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]

April 1, 1995 – 29 January 2003 system

1. The points system chart:^[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*	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:

Decipline	Winner	Runner-up	3/4	2nd in Group	3rd in Group	4th in Group
Singles	540	459	378	297	256.5	216
Doubles	540	459	378	—	337.5	297

30 January, 2003 – 31 December, 2006 system

The points in the new system are multiplied by 10 from the previous one:^[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*	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

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.

2018–present system

Since 2018, BWF has started 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	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.

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 7 March 2023^[update]^[9]
#	Country	Players	Points	Highest peak
#	Country	Players	Points	Rank	Date
1	Denmark	Viktor Axelsen	114,156	1	September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)
2	Indonesia	Jonatan Christie	80,612	2	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
3	Indonesia	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	77,579	2	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
4	Malaysia	Lee Zii Jia	75,868	2	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
5	Chinese Taipei	Chou Tien-chen	73,716	2	August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
6	Japan	Kodai Naraoka	72,672	6	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
7	Thailand	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	72,229	6	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
8	Singapore	Loh Kean Yew	68,874	3	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
9	India	Prannoy H. S.	65,497	8	May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
10	China	Lu Guangzu	58,230	10	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
11	China	Zhao Junpeng	54,968	11	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
12	India	Lakshya Sen	54,714	6	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
13	China	Shi Yuqi	53,870	2	August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)
14	Japan	Kenta Nishimoto	52,869	9	September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
15	Hong Kong	Ng Ka Long	52,702	6	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
16	Japan	Kanta Tsuneyama	52,698	10	November 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)
17	Indonesia	Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo	52,124	15	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
18	Denmark	Anders Antonsen	52,003	2	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
19	India	Srikanth Kidambi	50,651	1	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
20	China	Li Shifeng	49,693	20	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)

Women's singles

BWF World Rankings (Women's singles) as of 7 March 2023^[update]^[10]
#	Country	Players	Points	Highest peak
#	Country	Players	Points	Rank	Date
1	Japan	Akane Yamaguchi	105,913	1	April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
2	South Korea	An Se-young	97,153	2	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
3	Chinese Taipei	Tai Tzu-ying	91,745	1	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
4	China	Chen Yufei	90,156	1	December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
5	China	He Bingjiao	82,564	5	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
6	China	Wang Zhiyi	71,658	6	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
7	Spain	Carolina Marín	71,450	1	June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11)
8	Thailand	Ratchanok Intanon	69,549	1	April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
9	India	P. V. Sindhu	66,248	2	April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)
10	China	Han Yue	61,110	10	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
11	Thailand	Pornpawee Chochuwong	60,995	8	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
12	Thailand	Busanan Ongbamrungphan	56,904	10	November 1, 2022 (2022-11-01)
13	Japan	Nozomi Okuhara	55,190	1	October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)
14	Indonesia	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	54,555	13	June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18)
15	Canada	Michelle Li	53,500	8	October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
16	Chinese Taipei	Hsu Wen-chi	47,872	16	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
17	China	Zhang Yiman	47,176	16	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
18	United States	Beiwen Zhang	44,245	9	June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)
19	Scotland	Kirsty Gilmour	44,049	14	September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29)
20	Denmark	Line Kjærsfeldt	43,464	16	July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)

