How countries voted for the 2025 Ballon d’Or: results revealed

French winger Ousmane Dembélé won the 2025 Ballon d’Or, outpacing rivals thanks to an impressive season with Paris Saint-Germain. He collected a total of 1,380 points, leaving behind Barcelona’s young talent Lamine Yamal, who finished second with 1,059 points.

The voting took place among journalists from 100 countries whose national teams are ranked in FIFA’s top 100 (Armenia did not participate as it is ranked 103rd). Each expert named their top ten players, ranking them accordingly.

How the world voted

• In Africa and Asia, most journalists placed Dembélé first, highlighting his influence on PSG’s success.

• In Europe, opinions were split: some experts favored Lamine Yamal, praising his maturity and performances for Barcelona.

• In South America, Raphinha and Vitinha received more votes, but it wasn’t enough to win.

• Only Georgia ranked Khvicha Kvaratskhelia first, while Scotland's Scott McTominay came first.

Top 10 Ballon d’Or 2025:

1. Ousmane Dembélé (France, PSG) – 1380 points

2. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) – 1059

3. Vitinha (Portugal, PSG) – 703

4. Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool) – 657

5. Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona) – 620

6. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG) – 484

7. Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid) – 378

8. Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea) – 211

9. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, PSG) – 172

10. Nuno Mendes (Portugal, PSG) – 171

Conclusion
Dembélé became the sixth Frenchman in history to win the Ballon d’Or, joining legendary names like Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane, Raymond Kopa, and Karim Benzema.

2025 will be remembered as the year when the Ballon d’Or returned to France, with the Dembélé–Yamal rivalry promising to become a new classic in world football.