• August 17, 2024, was the last list to include someone aged 117 (Maria Branyas Morera).
• Today there are only eight people aged 114+—the same number as on July 8—though the count had reached ten in late August for the first time since October 31, 2025.
• Maria da Conceição Brito joined the list on April 6.
• July 30, 2025, was the last list with no one from Portugal.
• October 11, 2025, was the last list to include three people living in France.
• Ilse Meingast joined the list on June 20, 2025.
• June 6, 2025, was the last list with no one from Germany.
• March 13 was the last time there were three people living in the USA.
• Algeria makes its debut on this list.
• Shigeko Kagawa debuted on the list on December 27, 2024.
• Since April 6, there have been five Japanese individuals on the list.

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

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 117,  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. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 115,  Brazil
6. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 114,  Japan
7. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 114, 🇫🇷 France
8. Angelica Tiscornia (b. 22 August 1912), 114, 🇦🇷  Argentina
9. Chihiro Takaoka (b. 18 September 1912), 113,   Japan
10. Rosa Micaela Puertas (b. 29 September 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
11. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
12. Catherine Ferrell (b. 10 October 1912), 113,  USA
13. Anonymous of Kimitsu (b. 30 October 1912), 113,  Japan
14. Merah Smith (b. 9 November 1912), 113, 🇯🇲 Jamaica/UK
15. Anna Natella (b. 21 November 1912), 113, 🇮🇹 Italy/USA
16. Yukie Takahashi (b. 4 January 1913), 113,  Japan
17. Eulalia Bravo Bravo (b. 12 February 1913), 113, 🇲🇽 Mexico
18. Marie-Louise Bresson (b. 15 March 1913), 113, 🇩🇿🇫🇷 Algeria/France
19. Francis Piscatella (b. 20 April 1913), 113,  USA
20. Ichi Kubota (b. 30 May 1913), 113,  Japan

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 5
USA 3
BRA 3
ARG 2
UK 1
ITA 1
FRA 1
JAM/UK 1
ITA/USA 1
MEX 1
ALG/FRA 1

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

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 117,  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. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 115,  Brazil
6. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 114,  Japan
7. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 114, 🇫🇷 France
8. Chihiro Takaoka (b. 18 September 1912), 113,   Japan
9. Rosa Micaela Puertas (b. 29 September 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
10. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
11. Catherine Ferrell (b. 10 October 1912), 113,  USA
12. Anonymous of Kimitsu (b. 30 October 1912), 113,  Japan
13. Merah Smith (b. 9 November 1912), 113, 🇯🇲 Jamaica/UK
14. Anna Natella (b. 21 November 1912), 113, 🇮🇹 Italy/USA
15. Yukie Takahashi (b. 4 January 1913), 113,  Japan
16. Eulalia Bravo Bravo (b. 12 February 1913), 113, 🇲🇽 Mexico
17. Marie-Louise Bresson (b. 15 March 1913), 113, 🇩🇿🇫🇷 Algeria/France
18. Francis Piscatella (b. 20 April 1913), 113,  USA
19. Ichi Kubota (b. 30 May 1913), 113,  Japan
20. Dorothy Mimms (b. 5 July 1913), 113,  USA

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 5
USA 4
BRA 3
UK 1
ITA 1
FRA 1
ARG 1
JAM/UK 1
ITA/USA 1
MEX 1
ALG/FRA 1

• Marcelle Demorgny joined the list on August 23—the last time the list included only two people residing in France.
• August 26 was the last time Japan had five names on the list.
• Angelica Tiscornia joined the list on October 17, 2025.
• November 24, 2025, was the last list to feature only one person from Argentina.
• October 31, 2025, was the last time there were five residents from the USA.
• March 13 was the last list to feature only seven individuals aged 114+.