Most Influential World Leaders in Europe (2026 ranking)

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Meloni keeps first place, 5 points ahead of Leo XIV. Mickoski posts the biggest 30-day gain, at +447.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM CET

Who are the most influential world leaders online? As of Oct 27, 2026, the five most influential are Giorgia Meloni, Pope Leo XIV, Emmanuel Macron, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pedro Sánchez. The Favikon Index World leaders (Europe) ranks heads of state and government every day by their online influence on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and LinkedIn. Related rankings: Top 100 US politicians, Presidential 2027, and Top 100 CEOs.

World leaders (Europe): the full ranking

The ranking

Sitting heads of state and government, ranked by Favikon influence score.

#	Person		7D	30D	Reactions ××		World rank
1#4	GMMeloniGiorgia MeloniItalyItaly · Head of government	9,981	−1	−3	2.9×	57%Strongest on Instagram, 57% of interactions	#4
2#6	PLLeo XIVPope Leo XIVVatican CityVatican City · Head of state and government	9,976	=	+4	2.9×	62%Strongest on Instagram, 62% of interactions	#6
3#8	EMMacronEmmanuel MacronFranceFrance · Head of state	9,972	−6	−7	2.1×	44%Strongest on TikTok, 44% of interactions	#8
4#10	RTTayyip ErdoğanRecep Tayyip ErdoğanTürkiyeTürkiye · Head of state and government	9,964	−1	−5	1.4×	50%Strongest on Instagram, 50% of interactions	#10
5#12	PSSánchezPedro SánchezSpainSpain · Head of governmentElection on Nov 29	9,958	+3	−2	3.0×	40%Strongest on X, 40% of interactions	#12
6#14	VZZelenskyyVolodymyr ZelenskyyUkraineUkraine · Head of state	9,955	+2	=	1.0×	51%Strongest on X, 51% of interactions	#14
7#19	ABBurnhamAndy BurnhamUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom · Head of government	9,921	+35	+60	13.2×	66%Strongest on TikTok, 66% of interactions	#19
8#25	DTTuskDonald TuskPolandPoland · Head of government	9,901	−5	+2	8.1×	54%Strongest on Instagram, 54% of interactions	#25
9#29	IAAliyevIlham AliyevAzerbaijanAzerbaijan · Head of state	9,869	+5	+39	2.0×	59%Strongest on Instagram, 59% of interactions	#29
10#30	PMMagyarPéter MagyarHungaryHungary · Head of government	9,864	−2	−8	3.6×	57%Strongest on Instagram, 57% of interactions	#30
11#34	RJJettenRob JettenNetherlandsNetherlands · Head of government	9,786	+2	+15	9.2×	81%Strongest on Instagram, 81% of interactions	#34
12#35	PPPavelPetr PavelCzechiaCzechia · Head of state	9,779	−7	−29	5.7×	87%Strongest on Instagram, 87% of interactions	#35
13#37	KNNawrockiKarol NawrockiPolandPoland · Head of state	9,773	−25	−24	5.4×	42%Strongest on X, 42% of interactions	#37
14#41	KMMitsotakisKyriakos MitsotakisGreeceGreece · Head of government	9,746	+4	−35	4.6×	60%Strongest on Instagram, 60% of interactions	#41
15#44	ASStubbAlexander StubbFinlandFinland · Head of state	9,717	+2	−20	2.6×	89%Strongest on Instagram, 89% of interactions	#44
16#46	FMMerzFriedrich MerzGermanyGermany · Head of government	9,716	−2	−18	3.3×	99%Strongest on Instagram, 99% of interactions	#46
17#49	ERRamaEdi RamaAlbaniaAlbania · Head of government	9,697	+7	+48	3.0×	95%Strongest on Instagram, 95% of interactions	#49
18#56	NDDanNicușor DanRomaniaRomania · Head of state	9,615	−41	−42	1.2×	69%Strongest on Instagram, 69% of interactions	#56
19#61	NPPashinyanNikol PashinyanArmeniaArmenia · Head of government	9,547	−3	−21	1.0×	66%Strongest on Instagram, 66% of interactions	#61
20#63	AVVan der BellenAlexander Van der BellenAustriaAustria · Head of state	9,520	−11	−13	2.1×	61%Strongest on Instagram, 61% of interactions	#63
21#64	BDDe WeverBart De WeverBelgiumBelgium · Head of government	9,515	−5	—	2.8×	59%Strongest on Instagram, 59% of interactions	#64
22#65	JGGahr StøreJonas Gahr StøreNorwayNorway · Head of government	9,507	−20	−44	9.8×	56%Strongest on Instagram, 56% of interactions	#65
23#66	MSSanduMaia SanduMoldovaMoldova · Head of state	9,499	−16	−50	3.8×	44%Strongest on Instagram, 44% of interactions	#66
24#70	MFFrederiksenMette FrederiksenDenmarkDenmark · Head of government	9,466	−37	−54	4.7×	100%Strongest on Instagram, 100% of interactions	#70
25#71	ABBabišAndrej BabišCzechiaCzechia · Head of government	9,440	+199	+194	2.5×	68%Strongest on Instagram, 68% of interactions	#71
26#76	AKKurtiAlbin KurtiKosovoKosovo · Head of government	9,343	+15	+61	6.7×	98%Strongest on Instagram, 98% of interactions	#76
