Japan once again has 8 top 20 on this list, Seki Yoshida died on 11 Feb 2024 and reduced that number to 7
I don't remember the last time the US only had 1 representative here

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 22nd November 2024)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (Ms. Sangenito turned 114)

1. Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908), 116,  Japan World's Oldest Living Person
2. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil
3. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
4. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
5. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
6. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
7. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
8. Claudia Baccarini (b. 13 October 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
8. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
10. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
11. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 113, 🇷🇺 Russia
12. Fujiko Mihara (b. 13 December 1910), 113,  Japan
13. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 113,  Japan
14. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 113, 🇫🇷 France
15. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 113,  Brazil
16. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
17. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
18. Margarete Troestl (b. 26 February 1911), 113, 🇦🇹 Austria
19. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan

After the death of Maria Branyas on 19 Aug the number of 114+ dropped to 9, only recovering to 10 people now, in this period it fell to 7, let's see if it can reach 11 in 5 Dec.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 6th December 2024)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (Ms. Gadyuchkina turned 114)

1. Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908), 116,  Japan World's Oldest Living Person
2. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil
3. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
4. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
5. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
6. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
7. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
8. Claudia Baccarini (b. 13 October 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
8. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
10. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
11. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
12. Fujiko Mihara (b. 13 December 1910), 113,  Japan
13. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 113,  Japan
14. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 113, 🇫🇷 France
15. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 113,  Brazil
16. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
17. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
18. Margarete Troestl (b. 26 February 1911), 113, 🇦🇹 Austria
19. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan

When Ina Okazawa died, 9 Aug 2024, the number of 114+ on the list dropped to 10 and returns to 11 again after almost 4 months
If Fujiko Mihara and Masu Usui (today is her birthday, by the way) are confirmed alive, we will already have 13,114+

It’s also worth noting that we have another four ladies currently on track to reach 114 in January 2025.

I would like to know if Masu Usui and Fujiko Mihara are alive as they both turned 114 but I haven't seen any confirmation.

Edit: Masu Usui was confirmed alive by Longeviquest and celebrated her 114th birthday.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 19th December 2024)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (Ms. Mihara and Ms. Usui turned 114; RIP Ms. Mihara)

1. Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908), 116,  Japan World's Oldest Living Person
2. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil
3. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
4. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
5. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
6. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
7. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
8. Claudia Baccarini (b. 13 October 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
8. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
10. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
11. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
12. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 114,  Japan
13. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 113, 🇫🇷 France
14. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 113,  Brazil
15. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
16. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
17. Margarete Troestl (b. 26 February 1911), 113, 🇦🇹 Austria
18. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
19. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan
20. Maria Paschoalina de Castro (b. 2 May 1911), 113,  Brazil

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 7
BRA 4
FRA 2
ITA 2
UK 1
USA 1
RUS 1
AUT 1
CRI 1

Since the list of June 20, 2024, we have not had 12 114+ (with the birthday of Silveria Martin Diaz) in the table, in the list of July 16, 2024 it fell to 11 with the death of Masa Matsumoto on July 9.
Japan returns to having 7 representatives in the list, returning to the level of October 23, 2024.
Since May 19, 2023, the second-leading country in the table did not have 4 representatives in the list, at the time it was the USA.
For the first time, Brazil has 4 names in the list.

Based on historical trends it’s quite amazing to see the USA with just one in the top 20.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 27th December 2024)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Baccarini)

1. Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908), 116,  Japan World's Oldest Living Person
2. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil
3. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
4. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
5. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
6. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
7. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
8. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
9. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
10. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
11. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 114,  Japan
12. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 113, 🇫🇷 France
13. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 113,  Brazil
14. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
15. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
16. Margarete Troestl (b. 26 February 1911), 113, 🇦🇹 Austria
17. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
18. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan
19. Maria Paschoalina de Castro (b. 2 May 1911), 113,  Brazil
20. Mary Harris (b. 13 May 1911), 113,  USA

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 7
BRA 4
FRA 2
USA 2
UK 1
ITA 1
RUS 1
AUT 1
CRI 1

In the list of 6 Dec 2024 there were 11 114+,in the update of 19 Dec there were already 12,but now it drops again to 11
USA has 2 names again, first time since the 23 oct list, and remained so until 16 Nov when Herlda Senhouse died
First time Italy has only one name on the list since the list on 11 Mar 2024,on 18 Mar Francisca Mangonez Martinez died and Italy had 2 names since then

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 4th January 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Itooka; Ms. Bertoletto turned 114)

1. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Person
2. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
3. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
4. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
5. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
6. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
7. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
8. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
9. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
10. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 114,  Japan
11. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 114, 🇫🇷 France
12. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 113,  Brazil
13. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
14. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
15. Margarete Troestl (b. 26 February 1911), 113, 🇦🇹 Austria
16. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
17. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan
18. Maria Paschoalina de Castro (b. 2 May 1911), 113,  Brazil
19. Mary Harris (b. 13 May 1911), 113,  USA
20. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 113,  Japan

Second update in a row that we have 7 Japanese people on the list, and that we have 11 114+
Since the death of Maria Branyas Morera on 19 Aug 2024 there were 2 116+ on the list, and now we only have one 116+, something that had not happened since the list of 21 May 2024, but on the list of 23 May there were already 2 people in this age range.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 13th January 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (Ms. Beltrão de Azevedo turned 114)

1. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Person
2. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
3. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
4. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
5. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
6. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
7. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
8. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
9. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
10. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 114,  Japan
11. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 114, 🇫🇷 France
12. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 114,  Brazil
13. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
14. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
15. Margarete Troestl (b. 26 February 1911), 113, 🇦🇹 Austria
16. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
17. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan
18. Maria Paschoalina de Castro (b. 2 May 1911), 113,  Brazil
19. Mary Harris (b. 13 May 1911), 113,  USA
20. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 113,  Japan

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 17th January 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Troestl)

1. Inah Canabarro Lucas (b. 8 June 1908), 116,  Brazil World's Oldest Living Person
2. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 115,  UK
3. Okagi Hayashi (b. 2 September 1909), 115,  Japan
4. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 114, 🇫🇷 France
5. Mine Kondo (b. 1 September 1910), 114,  Japan
6. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 114,  USA
7. Izabel Rosa Pereira (b. 13 October 1910), 114,  Brazil
8. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
9. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
10. Masu Usui (b. 18 December 1910), 114,  Japan
11. Andrée Bertoletto (b. 1 January 1911), 114, 🇫🇷 France
12. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 114,  Brazil
13. Miyoko Hiroyasu (b. 23 January 1911), 113,  Japan
14. Kiyo Komatsu (b. 27 January 1911), 113,  Japan
15. Marita Camacho Quiros (b. 10 March 1911), 113, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
16. Nobu Kawano (b. 28 March 1911), 113,  Japan
17. Maria Paschoalina de Castro (b. 2 May 1911), 113,  Brazil
18. Mary Harris (b. 13 May 1911), 113,  USA
19. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 113,  Japan
20. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 113,  Brazil

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 7
BRA 5
FRA 2
USA 2
UK 1
ITA 1
RUS 1
CRI 1

Margarete Troestl entered the list on 28 Aug 2024, after the death of Charlotte Kretschmann, which occurred the day before, now Austria is not represented in this ranking anymore. It is the first time that Brazil has 5 names on this list since this list began to be published here, the best Brazilian moment since then, or in history.