Men's doubles

BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles) as of 7 March 2023^[update]^[11]
#	Country	Players	Points	Highest peak (pair)		Highest peak (individual)
#	Country	Players	Points	Rank	Date	Rank	Partner	Date
1	Indonesia	Fajar Alfian	92,464	1	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	1	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
1	Indonesia	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	92,464	1	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	1	Fajar Alfian	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
2	Malaysia	Aaron Chia	84,518	2	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	2	Soh Wooi Yik	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
2	Malaysia	Soh Wooi Yik	84,518	2	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	2	Aaron Chia	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
3	Indonesia	Mohammad Ahsan	80,225	1	November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)	1	Hendra Setiawan	November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)
3	Indonesia	Hendra Setiawan	80,225	1	November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)	1	Markis Kido Mohammad Ahsan	September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27) November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)
4	Japan	Takuro Hoki	76,120	1	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	1	Yugo Kobayashi	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
4	Japan	Yugo Kobayashi	76,120	1	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	1	Takuro Hoki	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
5	China	Liu Yuchen	74,142	5	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	1	Li Junhui	April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)
5	China	Ou Xuanyi	74,142	5	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	5	Liu Yuchen	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
6	India	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	70,046	5	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	5	Chirag Shetty	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
6	India	Chirag Shetty	70,046	5	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	5	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
7	Denmark	Kim Astrup	67,009	5	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)	5	Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)
7	Denmark	Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	67,009	5	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)	5	Kim Astrup	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)
8	Malaysia	Ong Yew Sin	65,080	7	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	7	Teo Ee Yi	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
8	Malaysia	Teo Ee Yi	65,080	7	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	7	Ong Yew Sin	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
9	China	Liang Weikeng	63,170	7	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	7	Wang Chang	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
9	China	Wang Chang	63,170	7	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	7	Liang Weikeng	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
10	South Korea	Choi Sol-gyu	60,531	9	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	7	Seo Seung-jae	November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
10	South Korea	Kim Won-ho	60,531	9	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	9	Choi Sol-gyu	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
11	Indonesia	Leo Rolly Carnando	60,140	10	February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)	10	Daniel Marthin	February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)
11	Indonesia	Daniel Marthin	60,140	10	February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)	10	Leo Rolly Carnando	February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)
12	Indonesia	Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	58,482	11	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	11	Bagas Maulana	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
12	Indonesia	Bagas Maulana	58,482	11	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	11	Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
13	Malaysia	Goh Sze Fei	57,685	9	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)	9	Nur Izzuddin	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)
13	Malaysia	Nur Izzuddin	57,685	9	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)	9	Goh Sze Fei	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)
14	Chinese Taipei	Lu Ching-yao	53,776	10	November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)	10	Yang Po-han	November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)
14	Chinese Taipei	Yang Po-han	53,776	10	November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)	10	Lu Ching-yao	November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)
15	Germany	Mark Lamsfuß	53,538	11	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)	11	Marvin Seidel	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)
15	Germany	Marvin Seidel	53,538	11	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)	11	Mark Lamsfuß	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)
16	South Korea	Kang Min-hyuk	53,026	13	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	13	Seo Seung-jae	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
16	South Korea	Seo Seung-jae	53,026	13	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	7	Choi Sol-gyu	November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
17	Chinese Taipei	Lee Yang	52,948	2	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	2	Wang Chi-lin	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
17	Chinese Taipei	Wang Chi-lin	52,948	2	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	2	Lee Yang	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
18	England	Ben Lane	51,718	13	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	13	Sean Vendy	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
18	England	Sean Vendy	51,718	13	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	13	Ben Lane	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
19	Indonesia	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon	49,180	1	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)	1	Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
19	Indonesia	Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	49,180	1	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
20	China	He Jiting	47,530	20	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	10	Tan Qiang	July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
20	China	Zhou Haodong	47,530	20	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	5	Han Chengkai	April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)

Women's doubles

BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles) as of 7 March 2023^[update]^[12]
#	Country	Players	Points	Highest peak (pair)		Highest peak (individual)
#	Country	Players	Points	Rank	Date	Rank	Partner	Date
1	China	Chen Qingchen	104,966	1	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)	1	Jia Yifan	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
1	China	Jia Yifan	104,966	1	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)	1	Chen Qingchen	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
2	Japan	Nami Matsuyama	88,593	2	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)	2	Chiharu Shida	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
2	Japan	Chiharu Shida	88,593	2	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)	2	Nami Matsuyama	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
3	China	Zhang Shuxian	76,870	3	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	3	Zheng Yu	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
3	China	Zheng Yu	76,870	3	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	3	Zhang Shuxian	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
3	South Korea	Jeong Na-eun	76,670	3	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	3	Kim Hye-jeong	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
3	South Korea	Kim Hye-jeong	76,670	3	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	3	Jeong Na-eun	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
5	Indonesia	Apriyani Rahayu	72,265	5	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	3	Greysia Polii	September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)
5	Indonesia	Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	72,265	5	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	5	Apriyani Rahayu	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
6	Malaysia	Pearly Tan	69,980	5	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	5	Thinaah Muralitharan	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
6	Malaysia	Thinaah Muralitharan	69,980	5	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	5	Pearly Tan	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
7	South Korea	Kim So-yeong	69,895	1	October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)	1	Kong Hee-yong	October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
7	South Korea	Kong Hee-yong	69,895	1	October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)	1	Kim So-yeong	October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
8	Thailand	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	69,237	5	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	5	Rawinda Prajongjai	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
8	Thailand	Rawinda Prajongjai	69,237	5	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	5	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
9	Japan	Yuki Fukushima	67,451	1	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)	1	Sayaka Hirota	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
9	Japan	Sayaka Hirota	67,451	1	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)	1	Yuki Fukushima	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
10	Thailand	Benyapa Aimsaard	64,927	9	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	9	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
10	Thailand	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	64,927	9	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	9	Benyapa Aimsaard	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
11	Japan	Mayu Matsumoto	63,028	1	April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)	1	Wakana Nagahara	April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
11	Japan	Wakana Nagahara	63,028	1	April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)	1	Mayu Matsumoto	April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
12	South Korea	Lee So-hee	61,850	2	December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21)	2	Chang Ye-na Shin Seung-chan	November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21)
12	South Korea	Shin Seung-chan	61,850	2	December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21)	2	Jung Kyung-eun Lee So-hee	November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10) December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21)
13	Bulgaria	Gabriela Stoeva	61,274	8	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)	8	Stefani Stoeva	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
13	Bulgaria	Stefani Stoeva	61,274	8	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)	8	Gabriela Stoeva	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
14	China	Du Yue	57,305	11	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)	5	Li Yinhui	March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)
14	China	Li Wenmei	57,305	11	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)	9	Zheng Yu	January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)
15	South Korea	Baek Ha-na	48,739	15	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	10	Jung Kyung-eun	March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)
15	South Korea	Lee Yu-lim	48,739	15	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	15	Baek Ha-na	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
16	Japan	Rin Iwanaga	46,800	15	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)	15	Kie Nakanishi	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
16	Japan	Kie Nakanishi	46,800	15	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)	15	Rin Iwanaga	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
17	Malaysia	Vivian Hoo	44,070	15	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	9	Woon Khe Wei	November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)
17	Malaysia	Lim Chiew Sien	44,070	15	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	15	Vivian Hoo	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
18	India	Treesa Jolly	43,591	16	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	16	Gayatri Gopichand	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
18	India	Gayatri Gopichand	43,591	16	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	16	Treesa Jolly	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
19	Indonesia	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma	43,488	18	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	18	Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
19	Indonesia	Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi	43,488	18	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	18	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
20	Germany	Linda Efler	39,829	20	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	20	Isabel Lohau	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
20	Germany	Isabel Lohau	39,829	20	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	20	Linda Efler	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)