27#81	UKKristerssonUlf KristerssonSwedenSweden · Head of governmentCaretaker	9,307	+13	+71	14.2×	97%Strongest on Instagram, 97% of interactions	#81
28#86	SLLecornuSébastien LecornuFranceFrance · Head of government	9,226	−23	−9	6.6×	83%Strongest on X, 83% of interactions	#86
29#89	FWSteinmeierFrank-Walter SteinmeierGermanyGermany · Head of state	9,156	−10	−49	1.9×	99%Strongest on Instagram, 99% of interactions	#89
30#92	LMMontenegroLuís MontenegroPortugalPortugal · Head of government	9,103	+61	−76	3.6×	70%Strongest on Instagram, 70% of interactions	#92
31#95	MMMartinMicheál MartinIrelandIreland · Head of government	8,832	−24	+57	1.2×	83%Strongest on Instagram, 83% of interactions	#95
32#97	RFFicoRobert FicoSlovakiaSlovakia · Head of government	8,802	—	—	8.7×	73%Strongest on Instagram, 73% of interactions	#97
33#98	AJJosé SeguroAntónio José SeguroPortugalPortugal · Head of state	8,780	—	—	—	100%Strongest on Instagram, 100% of interactions	#98
34#99	ERRinkēvičsEdgars RinkēvičsLatviaLatvia · Head of state	8,773	−29	−77	1.7×	89%Strongest on Instagram, 89% of interactions	#99
=35#100	GNNausėdaGitanas NausėdaLithuaniaLithuania · Head of state	8,770	+40	+337	1.6×	55%Strongest on Instagram, 55% of interactions	#100
=35#100	ABBrnabićAna BrnabićSerbiaSerbia · Head of stateActing	8,770	+35	+36	3.6×	79%Strongest on X, 79% of interactions	#100
37100+	POOrpoPetteri OrpoFinlandFinland · Head of government	8,670	+15	−96	5.9×	99%Strongest on Instagram, 99% of interactions	100+
38100+	JJJanšaJanez JanšaSloveniaSlovenia · Head of government	8,657	+7	−99	4.5×	48%Strongest on X, 48% of interactions	100+
39100+	APPlenkovićAndrej PlenkovićCroatiaCroatia · Head of government	8,627	+12	−72	1.5×	53%Strongest on Instagram, 53% of interactions	100+
40100+	PPPellegriniPeter PellegriniSlovakiaSlovakia · Head of state	8,545	—	—	1.7×	77%Strongest on Instagram, 77% of interactions	100+
41100+	NCChristodoulidesNikos ChristodoulidesCyprusCyprus · Head of state and government	8,214	−5	−59	1.6×	78%Strongest on Instagram, 78% of interactions	100+
42100+	RRRadevRumen RadevBulgariaBulgaria · Head of government	8,102	+51	—	3.2×	68%Strongest on Instagram, 68% of interactions	100+
43100+	NPPirc MusarNataša Pirc MusarSloveniaSlovenia · Head of state	7,979	−16	−109	0.7×	53%Strongest on Instagram, 53% of interactions	100+
44100+	RAAbelaRobert AbelaMaltaMalta · Head of government	7,963	+117	+21	1.4×	66%Strongest on Instagram, 66% of interactions	100+
45100+	GPParmelinGuy ParmelinSwitzerlandSwitzerland · Head of state and government	7,931	+47	−6	3.4×	—	100+
46100+	HTTómasdóttirHalla TómasdóttirIcelandIceland · Head of state	7,818	−33	−211	3.2×	91%Strongest on Instagram, 91% of interactions	100+
47100+	ZMMilanovićZoran MilanovićCroatiaCroatia · Head of state	7,629	+31	=	—	—	100+
48100+	CSStockerChristian StockerAustriaAustria · Head of government	7,590	—	—	2.7×	90%Strongest on Instagram, 90% of interactions	100+
49100+	LFFriedenLuc FriedenLuxembourgLuxembourg · Head of government	7,267	−210	+9	1.9×	95%Strongest on Instagram, 95% of interactions	100+
50100+	DBBećirovićDenis BećirovićBosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina · Head of state	7,161	—	—	2.0×	74%Strongest on Instagram, 74% of interactions	100+
51100+	HMMickoskiHristijan MickoskiNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia · Head of government	7,110	+472	+447	2.9×	91%Strongest on Instagram, 91% of interactions	100+
52100+	JMMilatovićJakov MilatovićMontenegroMontenegro · Head of state	6,103	=	−263	0.4×	84%Strongest on Instagram, 84% of interactions	100+
53100+	KMMichalKristen MichalEstoniaEstonia · Head of government	5,889	+33	−232	1.6×	78%Strongest on Instagram, 78% of interactions	100+
54100+	CMMirmandChristophe MirmandMonacoMonaco · Head of government	5,328	—	—	0.3×	64%Strongest on Instagram, 64% of interactions	100+
55100+	IKKobakhidzeIrakli KobakhidzeGeorgiaGeorgia · Head of government	5,316	—	—	0.4×	86%Strongest on TikTok, 86% of interactions	100+
56100+	LNNiculescuLuca NiculescuRomaniaRomania · Head of government	4,294	+199	—	—	100%Strongest on X, 100% of interactions	100+
57100+	VKKhachaturyanVahagn KhachaturyanArmeniaArmenia · Head of state	3,785	−242	−307	—	100%Strongest on Instagram, 100% of interactions	100+
58100+	BBBegajBajram BegajAlbaniaAlbania · Head of state	3,311	−9	−34	—	100%Strongest on X, 100% of interactions	100+
59100+	CCConnollyCatherine ConnollyIrelandIreland · Head of state	2,509	−10	−10	—	—	100+

