10月27日，体育界迎来盛事，2026年金球奖榜单尘埃落定，英格兰球星凯恩在职业生涯中首次荣膺此殊荣。典礼落幕之际，《法国足球》杂志的负责人文森特·加西亚披露，凯恩在获奖时的领先幅度实际上小于罗德里在2024年夺得奖项时的差距。
在过去的十年间，金球奖的竞争结果中，每届获奖者的领先优势如下所示：
在2026年，关于具体分数尚未对外公布。据悉，凯恩的领先优势未超过41分。
在2025年度，登贝莱以1380分的成绩遥遥领先，而亚马尔则以1059分紧随其后，两者之间的差距达到了321分。
在2024年，罗德里以1170分的成绩领先，而维尼修斯则以1129分紧随其后，两人之间的差距为41分。
在2023年的统计数据中，阿根廷球星梅西以462粒进球傲视群雄，而挪威新星哈兰德则以357球的佳绩紧随其后，两人之间的进球差距达到了105球。
In the year 2022, a substantial gap emerged between the two strikers, with Benzema accumulating 549 goals and Mane tallying 193, showcasing a difference of 356 goals.
In the year 2021, Lionel Messi amassed 613 goals, while Robert Lewandowski scored 580, resulting in a gap of 33 goals between them.
In the year 2019, the gap between Messi's 686 goals and Van Dijk's 679 was a mere 7.
In the year 2018, Luka Modrić amassed a total of 753 points, while Cristiano Ronaldo secured 476, leaving a significant gap of 277 points between them.
In the year 2017, the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo amassed a total of 946 points, while his Argentine counterpart Lionel Messi secured 670. This resulted in a significant gap of 276 points between the two football legends.
In the year 2016, the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo amassed a total of 745 goals, while his Argentine counterpart Lionel Messi scored 316. This resulted in a significant gap of 429 goals between the two football legends.