Mixed doubles

BWF World Rankings (Mixed doubles) as of 7 March 2023^[update]^[13]
#	Country	Players	Points	Highest peak (pair)		Highest peak (individual)
#	Country	Players	Points	Rank	Date	Rank	Partner	Date
1	China	Zheng Siwei	112,400	1	August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)	1	Chen Qingchen Huang Yaqiong	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)
1	China	Huang Yaqiong	112,400	1	August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)	1	Zheng Siwei	August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)
2	Japan	Yuta Watanabe	93,965	1	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)	1	Arisa Higashino	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
2	Japan	Arisa Higashino	93,965	1	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)	1	Yuta Watanabe	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
3	China	Wang Yilyu	85,050	1	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)	1	Huang Dongping	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
3	China	Huang Dongping	85,050	1	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)	1	Wang Yilyu	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
4	Thailand	Dechapol Puavaranukroh	80,870	1	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	1	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
4	Thailand	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	80,870	1	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
5	France	Thom Gicquel	66,582	5	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	5	Delphine Delrue	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
5	France	Delphine Delrue	66,582	5	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	5	Thom Gicquel	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
6	Malaysia	Tan Kian Meng	63,734	5	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	5	Lai Pei Jing	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
6	Malaysia	Lai Pei Jing	63,734	5	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	5	Tan Kian Meng	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
7	Germany	Mark Lamsfuß	59,858	7	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)	7	Isabel Lohau	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
7	Germany	Isabel Lohau	59,858	7	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)	7	Mark Lamsfuß	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
8	Malaysia	Goh Soon Huat	58,690	6	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)	6	Shevon Jemie Lai	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
8	Malaysia	Shevon Jemie Lai	58,690	6	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)	6	Goh Soon Huat	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
9	Indonesia	Rinov Rivaldy	58,778	9	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	9	Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
9	Indonesia	Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	58,778	9	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	9	Rinov Rivaldy	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
10	South Korea	Seo Seung-jae	55,520	5	September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)	5	Kim Ha-na Chae Yoo-jung	May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17) September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)
10	South Korea	Chae Yoo-jung	55,520	5	September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)	5	Seo Seung-jae	September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)
11	Netherlands	Robin Tabeling	53,673	10	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	10	Selena Piek	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
11	Netherlands	Selena Piek	53,673	10	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	10	Robin Tabeling	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
12	Thailand	Supak Jomkoh	52,800	10	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	10	Supissara Paewsampran	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
12	Thailand	Supissara Paewsampran	52,800	10	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	10	Supak Jomkoh	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
13	Indonesia	Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto	52,660	12	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	12	Lisa Ayu Kusumawati	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
13	Indonesia	Lisa Ayu Kusumawati	52,660	12	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	12	Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
14	South Korea	Kim Won-ho	51,223	14	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)	14	Jeong Na-eun	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)
14	South Korea	Jeong Na-eun	51,223	14	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)	14	Kim Won-ho	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)
15	Japan	Yuki Kaneko	50,880	12	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	12	Misaki Matsutomo	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
15	Japan	Misaki Matsutomo	50,880	12	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	12	Kenichi Hayakawa Yuki Kaneko	June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19) December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
16	China	Feng Yanzhe	50,139	16	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)	16	Huang Dongping	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)
16	China	Huang Dongping	50,139	16	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)	1	Wang Yilyu	April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
17	Indonesia	Dejan Ferdinansyah	48,660	15	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	15	Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
17	Indonesia	Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	48,660	15	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	6	Hafiz Faizal	May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)
18	Denmark	Mathias Christiansen	48,210	8	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)	4	Christinna Pedersen	October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
18	Denmark	Alexandra Bøje	48,210	8	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)	8	Mathias Christiansen	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
19	Japan	Kyohei Yamashita	46,710	13	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	13	Naru Shinoya	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
19	Japan	Naru Shinoya	46,710	13	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)	13	Kyohei Yamashita	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
20	Hong Kong	Tang Chun Man	45,444	2	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)	2	Tse Ying Suet	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
20	Hong Kong	Tse Ying Suet	45,444	2	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)	2	Tang Chun Man	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)

