France Football began announcing the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings at 6:30 PM, ahead of the ceremony and announcing the winner.
The magazine has compiled a list of 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or, ranked based on votes from lowest to highest, who wins the prestigious award.
The countdown continues until the list of nominees is narrowed down to just three, with the winner finally announced at the ceremony scheduled for 9 PM Mecca time at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
In this report, we take a moment-by-moment look at the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings.
2025 Ballon d’Or Rankings
30. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich/France)
29. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen (Liverpool)/Germany)
28. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands)
27. Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)
26. Erling Haaland (Manchester City \ Norway)
25. Denzel Dumfries (Inter/Netherlands)
24. Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain/Spain)
23. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England)
22. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool/Argentina)
21. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund / Guinea)
20. Lautaro Martinez (Inter / Argentina)
19. João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)
18. Scott McTominay (Napoli/Scotland)
17. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona/Poland)
16. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
15. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon, Sweden)
14. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
13. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
12. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain, Georgia)
11. Pedri (Barcelona \ Spain)
10. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
9. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City, Italy)
8. Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England)
7. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid, France)
6. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)
5. Raphinha (Barcelona, Brazil)
4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
3. Vitina (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
