We returned to having 11,114+ as on Sept 15, less than a month after that number dropped, but there were 2 lists below that.

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

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 116,  UK World's Oldest Living Person
2. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 115, 🇫🇷 France
3. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 115,  USA
4. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
5. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
6. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 114,  Brazil
7. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 114,  Japan
8. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 114,  Brazil
9. Bonita Gibson (b. 4 July 1911), 114,  USA
10. Winnie Felps (b. 10 October 1911), 114,  USA
11. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 113,  Japan
12. Sumiko Mori (b. 30 January 1912), 113,  Japan
13. Ilse Meingast (b. 14 March 1912), 113, 🇩🇪 Germany/USA
14. Margaret Romans (b. 16 March 1912), 113, 🇱🇻🇨🇦 Latvia/Canada
15. Maria Carmela Ricci (b. 16 April 1912), 113, 🇮🇹 Italy
16. Anonymous S. (b. 14 May 1912), 113,  Japan
17. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida (b. 28 May 1912), 113, 🇵🇹 Portugal/Brazil
18. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 113, 🇫🇷 France
19. Louise Signore (b. 31 July 1912), 113,  USA
20. Angelica Tiscornia (b.22 August 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

USA 4
JPN 4
FRA 2
BRA 2
ITA 2
UK 1
RUS 1
GER/USA 1
LVA/CAN 1
PRT/BRA 1
ARG 1

September 26 was the last time with 10 114+, after a list with 11, we dropped again.
August 29 was the last time with only two French people on the list.
May 2 was the last list with an Argentine, Isabel Barletta (#18).
Bertoletto entered the list on July 16, 2024.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 31st October 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Romans)

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 116,  UK World's Oldest Living Person
2. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 115, 🇫🇷 France
3. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 115,  USA
4. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
5. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
6. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 114,  Brazil
7. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 114,  Japan
8. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 114,  Brazil
9. Bonita Gibson (b. 4 July 1911), 114,  USA
10. Winnie Felps (b. 10 October 1911), 114,  USA
11. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 113,  Japan
12. Sumiko Mori (b. 30 January 1912), 113,  Japan
13. Ilse Meingast (b. 14 March 1912), 113, 🇩🇪 Germany/USA
14. Maria Carmela Ricci (b. 16 April 1912), 113, 🇮🇹 Italy
15. Anonymous S. (b. 14 May 1912), 113,  Japan
16. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida (b. 28 May 1912), 113, 🇵🇹 Portugal/Brazil
17. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 113, 🇫🇷 France
18. Louise Signore (b. 31 July 1912), 113,  USA
19. Angelica Tiscornia (b.22 August 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
20. Mariana Penna Monteiro (b. 2 September 1912), 113,  Brazil

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

USA 4
JPN 4
BRA 3
FRA 2
ITA 2
UK 1
RUS 1
GER/USA 1
PRT/BRA 1
ARG 1

• Margaret Romans was added to the list on July 17th.
• All lists to date have been composed of people over 113 years old.
• Latvia and Canada are now off the list.
• September 15th was the last time we had 4 people living in Brazil.
• July 30th was the last time we had only 2 immigrants on the list.

It’s pleasing to see we have six others just outside this group that would prevent the top 20 from dropping below a lowest age of 113.00.

Health permitting, there are five more 113th birthdays to come for validated supercentenarians, before the end of November.

Top 20 World's Oldest Living People (as of 21st November 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Felps)

1. Ethel Caterham (b. 21 August 1909), 116,  UK World's Oldest Living Person
2. Marie-Rose Tessier (b. 21 May 1910), 115, 🇫🇷 France
3. Naomi Whitehead (b. 26 September 1910), 115,  USA
4. Lucia Laura Sangenito (b. 22 November 1910), 114, 🇮🇹 Italy
5. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (b. 5 December 1910), 114, 🇷🇺 Russia
6. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (b. 13 January 1911), 114,  Brazil
7. Shigeko Kagawa (b. 28 May 1911), 114,  Japan
8. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (b. 21 June 1911), 114,  Brazil
9. Bonita Gibson (b. 4 July 1911), 114,  USA
10. Fuyo Kishimoto (b. 20 December 1911), 113,  Japan
11. Sumiko Mori (b. 30 January 1912), 113,  Japan
12. Ilse Meingast (b. 14 March 1912), 113, 🇩🇪 Germany/USA
13. Maria Carmela Ricci (b. 16 April 1912), 113, 🇮🇹 Italy
14. Anonymous S. (b. 14 May 1912), 113,  Japan
15. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida (b. 28 May 1912), 113, 🇵🇹 Portugal/Brazil
16. Madeleine Dellamonica (b. 23 July 1912), 113, 🇫🇷 France
17. Louise Signore (b. 31 July 1912), 113,  USA
18. Angelica Tiscornia (b.22 August 1912), 113, 🇦🇷  Argentina
19. Mariana Penna Monteiro (b. 2 September 1912), 113,  Brazil
20. Chihiro Takaoka (b. 18 September 1912), 113,   Japan

Countries of birth and residence of Top 20:

JPN 5
USA 3
BRA 3
FRA 2
ITA 2
UK 1
RUS 1
GER/USA 1
PRT/BRA 1
ARG 1

• Felps entered the list on April 28th and in less than 7 months climbed to 10th position.
• September 15th was the last list with 4 residents from the USA.
• August 29th was the last list with 5 residents in Japan.
• November 19th, 2024 was the last list with only 9,114+, this is repeated a little over a year later.