Barack and Michelle Obama are the world’s most admired male and female

According to a recent study carried out by YouGov, Barack Obama has displaced Bill Gates as world’s most admired man for the first time.

Michelle Obama maintains her position as world’s most admired female, having displaced Angelina Jolie last year. Jolie herself has gone up one place since last year to second while Queen Elizabeth II also rose by one rank to become the world’s third most admired female.

Gates has only dropped by one rank and this fall potentially came as a result of speculations that he is in a way involved in the transmission of COVID-19. Chinese President, Xi Jinping maintains his position as the thurd most admired man in the world.

This year’s study is YouGov’s largest ever with over 45,000 people with no fewer 42 countries and territories being interviewed during the research.

Based on the study, the most admired woman and men are posted below.

World’s Most Admired Women 2020

1. Michelle Obama
2. Angelina Jolie
3. Queen Elizabeth II
4. Oprah Winfrey
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Emma Watson
7. Scarlett Johansson
8. Peng Liyuan
9. Taylor Swift
10. Shakira
11. Beyoncé
12. Angela Merkel
13. Hillary Clinton
14. Malala Yousafzai
15. Priyanka Chopra
16. Deepika Padukone
17. Sudha Murty
18. Greta Thunberg
19. Melania Trump
20. Ellen DeGeneres

World’s Most Admired Men 2020

1. Barack Obama
2. Bill Gates
3. Xi Jinping
4. Narendra Modi
5. Jackie Chan
6. Cristiano Ronaldo
7. Jack Ma
8. Dalai Lama
9. Elon Musk
10. Keanu Reeves
11. Lionel Messi
12. Vladimir Putin
13. Michael Jordan
14. Amitabh Bachchan
15. Donald Trump
16. Virat Kohli
17. Shahrukh Khan
18. Pope Francis
19. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
20. Joko Widodo