World team rankings

BWF World Team Rankings as of 3 January 2023^[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
#		Country	Conf.	Player	Rank	Point	Player	Rank	Point	Player	Rank	Point	Player	Rank	Point	Player	Rank	Point	Rank	Point	Rank	Point	Rank	Point	Points	Rank	Date
1		China	BA	Lu Guangzu	11	1,000	Chen Yufei	2	1,500	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	6	1,200	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	1	1,500	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	1	1,500	1	5,000	7	1,000.0	2	2,000	14,700.0	1	January 2011 (2011-01)
2		Japan	BA	Kodai Naraoka	7	1,200	Akane Yamaguchi	1	1,500	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	4	1,200	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	2	1,500	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	4	1,200	2	4,000	3	1,500.0	3	1,500	13,600.0	1	October 2018 (2018-10)
3		South Korea	BA	Heo Kwang-hee	38	750	An Se-young	4	1,200	Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho	9	1,200	Jeong Na-eun Kim Hye-jeong	3	1,500	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	17	1,000	3	3,000	8	1,000.0	1	2,500	12,150.0	1	July 2017 (2017-07)
4		Indonesia	BA	Jonatan Christie	3	1,500	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	15	1,000	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	1	1,500	Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	11	1,000	Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	9	1,200	5	2,000	2	2,000.0	5	1,000	11,200.0	3	October 2011 (2011-10)
5		Malaysia	BA	Lee Zii Jia	2	1,500	Goh Jin Wei	33	750	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	3	1,500	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	6	1,200	Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing	6	1,200	3	3,000	5	1,000.0	9	750	10,900.0	5	October 2022 (2022-10)
6	2	India	BA	Prannoy H. S.	8	1,200	P. V. Sindhu	7	1,200	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	5	1,200	Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand	16	1,000	Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto	18	1,000	12	1,500	1	2,500.0	8	1,000	10,600.0	6	July 2015 (2015-07)
7		Thailand	BA	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	9	1,200	Ratchanok Intanon	6	1,200	Supak Jomkoh Kittinupong Kedren	35	500	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	5	1,200	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	3	1,500	6	2,000	9	750.0	3	1,500	9,850.0	4	October 2013 (2013-10)
8	2	Denmark	BE	Viktor Axelsen	1	1,500	Line Kjærsfeldt	16	1,000	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	8	1,200	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	21	500	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	14	1,000	7	2,000	3	1,500.0	7	1,000	9,700.0	2	January 2012 (2012-01)
9		Chinese Taipei	BA	Chou Tien-chen	5	1,200	Tai Tzu-ying	3	1,500	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	12	1,000	Hsu Ya-ching Teng Chun-hsun	32	500	Ye Hong-wei Lee Chia-hsin	27	500	8	2,000	6	1,000.0	6	1,000	8,700.0	5	July 2018 (2018-07)
10		Germany	BE	Kai Schäfer	64	500	Yvonne Li	26	750	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	16	1,000	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	26	500	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau	8	1,200	10	1,500	12	750.0	12	750	6,950.0	7	October 2011 (2011-10)
11		France	BE	Toma Junior Popov	23	750	Qi Xuefei	43	750	Fabien Delrue William Villeger	30	500	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	27	500	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	5	1,200	2	1,200	10	750.0	14	675	6,325.0	11	October 2022 (2022-10)
12	1	Canada	BPA	Brian Yang	22	750	Michelle Li	14	1,000	Adam Dong Nyl Yakura	46	500	Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	24	500	Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu	31	500	13	1,350	14	675.0	10	750	6,025.0	12	October 2019 (2019-10)
13	4	Singapore	BA	Loh Kean Yew	6	1,200	Yeo Jia Min	34	750	Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean	22	500	Jin Yujia Crystal Wong	29	500	Terry Hee Jessica Tan	13	1,000	—		13	675.0	—		4,625.0	9	October 2014 (2014-10)
14	1	England	BE	Toby Penty	112	250	Abigail Holden	178	250	Ben Lane Sean Vendy	13	1,000	Chloe Birch Jessica Pugh	53	250	Gregoru Mairs Jenny Moore	29	500	9	1,500	11	750.0	—		4,500.0	10	July 2019 (2019-07)
15	3	Spain	BE	Luís Enrique Peñalver	55	500	Carolina Marín	9	1,200	Joan Monroy Carlos Piris	78	250	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	43	500	Joan Monroy Ania Setien	98	250	7	875	—		11	750	4,325.0	15	January 2023 (2023-01)
16		Netherlands	BE	Mark Caljouw	40	750	Gayle Mahulette	174	250	Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq	28	500	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	23	500	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	11	1,000	5	1,135	—		—		4,135.0	11	January 2020 (2020-01)
17	4	United States	BPA	Howard Shu	118	250	Iris Wang	19	1,000	Vinson Chiu Joshua Yuan	55	250	Srivedya Gurazada Ishika Jaiswal	38	500	Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai	36	500	—		15	675.0	13	675	3,850.0	14	October 2011 (2011-10)
18		Egypt	BCA	Adham Hatem Elgamal	106	250	Doha Hany	92	500	Adham Hatem Elgamal Ahmed Salah	122	125	Nour Ahmed Youssri Doha Hany	129	250	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	49	500	15	1,125	2	300.0	16	675	3,950.0	18	October 2022 (2022-10)
19	1	Scotland	BE	Callum Smith	386	100	Kirsty Gilmour	17	1,000	Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	25	500	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	31	500	Adam Hall Julie MacPherson	21	500	18	1,135	—		—		3,735.0	19	January 2023 (2023-01)
20	5	Hong Kong	BA	Lee Cheuk Yiu	14	1,000	Yeung Sum Yee	116	250	Law Cheuk Him Lee Chun Hei	82	250	Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam	28	500	Lee Chun Hei Ng Tsz Yau	22	500	—		7	467.5	6	600	3567.5	9	July 2014 (2014-07)
21	1	Brazil	BPA	Ygor Coelho	51	500	Juliana Viana Vieira	88	500	Fabrício Farias Francielton Farias	91	250	Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	41	500	Davi Silva Sânia Lima	73	500	—		2	400.0	3	375	3,025.0	21	July 2015 (2015-07)
22	5	Guatemala	BPA	Kevin Cordón	48	750	Nikté Sotomayor	98	500	Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís	70	250	Diana Corleto Soto Nikté Sotomayor	83	250	Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto Soto	61	250	—		5	312.5	4	350	2,662.5	22	January 2023 (2023-01)
23	5	Ukraine	BE	Danylo Bosniuk	74	500	Polina Buhrova	66	500	Glib Beketov Mykhaylo Makhnovskiy	99	250	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	35	500	Viacheslav Yakovlev Polina Tkach	115	125	13	575	—		—		2,450.0	17	July 2012 (2012-07)
24	10	Russia	BE	Sergey Sirant	163	250	Evgeniya Kosetskaya	191	250	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	234	50	Anastasiia Akchurina Olga Morozova	92	250	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	161	125	11	1,500	—		—		2,425.0	8	April 2015 (2015-04)
25	2	Estonia	BE	Karl Kert	215	100	Kristin Kuuba	45	750	Kristjan Kaljurand Raul Käsner	190	125	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	49	500	Kristjan Kaljurand Helina Rüütel	254	50	7	875	—		—		2,400.0	23	October 2022 (2022-10)

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	Lee Chong Wei	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	Lee Chong Wei	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	Li Xuerui	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	Kento Momota	Tai Tzu-ying		Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
2021	Viktor Axelsen	Tai Tzu-ying		Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2022	Viktor Axelsen	Akane Yamaguchi	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong

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: January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)