Not on social media. Not ranked, for lack of an active personal account (only office or royal household accounts, or no official account): Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Mohammed bin Salman, Charles III, Sergio Mattarella, Naruhito, Felipe VI, Willem-Alexander, Frederik X, Carl XVI Gustaf, Mojtaba Khamenei, Droupadi Murmu, Joseph Aoun, Ibrahim Traoré, Kais Saied. Method →

Reach vs. reactions among world leaders

Who gets seen, who gets a reaction

Up: how many times their posts were seen in 30 days. Right: how much they make people react, compared with an account of the same size.

Reactions vs. an account of the same size →

Favikon score v3 · data as of Oct 26, 2026 · 2× = twice as many reactions (likes, comments, shares) as a typical account of the same size, on the same platforms and in the same country · posts under 48 h excluded · 6 people not shown (fewer than 3 posts in 30 days)

Biggest climbers and fallers among world leaders this month

Who's surging, who's stalling

Biggest gains · 7d

Biggest % gains · 7d

Declines and slowdowns

Followers counted on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads · % computed only for accounts with at least 20K followers, to filter out small accounts.

Leaders by platform among world leaders: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn

Who rules each platform

How the World leaders (Europe) has changed over time

Replay the ranking

Head-to-head matchups among world leaders

The matchups

How the Favikon score works

The Favikon score measures online influence, not popularity or voting intention. Every day it combines four signals from the last 90 days: reach (average views per post), engagement (reactions, comments and shares per post), audience (followers) and consistency (how regularly an account posts). Each signal is compared with every account Favikon tracks on the same platform, then TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and LinkedIn add up to one number. That is why someone strong on a single platform can be compared with someone present on all five. Read the full methodology →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the most influential world leader on social media?

Giorgia Meloni is the most influential world leader on social media according to the Favikon Index World leaders (Europe), with a Favikon score of 9,981 points on Oct 27, 2026. Pope Leo XIV and Emmanuel Macron complete the top three. The ranking is recalculated every day.

How often is the World leaders (Europe) updated?

The Favikon Index World leaders (Europe) is updated every day. Tracked accounts are refreshed every six hours, and each Favikon score is recalculated daily from the posts of the last 90 days, so ranks and 30-day changes always reflect the latest data.

How is influence measured in the World leaders (Europe)?

Influence in the Favikon Index World leaders (Europe) is measured with the Favikon score, which combines reach (views per post), engagement (reactions per post), audience (followers) and posting consistency over the last 90 days. Each signal is compared with all accounts on the same platform. It is not a poll and not a follower count.

Which social media platforms are included?

The Favikon Index World leaders (Europe) covers TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn, which all count toward the Favikon score. Facebook and Threads audiences are shown on profiles but are not part of the score. Platforms such as Weibo, WeChat, VK or Telegram are not covered.

Who is included in the World leaders (Europe)?

Current heads of state and heads of government. Personal accounts only, not office accounts (@POTUS, royal households, presidencies). One exception: the Pope's @Pontifex.

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