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    🎮 Most Famous Living People in Esports

    The most famous names in Esports worldwide, ranked by the global fame score.

    As of November 1, 2026, Magnus Carlsen is the most famous living person in Esports in iFANN's rankings, ahead of Faker and Ding Liren.

    Ranking updated November 1, 2026 by the iFANN Rankings Desk. How the ranking works

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    Magnus Carlsen
    #1

    Magnus Carlsen

    Fame score 21.7

    Faker
    #2
    1

    Faker

    Fame score 8.9

    Ding Liren
    #3
    1

    Ding Liren

    Fame score 8.8

    #4
    R Praggnanandhaa

    R Praggnanandhaain

    42.3K Wikipedia views · 14 news articles

    7.9    #5
    Daniel Negreanu

    Daniel Negreanuro

    33.2K Wikipedia views · 37 news articles

    7.0    #6
    Wei Yi

    Wei Yicn

    12.6K Wikipedia views · 10 news articles

    6.6    #7
    Hou Yifan

    Hou Yifancn

    20.1K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    5.5    #8
    Ruslan Ponomariov

    Ruslan Ponomariovua

    5.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    5.3    #9
    Divya Deshmukh

    Divya Deshmukhin

    35.4K Wikipedia views · 7+ news articles

    5.0    #10
    Richárd Rapport

    Richárd Rapportro

    7.6K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    4.7    #11
    Bibisara Assaubayeva

    Bibisara Assaubayevakz

    21.6K Wikipedia views · 4+ news articles

    4.3    #12
    Jan-Krzysztof Duda

    Jan-Krzysztof Dudapl

    5.4K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    3.9    #13
    Arjun Erigaisi

    Arjun Erigaisiin

    19.3K Wikipedia views · 8 news articles

    3.9    #14
    Aaron Smith

    Aaron Smithnz

    5.8K Wikipedia views · 63 news articles

    3.8    #15
    Karrigan

    Karrigandk

    7.1K Wikipedia views · 6+ news articles

    3.6    #16
    Pentala Harikrishna

    Pentala Harikrishnain

    5.8K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles

    3.5    #17
    Harika Dronavalli

    Harika Dronavalliin

    6.5K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    3.1    #18
    Justin Wong

    Justin Wongus

    21.2K Wikipedia views · 28 news articles

    3.1    #19
    Lê Quang Liêm

    Lê Quang Liêmvn

    4.4K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    3.0    #20
    Clix

    Clixus

    11.8K Wikipedia views · 8+ news articles

    2.5    #21
    Sarasadat Khademalsharieh

    Sarasadat Khademalshariehir

    3.7K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    2.4    #22
    Bu Xiangzhi

    Bu Xiangzhicn

    2.1K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    2.4    #23
    Parham Maghsoodloo

    Parham Maghsoodlooir

    2.8K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    2.1    #24
    Aryan Tari

    Aryan Tarino

    2.6K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    2.1    #25
    Ashleigh Moolman Pasio

    Ashleigh Moolman Pasioza

    1.5K Wikipedia views · 4+ news articles

    2.1    #26
    Emil Sutovsky

    Emil Sutovskyil

    2.4K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    2.0    #27
    Bassem Amin

    Bassem Amineg

    2.5K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.9    #28
    Daigo Umehara

    Daigo Umeharajp

    11.7K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles

    1.8    #29
    Aloysius Yapp

    Aloysius Yappsg

    3.9K Wikipedia views · 39 news articles

    1.7    #30
    Emmett Shear

    Emmett Shearus

    12.2K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    1.7    #31
    Kyle Giersdorf

    Kyle Giersdorf

    9.9K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    1.5    #32
    Doug Polk

    Doug Polk

    6.3K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    1.1    #33
    Peterbot

    Peterbotus

    20K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    1.0    #34
    S

    Shxrkro

    0 Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles

    1.0    #35
    Miracle-

    Miracle-jo

    2.4K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.7    #36
    Arslan Ash

    Arslan Ashpk

    7.5K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    0.6    #37
    O

    Ossi "Monarch" Ketolafi

    0 Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles

    0.6    #38
    John Phan

    John Phanvn

    4.8K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles

    0.4    #39
    v

    vic0at

    0 Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.4    #40
    K

    Kaceytronus

    0 Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    0.4    #41
    Men Nguyen

    Men Nguyenvn

    1.2K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

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