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		61	112

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		21	48

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
1	Hendra Setiawan	1 October 2009	28 October 2009	4	4
2	Koo Kien Keat	29 October 2009	10 November 2010	54	54
2	Tan Boon Heong	29 October 2009	10 November 2010	54	54
3	Mathias Boe	11 November 2010	22 June 2011	32	(32)
3	Carsten Mogensen	11 November 2010	22 June 2011	32	(32)
4	Cai Yun	23 June 2011	20 June 2012	52	(52)
4	Fu Haifeng	23 June 2011	20 June 2012	52	(52)
5	Jung Jae-sung	21 June 2012	8 August 2012	7	(7)
5	Lee Yong-dae	21 June 2012	8 August 2012	7	(7)
	Cai Yun	9 August 2012	15 August 2012	1	(53)
	Fu Haifeng	9 August 2012	15 August 2012	1	(53)
	Jung Jae-sung	16 August 2012	19 September 2012	5	(12)
	Lee Yong-dae	16 August 2012	19 September 2012	5	(12)
	Cai Yun	20 September 2012	26 September 2012	1	54
	Fu Haifeng	20 September 2012	26 September 2012	1	54
	Jung Jae-sung	27 September 2012	31 October 2012	5	17
	Lee Yong-dae	27 September 2012	31 October 2012	5	17
	Mathias Boe	1 November 2012	29 May 2013	30	(62)
	Carsten Mogensen	1 November 2012	29 May 2013	30	(62)
6	Ko Sung-hyun	30 May 2013	20 November 2013	25	25
6	Lee Yong-dae	30 May 2013	20 November 2013	25	25
7	Mohammad Ahsan	21 November 2013	13 August 2014	38	38
7	Hendra Setiawan	21 November 2013	13 August 2014	38	38
8	Lee Yong-dae	14 August 2014	9 November 2016	117	117
8	Yoo Yeon-seong	14 August 2014	9 November 2016	117	117
9	Goh V Shem	10 November 2016	15 March 2017	18	18
9	Tan Wee Kiong	10 November 2016	15 March 2017	18	18
10	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon	16 March 2017	5 April 2017	3	(3)
10	Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	16 March 2017	5 April 2017	3	(3)
11	Li Junhui	6 April 2017	12 April 2017	1	(1)
11	Liu Yuchen	6 April 2017	12 April 2017	1	(1)
	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon	13 April 2017	14 June 2017	9	(12)
	Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	13 April 2017	14 June 2017	9	(12)
	Mathias Boe	15 June 2017	21 June 2017	1	(63)
	Carsten Mogensen	15 June 2017	21 June 2017	1	(63)
	Li Junhui	22 June 2017	5 July 2017	2	(3)
	Liu Yuchen	22 June 2017	5 July 2017	2	(3)
	Mathias Boe	6 July 2017	12 July 2017	1	(64)
	Carsten Mogensen	6 July 2017	12 July 2017	1	(64)
	Li Junhui	13 July 2017	30 August 2017	7	10
	Liu Yuchen	13 July 2017	30 August 2017	7	10
	Mathias Boe	31 August 2017	27 September 2017	4	68
	Carsten Mogensen	31 August 2017	27 September 2017	4	68
	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon	28 September 2017	19 September 2022	215	227
	Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	28 September 2017	19 September 2022	215	227
12	Takuro Hoki	20 September 2022	26 December 2022	14	14
12	Yugo Kobayashi	20 September 2022	26 December 2022	14	14
13	Fajar Alfian	27 December 2022		5	5
13	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	27 December 2022		5	5

