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FIDE rating list October 2026: statistics by federation
FIDE's October 2026 standard rating list holds 569,652 rated players, 1,900 grandmasters, 4,307 International Masters, 539 Woman Grandmasters and 9,794 FIDE Masters. India has the most rated players (57,411); Russia has the most grandmasters (184).
- 569,652Rated players
- 1,900Grandmasters
- 63,203Female rated players
- 200Countries listed
Monthly · First list on the site
The largest federations, October 2026
The 40 countries with the most rated players, of 200 with players on the list. Each figure opens its record; a blank cell means no player in that country holds the title on this list.
Every country, ranked: Standard-rated players · Female rated players · Grandmasters · International Masters · Woman Grandmasters · FIDE Masters.
Rated: players with a published standard rating, including those flagged inactive. GM, IM: the open-title field. England, Scotland and Wales are separate FIDE federations; they count toward the world totals but have no country row.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the FIDE rating list for October 2026?
FIDE's October 2026 standard rating list holds 569,652 rated players, 1,900 grandmasters, 4,307 International Masters, 539 Woman Grandmasters and 9,794 FIDE Masters. India has the most rated players (57,411); Russia has the most grandmasters (184).
Which federation has the most rated players in October 2026?
India (57,411), Russia (44,119), Spain (40,226), counting players with a published standard rating on the list, including those flagged inactive.
When is the next FIDE rating list published?
FIDE publishes a new standard rating list on the first day of every month. StatOrigin adds its counts after the archive is released, and this page template updates with it.
Source
FIDE, standard_oct26frl.zip (FIDE standard rating list OCT26 (standard_oct26frl.zip)). StatOrigin pins the archive's exact bytes (SHA-256 d83d5817c9a4…) and counts its rows by federation; the evidence check recounts every figure from the archive.
Download the official FIDE rating list (standard_rating_list.zip)
All lists: FIDE rating lists by month. Publisher: FIDE.
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StatOrigin. (2026). FIDE rating list October 2026: statistics by federation [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/fide-rating-list/october-2026
"FIDE rating list October 2026: statistics by federation." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/fide-rating-list/october-2026. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "FIDE rating list October 2026: statistics by federation." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/fide-rating-list/october-2026.
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