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Which FIFA World Cup 2026 players attracted the most online attention? Wikipedia page views reflect active public curiosity: people do not just see a player in a social media feed - they actively search for or click on an article to learn more. During a World Cup, Wikipedia page views can therefore serve as a strong indicator of global public attention.

The ranking is based on English Wikipedia page views during the first 13 days of the tournament (June 11–23, 2026). During this period, 48 matches had already been played, meaning that two full group-stage matchdays had been completed for all 48 teams.

The list below shows the top 50 most popular FIFA World Cup 2026 players with the number of pageviews shown in brackets. A more extensive version is available in the video.

1. Lionel Messi (2,461,086)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (1,965,341)
3. Folarin Balogun (1,530,509)
4. Kylian Mbappé (1,528,851)
5. Erling Haaland (1,299,522)
6. Lamine Yamal (1,089,953)
7. Zion Suzuki (1,071,279)
8. Deniz Undav (964,826)
9. Vozinha (803,050)
10. Christian Pulisic (771,060)
11. Harry Kane (761,754)
12. Luca Zidane (734,456)
13. Julián Quiñones (704,252)
14. Yasin Ayari (617,870)
15. Neymar (577,446)
16. Michael Olise (490,557)
17. Nestory Irankunda (471,374)
18. Romelu Lukaku (469,439)
19. Luka Modrić (456,747)
20. Giovanni Reyna (444,626)
21. Jude Bellingham (433,481)
22. Jonathan David (395,347)
23. Raúl Jiménez (391,588)
24. Mohamed Salah (377,535)
25. Ismaël Koné (368,034)
26. Marc Cucurella (348,995)
27. Yan Diomande (340,194)
28. Alex Freeman (337,608)
29. Son Heung-min (322,902)
30. Elijah Just (322,534)
31. Nathaniel Brown (320,599)
32. Felix Nmecha (318,749)
33. Crysencio Summerville (309,068)
34. Ayyoub Bouaddi (289,055)
35. Achraf Hakimi (285,102)
36. Víctor Muñoz (272,790)
37. Ousmane Dembélé (267,435)
38. Vinícius Júnior (264,911)
39. Thomas Partey (254,045)
40. James Rodríguez (249,379)
41. Brian Brobbey (244,475)
42. Ismael Saibari (239,976)
43. Guillermo Ochoa (238,740)
44. Tahith Chong (234,565)
45. Mikel Oyarzabal (233,777)
46. Edin Džeko (230,694)
47. Eloy Room (227,471)
48. Sergiño Dest (221,816)
49. Jamal Musiala (218,621)
50. Pico (217,050)

While page views show which players attracted the most active public curiosity, Wikipedia can also reveal another kind of prominence: how strongly a player is connected (cited) within the encyclopedia itself. In the list below, the number in brackets shows how many other Wikipedia articles link to a player’s page in English version.

• Cristiano Ronaldo (3,091)
• Lionel Messi (3,021)
• Neymar (1,796)
• Harry Kane (1,326)
• Romelu Lukaku (1,297)
• Kylian Mbappé (1,208)
• Mohamed Salah (1,144)
• Luka Modrić (1,109)
• Erling Haaland (1,092)
• Edin Džeko (1,051)
• Chris Wood (978)
• Son Heung-min (969)
• Kevin De Bruyne (929)
• Sadio Mané (802)
• Bruno Fernandes (797)
• Ousmane Dembélé (736)
• Michael Boxall (728)
• Marcus Rashford (708)
• James Rodríguez (701)
• Riyad Mahrez (693)
• Manuel Neuer (673)
• Virgil van Dijk (672)
• Lautaro Martínez (657)
• Guillermo Ochoa (641)
• Raúl Jiménez (640)
• Viktor Gyökeres (628)
• Kosta Barbarouses (616)
• Ivan Perišić (615)
• Alphonso Davies (606)
• Memphis Depay (603)
• Enner Valencia (595)
• Thibaut Courtois (594)
• N’Golo Kanté (581)
• Vinícius Júnior (573)
• Bernardo Silva (570)
• Joe Bell (552)
• Casemiro (547)
• Rodri (537)
• Julián Alvarez (536)
• Giorgian de Arrascaeta (531)
• Christian Pulisic (514)
• Granit Xhaka (509)
• Joshua Kimmich (509)
• Hakan Çalhanoğlu (508)
• Jude Bellingham (508)
• Ivan Toney (507)
• Jordan Henderson (504)
• Achraf Hakimi (504)
• Andrej Kramarić (495)
• Lawrence Shankland (495)

More information about this ranking can be found here.