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
1	Zhang Yawen	1 October 2009	4 November 2009	5	5
2	Cheng Shu	5 November 2009	18 November 2009	2	2
2	Zhao Yunlei	5 November 2009	18 November 2009	2	2
3	Du Jing	19 November 2009	25 November 2009	1	(1)
3	Yu Yang	19 November 2009	25 November 2009	1	(1)
4	Ma Jin	26 November 2009	27 January 2010	9	(9)
4	Wang Xiaoli	26 November 2009	27 January 2010	9	(9)
	Du Jing	28 January 2010	24 March 2010	8	9
	Yu Yang	28 January 2010	24 March 2010	8	9
	Ma Jin	25 March 2010	29 September 2010	27	36
	Wang Xiaoli	25 March 2010	29 September 2010	27	36
5	Cheng Wen-hsing	30 September 2010	27 April 2011	30	30
5	Chien Yu-chin	30 September 2010	27 April 2011	30	30
6	Wang Xiaoli	28 April 2011	19 September 2012	73	(73)
6	Yu Yang	28 April 2011	19 September 2012	73	(73)
7	Tian Qing	20 September 2012	13 March 2013	25	(25)
7	Zhao Yunlei	20 September 2012	13 March 2013	25	(25)
	Wang Xiaoli	14 March 2013	28 May 2014	63	136
	Yu Yang	14 March 2013	28 May 2014	63	136
8	Bao Yixin	29 May 2014	29 October 2014	22	22
8	Tang Jinhua	29 May 2014	29 October 2014	22	22
9	Misaki Matsutomo	30 October 2014	26 November 2014	4	(4)
9	Ayaka Takahashi	30 October 2014	26 November 2014	4	(4)
	Tian Qing	27 November 2014	1 April 2015	18	43
	Zhao Yunlei	27 November 2014	1 April 2015	18	43
	Misaki Matsutomo	2 April 2015	16 December 2015	37	(41)
	Ayaka Takahashi	2 April 2015	16 December 2015	37	(41)
10	Luo Ying	17 December 2015	16 March 2016	13	13
10	Luo Yu	17 December 2015	16 March 2016	13	13
	Misaki Matsutomo	17 March 2016	25 October 2017	84	(125)
	Ayaka Takahashi	17 March 2016	25 October 2017	84	(125)
11	Chen Qingchen	26 October 2017	8 November 2017	2	(2)
11	Jia Yifan	26 October 2017	8 November 2017	2	(2)
	Misaki Matsutomo	9 November 2017	22 November 2017	2	127
	Ayaka Takahashi	9 November 2017	22 November 2017	2	127
	Chen Qingchen	23 November 2017	20 June 2018	30	(32)
	Jia Yifan	23 November 2017	20 June 2018	30	(32)
12	Yuki Fukushima	21 June 2018	4 July 2018	2	(2)
12	Sayaka Hirota	21 June 2018	4 July 2018	2	(2)
	Chen Qingchen	5 July 2018	8 August 2018	5	(37)
	Jia Yifan	5 July 2018	8 August 2018	5	(37)
	Yuki Fukushima	9 August 2018	29 April 2019	38	(40)
	Sayaka Hirota	9 August 2018	29 April 2019	38	(40)
13	Mayu Matsumoto	30 April 2019	22 July 2019	12	(12)
13	Wakana Nagahara	30 April 2019	22 July 2019	12	(12)
	Yuki Fukushima	23 July 2019	29 July 2019	1	(41)
	Sayaka Hirota	23 July 2019	29 July 2019	1	(41)
	Mayu Matsumoto	30 July 2019	11 November 2019	15	27
	Wakana Nagahara	30 July 2019	11 November 2019	15	27
	Yuki Fukushima	12 November 2019	18 November 2019	1	(42)
	Sayaka Hirota	12 November 2019	18 November 2019	1	(42)
	Chen Qingchen	19 November 2019	1 February 2021	18	(55)
	Jia Yifan	19 November 2019	1 February 2021	18	(55)
	Yuki Fukushima	2 February 2021	20 December 2021	46	88
	Sayaka Hirota	2 February 2021	20 December 2021	46	88
	Chen Qingchen	21 December 2021	3 October 2022	41	96
	Jia Yifan	21 December 2021	3 October 2022	41	96
14	Kim So-yeong	4 October 2022	18 October 2022	3	3
14	Kong Hee-yong	4 October 2022	18 October 2022	3	3
	Chen Qingchen	25 October 2022		14	110
	Jia Yifan	25 October 2022		14	110

