• December 1, 2025 was the last time we had 5 names from Japan.
• December 22, 2025 was the last list with only 4 people out of 115.
• June 30, 2024 was the last time with only one French person on the list; after that, there were 3.
• Marie-Rose entered the list on October 2, 2023.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 16th February 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's Update (RIP Ms. Penna Monteiro)

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 116,  UK World's Oldest Living Person
2. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 115,  USA
3. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 115, 🇮🇹 Italy
4. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 115,  Brazil
5. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 114,  Japan
6. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 114,  Brazil
7. Bonita Gibson (b. 4 July 1911), 114,  USA
8. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 114,  Japan
9. Ilse Meingast (b. 14 March 1912), 113, 🇩🇪 Germany/USA
10. Maria Carmela Ricci (b. 16 April 1912), 113, 🇮🇹 Italy
11. Anonymous S. (b. 14 May 1912), 113,  Japan
12. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida (b. 28 May 1912), 113, 🇵🇹 Portugal/Brazil
13. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 113, 🇫🇷 France
14. Angelica Tiscornia (b. 22 August 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
15. Chihiro Takaoka (b. 18 September 1912), 113,   Japan
16. Rosa Micaela Puertas (b. 29 September 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
17. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
18. Catherine Ferrell (b. 10 October 1912), 113,  USA
19. Anonymous of Kimitsu (b. 30 October 1912), 113,  Japan
20. Akino Ueda (b. 5 November 1912), 113,  Japan

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 6
BRA 3
USA 3
ITA 2
ARG 2
UK 1
GER/USA 1
PRT/BRA 1
FRA 1

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 18th February 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's Update (RIP Ms. Ricci)

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 116,  UK World's Oldest Living Person
2. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 115,  USA
3. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 115, 🇮🇹 Italy
4. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 115,  Brazil
5. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 114,  Japan
6. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 114,  Brazil
7. Bonita Gibson (b. 4 July 1911), 114,  USA
8. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 114,  Japan
9. Ilse Meingast (b. 14 March 1912), 113, 🇩🇪 Germany/USA
10. Anonymous S. (b. 14 May 1912), 113,  Japan
11. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida (b. 28 May 1912), 113, 🇵🇹 Portugal/Brazil
12. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 113, 🇫🇷 France
13. Angelica Tiscornia (b. 22 August 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
14. Chihiro Takaoka (b. 18 September 1912), 113,   Japan
15. Rosa Micaela Puertas (b. 29 September 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
16. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
17. Catherine Ferrell (b. 10 October 1912), 113,  USA
18. Anonymous of Kimitsu (b. 30 October 1912), 113,  Japan
19. Akino Ueda (b. 5 November 1912), 113,  Japan
20. Merah Smith (b. 9 November 1912), 113, 🇯🇲 Jamaica/UK

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 6
BRA 3
USA 3
ARG 2
UK 1
ITA 1
GER/USA 1
PRT/BRA 1
FRA 1
JAM/UK 1

As with Portugal and the European top 20, I'm trying to remember when was the last time we had someone anonymous among the top 10 worldwide. Was it with Anonymous of Hyogo in 2022? 🤔 

• Mariana Penna Monteiro entered the list on October 31, 2025.
• December 1, 2025 was the last list with 3 people born in Brazil, 4 living in the country.
• May 13, 2025 was the last list with 6 names from Japan.
• Ricci entered the list on July 28, 2025.
• July 11, 2025 was the last list with only 1 person from Italy.
• First time Jamaica has appeared on the list since it began being published here.
• It is only the first time that the United Kingdom has had 2 names living in the country on this list since it began being published here.
• October 17, 2025 was the last list with 3 emigrants.
• First time we have 2 anonymous people in the top 20.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 13th March 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's Update (RIP Ms. Gibson)

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 116,  UK World's Oldest Living Person
2. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 115,  USA
3. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 115, 🇮🇹 Italy
4. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 115,  Brazil
5. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 114,  Japan
6. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 114,  Brazil
7. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 114,  Japan
8. Ilse Meingast (b. 14 March 1912), 113, 🇩🇪 Germany/USA
9. Anonymous S. (b. 14 May 1912), 113,  Japan
10. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida (b. 28 May 1912), 113, 🇵🇹 Portugal/Brazil
11. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 113, 🇫🇷 France
12. Angelica Tiscornia (b. 22 August 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
13. Chihiro Takaoka (b. 18 September 1912), 113,   Japan
14. Rosa Micaela Puertas (b. 29 September 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
15. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
16. Catherine Ferrell (b. 10 October 1912), 113,  USA
17. Anonymous of Kimitsu (b. 30 October 1912), 113,  Japan
18. Akino Ueda (b. 5 November 1912), 113,  Japan
19. Merah Smith (b. 9 November 1912), 113, 🇯🇲 Jamaica/UK
20. Anonymous of Kyoto (b. 15 November 1912), 113,  Japan

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 7
BRA 3
USA 2
ARG 2
UK 1
ITA 1
GER/USA 1
PRT/BRA 1
FRA 1
JAM/UK 1

• January 17, 2025 was when Gibson entered the list.
• March 10, 2025 was the last list that included only 3 names living in the USA.
• January 13, 2025 was the last one with only 2 people born in the USA.
• December 27, 2024 was the last list with 7 Japanese people.
• September 12, 2024 was the list with only 7,114+.
• Now we have 3 anonymous people on the list, a record again. I hope the names of these people will be revealed soon, if the family agrees.