Where the world's most talked-about figures were last reported

On the move

Minimum distance between reported locations over the last seven days.

The year so far, across 16 active figures

Minimum distance between reported appearances since 1 January, with estimated footprint and operating cost based on the aircraft each figure is assumed to use.

Kilometres covered this year

762,500 km

Estimated tonnes of CO₂

≈ 15,896 t

Estimated cost of that travel

≈ $41m

Ranked by volume of coverage over the last seven days, weighted by the share of negative headlines. Arrows compare against the ranking a week ago.

1. 1Donald TrumpLast reported in Kansas · 6 days ago418
2. 2Narendra ModiLast reported in New Delhi · 6 days ago121
3. 3Mark CarneyLast reported in Turkey · 17 days ago849
4. 4Andy BurnhamLast reported in Manchester · 6 days ago791
5. 5Anthony AlbaneseLast reported in Apia · 6 days ago771
6. 6Vladimir PutinLast reported in Moscow · 10 days ago722
7. 7Xi JinpingLast reported in Beijing · 6 days ago691
8. 8Benjamin NetanyahuLast reported in Jerusalem · 38 days ago665
9. 9Volodymyr ZelenskyLast reported in Istanbul · 7 days ago35
10. 10JD VanceLast reported in North Texas · 9 days ago273
11. 11Recep Tayyip ErdoğanLast reported in Seoul · 6 days ago24
12. 12Marco RubioLast reported in Kansas · 6 days ago222
13. 13Ursula von der LeyenLast reported in Montreal · 8 days ago131
14. 14Emmanuel MacronLast reported in Marseille · 10 days ago131
15. 15Friedrich MerzLast reported in DMZ · 9 days ago112
16. 16Mohammed bin SalmanLast reported in Riyadh · 39 days ago2