BWF World Ranking

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 Games 1	14,500	12,500	1 10,500	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 Games 1	13,000	11,000	1 9,200	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 3 March 2026 [update] [9]
#		Country	Players	Points	Highest peak
					Rank	Date
1		China	Shi Yuqi	108,247	1	June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)
2		Thailand	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	100,079	1	June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)
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	80,795	5	February 17, 2026 (2026-02-17)
6		China	Li Shifeng	79,278	3	October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
7		Chinese Taipei	Chou Tien-chen	79,239	2	August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
8		France	Alex Lanier	75,125	7	July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
9	1	Japan	Kodai Naraoka	69,654	2	December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)
10	1	Singapore	Loh Kean Yew	69,340	3	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
11		Chinese Taipei	Lin Chun-yi	67,268	11	March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
12		India	Lakshya Sen	63,457	6	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
13		Japan	Kenta Nishimoto	61,129	9	September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
14		Indonesia	Alwi Farhan	59,330	14	January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
15	1	China	Weng Hongyang	58,420	10	September 30, 2025 (2025-09-30)
16	1	Canada	Victor Lai	58,303	15	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
17		France	Toma Junior Popov	54,655	13	September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)
18		China	Lu Guangzu	54,450	10	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
19	1	Chinese Taipei	Chi Yu-jen	52,497	19	February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10)
20	1	Japan	Yushi Tanaka	51,525	19	June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)

Women's singles

BWF World Rankings (Women's singles) as of 3 March 2026 [update] [10]
#		Country	Players	Points	Highest peak
					Rank	Date
1		South Korea	An Se-young	117,270	1	August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
2		China	Wang Zhiyi	103,362	2	November 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
3		China	Chen Yufei	94,635	1	December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
4		Japan	Akane Yamaguchi	93,064	1	April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
5		China	Han Yue	88,250	3	March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
6		Indonesia	Putri Kusuma Wardani	73,590	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	58,412	10	January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
11		Canada	Michelle Li	56,756	8	October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
12		India	P. V. Sindhu	55,304	2	April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
13		Chinese Taipei	Chiu Pin-chian	53,884	13	December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
14		South Korea	Kim Ga-eun	53,611	12	December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09)
15		South Korea	Sim Yu-jin	52,939	10	October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
16		Thailand	Supanida Katethong	52,677	6	January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
17		Thailand	Busanan Ongbamrungphan	51,487	9	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
18	1	Denmark	Line Kjærsfeldt	51,584	16	July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)
19	1	Chinese Taipei	Lin Hsiang-ti	51,134	19	February 10, 2026 (2026-02-10)
20	2	Denmark	Mia Blichfeldt	50,206	11	September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)

Men's doubles

BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles) as of 3 March 2026 [update] [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	94,950	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	84,776	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		Indonesia	Sabar Karyaman Gutama	73,240	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)
8		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)
9		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)
10		Denmark	Kim Astrup	66,201	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)
11	1	China	Chen Boyang	63,742	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)
12	1	Chinese Taipei	Chiu Hsiang-chieh	60,943	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	1	Indonesia	Leo Rolly Carnando	59,246	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)
14	1	Chinese Taipei	Lee Jhe-huei	58,916	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	2	England	Ben Lane	59,581	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		South Korea	Kang Min-hyuk	57,513	15	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)	2	Seo Seung-jae	February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)
		South Korea	Ki Dong-ju				15	Kang Min-hyuk	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
17		Indonesia	Raymond Indra	56,464	17	February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)	17	Nikolaus Joaquin	February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
		Indonesia	Nikolaus Joaquin				17	Raymond Indra	February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
18		Malaysia	Junaidi Arif	54,554	17	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)	17	Yap Roy King	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)
		Malaysia	Yap Roy King				17	Junaidi Arif	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)
19		Japan	Hiroki Midorikawa	52,423	18	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)	18	Kyohei Yamashita	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
		Japan	Kyohei Yamashita				18	Hiroki Midorikawa	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
20		Chinese Taipei	Liu Kuang-heng	52,250	19	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)	18	Yang Po-han	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)
		Chinese Taipei	Yang Po-han				18	Liu Kuang-heng	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)

