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FAI World Hot Air Balloon Ranking List

This is the official page for the FAI World Hot Air Balloon Ranking List. Rankings will be updated every year (in April) and soon after each FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships and FAI World Air Games. They are based on a combination of rankings from the previous five FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships and FAI World Air Games plus the country rankings for each National Aero Club (NAC).

These rankings should only be used for information purposes only and should not be used for event selection purposes.

For more information about how these rankings are calculated, please visit the FAI World Hot Air Balloon Ranking List Explained page.

FAI World Balloon Ranking List - September 2026
Published: 25 September 2026
Rank Pilot Country Gender Move Points
1SwitzerlandMale1000.00
2FranceMale966.32
3United KingdomMale962.19
4United StatesMale 1908.28
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11AustraliaMale 7874.38
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14HungaryMale 16854.54
15FranceMale 35851.76
16FranceMale 17846.51
17AustriaMale 6837.84
18LithuaniaMale 1833.37
19BrazilMale 18833.11
20SwitzerlandMale 1828.19
21United StatesMale 7825.04
22BelgiumMale 32813.20
23PolandMale -3797.94
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25SpainMale 50788.69
26JapanMale -10784.98
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