | | 15 | |
| 26 | | 13 | |
| 27 | | 10 | |
| 28= | | 9 | |
| 28= | | 9 | |
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | | 376 |
| 2 | | 286 | |
| 3 | | | 281 |
| 4 | | 126 | |
| 5 | | | 109 |
| 5 | | | 109 |
| 7 | | 102 | |
| 8 | | | 89 |
| 8 | | | 89 |
| 10 | | 80 | |
| 11 | | 68 | |
| 12 | | | 54 |