Women's doubles

BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles) as of 3 March 2026 [update] [12]
#		Country	Players	Points	Highest peak (pair)		Highest peak (individual)
					Rank	Date	Rank	Partner	Date
1		China	Liu Shengshu	116,284	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	96,416	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		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)
4		South Korea	Baek Ha-na	88,280	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)
5		South Korea	Kim Hye-jeong	87,847	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	85,490	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		China	Li Yijing	65,810	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)
9		Chinese Taipei	Hsieh Pei-shan	61,222	9	December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)	9	Hung En-tzu	December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
		Chinese Taipei	Hung En-tzu				9	Hsieh Pei-shan	December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
10	1	Indonesia	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma	57,644	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)
11	1	Japan	Nami Matsuyama	57,312	2	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)	2	Chiharu Shida	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
		Japan	Chiharu Shida				2	Nami Matsuyama	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
12	2	Bulgaria	Gabriela Stoeva	58,706	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)
13		South Korea	Jeong Na-eun	55,340	13	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)	3	Kim Hye-jeong	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
		South Korea	Lee Yeon-woo				13	Jeong Na-eun	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
14		Chinese Taipei	Hsu Yin-hui	55,206	13	January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)	13	Lin Jhih-yun	January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
		Chinese Taipei	Lin Jhih-yun				13	Hsu Yin-hui	January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
15		Chinese Taipei	Hsu Ya-ching	53,899	15	January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)	15	Sung Yu-hsuan	January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
		Chinese Taipei	Sung Yu-hsuan				15	Hsu Ya-ching	January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
16		Japan	Rui Hirokami	51,700	15	September 15, 2025 (2025-09-15)	15	Hobara Sayaka	September 15, 2025 (2025-09-15)
		Japan	Hobara Sayaka				15	Rui Hirokami	September 15, 2025 (2025-09-15)
17		Japan	Arisa Igarashi	50,687	17	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)	17	Chiharu Shida	January 20, 2026 (2026-01-20)
		Japan	Chiharu Shida				2	Nami Matsuyama	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
18		Hong Kong	Yeung Nga Ting	49,854	12	August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)	12	Yeung Pui Lam	August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
		Hong Kong	Yeung Pui Lam				12	Yeung Nga Ting	August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
19		Hong Kong	Kaho Osawa	48,720	19	February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)	19	Mai Tanabe	February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
		Japan	Mai Tanabe				19	Kaho Osawa	February 3, 2026 (2026-02-03)
20		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 3 March 2026 [update] [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	78,540	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		China	Guo Xinwa	77,290	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)
7		Hong Kong, China	Tang Chun Man	77,084	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)
8		Japan	Hiroki Midorikawa	70,738	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	66,058	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		Denmark	Jesper Toft	65,376	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)
13		Thailand	Ruttanapak Oupthong	56,840	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)
14	2	China	Cheng Xing	56,200	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		Chinese Taipei	Ye Hong-wei	55,390	15	January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)	10	Lee Chia-hsin	May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30)
		Chinese Taipei	Nicole Gonzalez Chan				15	Ye Hong-wei	January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13)
16	2	Indonesia	Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto	52,290	13	September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23)	10	Lisa Ayu Kusumawati	May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)
		Indonesia	Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja				8	Dejan Ferdinansyah	December 31, 2024 (2024-12-31)
17		Indonesia	Amri Syahnawi	49,880	17	October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)	17	Nita Violina Marwah	October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
		Indonesia	Nita Violina Marwah				17	Amri Syahnawi	October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)
18		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)
19		Japan	Yuichi Shimogami	49,310	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)
20	2	Denmark	Mads Vestergaard	46,580	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)

World team rankings

BWF World Team Rankings as of 6 January 2026 [update] [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

See also: Category:World No. 1 badminton 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

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: March 3, 2026 (2026-03-03)

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 32 83

Weeks spent as top-ranked men's singles shuttler from 1990 to week 12 of 2020 (Note: There is a slight difference in total counts due to the nonsynchronous nature of unofficial unified ranking week count which began on 01/01/1990 and the official BWF World Ranking which began on 01/10/2009.) Weeks ranked world no. 1 men's singles shuttler by their nationality from 1990 to week 12 of 2020.

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 72 134

Weeks spent as top-ranked women's singles shuttler from 1990 to week 12 of 2020 (Note: There is a slight difference in total counts due to the nonsynchronous nature of unofficial unified ranking week count which began on 01/01/1990 and the official BWF World Ranking which began on 01/10/2009, hence the non-display of Ratchanok INTANON above.) Weeks ranked world no. 1 women's singles shuttler by their nationality from 1990 to week 12 of 2020.

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 33 33 Seo Seung-jae

Weeks spent as top-ranked men's doubles shuttlers from 1990 to week 12 of 2020 (Note: There is a slight difference in total counts due to the nonsynchronous nature of unofficial unified ranking week count which began on 01/01/1990 and the official BWF World Ranking which began on 01/10/2009.) Weeks ranked world no. 1 men's doubles shuttlers by their nationality from 1990 to week 12 of 2020.

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		51	60
		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		12	43
		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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