Is this how you're going to do this. I gathered it now. I acknowledged that he was ONLY "validated" by the GRG and NOT by LQ, but I hadn't thought about GWR not sending documentation at the time because I lacked knowledge still (I wasn't aware that you could apply for GWR without sending any kind of document). I'm not trying to be ignorant about these situations.ΒDoes Yu Te-Hsin not count? I know he's not validated by LQ and only validated by the GRG, but he's also recognised by the GWR.
Once again, GRG messed up, because they announced him as "validated" on their thread last year, and they removed him this year. I'm starting see how badly of a mess the organisation is and it's really annoying. Anyways, this is meant to be about the Top 10 OLM so don't want to get more off-topic.
Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men (as of 29th May 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Ciocan)
1. JoΓ£o Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113 Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
2. Ken Weeks (b. 5 October 1913), 112, 🇦🇺 Australia
3. Vitantonio Lovallo (b. 28 March 1914),Β 112,Β Italy
4. Hikaru KatΕΒ (b. 2 May 1914), 112,Β Japan
5. Tokuji Tanigaki (b. 8 November 1914), 111,Β Japan
6. Ryoji Shinoda (b. 30 November 1914), 111,Β Japan
7. Luis Cano (b. 9 December 1914), 111, 🇨🇴 🇺🇸 Colombia/USA
8. Edwin Martin (b. 15 February 1915), 111, 🇺🇸 USA
9. Pedro MarΓa Molina MΓ‘rquez (b. 27 April 1915), 111, 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10.Β Joaquim VarelaΒ (b. 1 June 1915),Β 110,Β Β Portugal
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi piΓΉ longeve in Italia β Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:
JPN 3
BRA 1
AUS 1
ITA 1
COL/USA 1
USA 1
VEN 1
PRT 1
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi piΓΉ longeve in Italia β Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
It has been a while since a Portuguese man was part of the worldwide top 10... I believe the last time this happened was with Albano Andrade (1909-2021)?
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that heβs dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men (as of 3rd June 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (Mr. Varela turned 111)
1. JoΓ£o Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113 Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
2. Ken Weeks (b. 5 October 1913), 112, 🇦🇺 Australia
3. Vitantonio Lovallo (b. 28 March 1914),Β 112,Β Italy
4. Hikaru KatΕΒ (b. 2 May 1914), 112,Β Japan
5. Tokuji Tanigaki (b. 8 November 1914), 111,Β Japan
6. Ryoji Shinoda (b. 30 November 1914), 111,Β Japan
7. Luis Cano (b. 9 December 1914), 111, 🇨🇴 🇺🇸 Colombia/USA
8. Edwin Martin (b. 15 February 1915), 111, 🇺🇸 USA
9. Pedro MarΓa Molina MΓ‘rquez (b. 27 April 1915), 111, 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10.Β Joaquim VarelaΒ (b. 1 June 1915),Β 111,Β Portugal
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi piΓΉ longeve in Italia β Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)