Mixed doubles

#	Player	Date started	Date ended	Consecutive weeks	Total weeks
1	Lee Yong-dae	1 October 2009	20 January 2010	16	(16)
1	Lee Hyo-jung	1 October 2009	20 January 2010	16	(16)
2	Zheng Bo	21 January 2010	10 March 2010	7	7
2	Ma Jin	21 January 2010	10 March 2010	7	7
3	Nova Widianto	11 March 2010	24 March 2010	2	(2)
3	Liliyana Natsir	11 March 2010	24 March 2010	2	(2)
	Lee Yong-dae	25 March 2010	21 April 2010	4	(20)
	Lee Hyo-jung	25 March 2010	21 April 2010	4	(20)
	Nova Widianto	22 April 2010	26 May 2010	5	(7)
	Liliyana Natsir	22 April 2010	26 May 2010	5	(7)
	Lee Yong-dae	27 May 2010	23 June 2010	4	24
	Lee Hyo-jung	27 May 2010	23 June 2010	4	24
4	Thomas Laybourn	24 June 2010	30 June 2010	1	(1)
4	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	24 June 2010	30 June 2010	1	(1)
	Nova Widianto	1 July 2010	25 August 2010	8	(15)
	Liliyana Natsir	1 July 2010	25 August 2010	8	(15)
5	Robert Mateusiak	26 August 2010	1 September 2010	1	1
5	Nadieżda Zięba	26 August 2010	1 September 2010	1	1
	Nova Widianto	2 September 2010	3 November 2010	9	24
	Liliyana Natsir	2 September 2010	3 November 2010	9	24
	Thomas Laybourn	4 November 2010	2 February 2011	13	14
	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	4 November 2010	2 February 2011	13	14
6	Zhang Nan	3 February 2011	15 August 2012	80	(80)
6	Zhao Yunlei	3 February 2011	15 August 2012	80	(80)
7	Xu Chen	16 August 2012	18 September 2013	57	57
7	Ma Jin	16 August 2012	18 September 2013	57	57
	Zhang Nan	19 September 2013	1 April 2015	80	(160)
	Zhao Yunlei	19 September 2013	1 April 2015	80	(160)
8	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	2 April 2015	8 April 2015	1	1
8	Christinna Pedersen	2 April 2015	8 April 2015	1	1
	Zhang Nan	9 April 2015	21 September 2016	76	236
	Zhao Yunlei	9 April 2015	21 September 2016	76	236
9	Ko Sung-hyun	22 September 2016	21 December 2016	13	13
9	Kim Ha-na	22 September 2016	21 December 2016	13	13
10	Zheng Siwei	22 December 2016	11 April 2018	68	(68)
10	Chen Qingchen	22 December 2016	11 April 2018	68	(68)
11	Wang Yilyu	12 April 2018	25 April 2018	2	(2)
11	Huang Dongping	12 April 2018	25 April 2018	2	(2)
	Zheng Siwei	26 April 2018	2 May 2018	1	69
	Chen Qingchen	26 April 2018	2 May 2018	1	69
12	Tontowi Ahmad	3 May 2018	20 June 2018	7	(7)
12	Liliyana Natsir	3 May 2018	20 June 2018	7	(7)
	Wang Yilyu	21 June 2018	11 July 2018	3	5
	Huang Dongping	21 June 2018	11 July 2018	3	5
	Tontowi Ahmad	12 July 2018	8 August 2018	4	11
	Liliyana Natsir	12 July 2018	8 August 2018	4	11
13	Zheng Siwei	9 August 2018	6 December 2021	129	(129)
13	Huang Yaqiong	9 August 2018	6 December 2021	129	(129)
14	Dechapol Puavaranukroh	7 December 2021	20 June 2022	28	(28)
14	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	7 December 2021	20 June 2022	28	(28)
	Zheng Siwei	21 June 2022	15 August 2022	8	(137)
	Huang Yaqiong	21 June 2022	15 August 2022	8	(137)
	Dechapol Puavaranukroh	16 August 2022	7 November 2022	12	(40)
	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	16 August 2022	7 November 2022	12	(40)
15	Yuta Watanabe	8 November 2022	14 November 2022	1	1
15	Arisa Higashino	8 November 2022	14 November 2022	1	1
	Zheng Siwei	15 November 2022	28 November 2022	2	(139)
	Huang Yaqiong	15 November 2022	28 November 2022	2	(139)
	Dechapol Puavaranukroh	29 November 2022	12 December 2022	2	42
	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	29 November 2022	12 December 2022	2	42
	Zheng Siwei	13 December 2022		7	146
	Huang Yaqiong	13 December 2022		7	146

Players with highest career rank 2–5

Last update: 24 January 2023

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[edit]

NOC	Player	Date reached
World number 2
	Peter Gade	9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
	Jan Østergaard Jørgensen	22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
	Shi Yuqi	24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)
	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)
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)
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)

Women's singles[edit]

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)
	An Se-young	8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)
World number 3
	Jiang Yanjiao	21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)
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)

Men's doubles[edit]

NOC	Player	Date reached
World number 2
	Ko Sung-hyun	3 February 2011 (2011-02-03)
	Yoo Yeon-seong	3 February 2011 (2011-02-03)
	Hiroyuki Endo	6 March 2014 (2014-03-06)
	Kenichi Hayakawa	6 March 2014 (2014-03-06)
	Fu Haifeng	25 August 2016 (2016-08-25)
	Zhang Nan	25 August 2016 (2016-08-25)
	Kim Gi-jung	22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)
	Kim Sa-rang	22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)
	Chai Biao	6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
	Hong Wei	6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
	Takeshi Kamura	26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)
	Keigo Sonoda	26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)
	Liu Cheng	21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
	Zhang Nan	21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
	Lee Yang	27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
	Wang Chi-lin	27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
	Aaron Chia	24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
	Soh Wooi Yik	24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
World number 3
	Guo Zhendong	1 July 2010 (2010-07-01)
	Xu Chen	1 July 2010 (2010-07-01)
	Fang Chieh-min	9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
	Lee Sheng-mu	9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
	Ko Sung-hyun	22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
	Shin Baek-cheol	22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)