Here is a list of Ballon d'Or winners from 2000 to the present, featuring one player who has won the award eight times.
On 27 Oct 2026 GMT+7, the record of Ballon d'Or winners from 2000 to the present shows that Argentine player Lionel Messi holds the most awards, winning eight times in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
Meanwhile, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has won five times in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. Other legends include French-Italian Michel Platini, who won three times in 1983, 1984, and 1985; Dutch legend Johan Cruyff in 1971, 1973, and 1974; and Dutch icon Marco van Basten in 1988, 1989, and 1992.
2000: Luís Figo (Real Madrid)
2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool)
2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2003: Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus)
2004: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)
2005: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
2007: Ricardo Kaká (AC Milan)
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
2009: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2010: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2011: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2012: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2015: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2018: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
2019: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2020: No award given due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
2023: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
2024: Rodri (Manchester City)
2025: Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain)
2026: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)