10月31日，24直播网报道，2026年度金球奖票选结果揭晓，现年39岁的阿根廷球星梅西以612分的高分位居榜单第五位。
金球奖的评选历史上，梅西累积获得了4650分，这一成绩使他成为了首位得分突破4000大关的球员。与此同时，C罗的累计得分达到了3798分。
在过去六届金球奖的评选中，梅西与C罗的表现引人注目，他们分别占据了榜单前列，并取得了显著分数。
In 2021, Messi secured 613 points, elevating his cumulative tally to 3,576 points. Concurrently, Ronaldo amassed 178 points, placing him sixth overall with a total of 3,798 points.
In the year 2022, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo were in the running for the award, with the Portuguese star accumulating a score of zero and finishing in the 20th position. Their cumulative points remained unchanged.
在2023年度，阿根廷球星梅西荣获462分，使得他的累积得分达到了4038分的新高度；与此同时，葡萄牙球星C罗未能进入候选名单，尽管如此，他的总得分依然维持在3798分。
在2024年度，阿根廷球星梅西与葡萄牙名将C罗均未进入提名名单，但他们的总积分保持稳定。
在2025年度的评选中，梅西与C罗均未出现在提名名单之中，然而，他们的总积分依然维持不变。
In the year 2026, Lionel Messi secured the fifth position with an aggregate of 612 points, raising his total tally to 4650. Cristiano Ronaldo, however, failed to make the cut for the nominees, maintaining his total score at 3798.
The figures do not encompass the awards from 2010 to 2015, during which the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Footballer were amalgamated into the FIFA Ballon d'Or. The selection criteria varied during this period, with the final scores being disclosed in the form of voting percentages.
Diverse eras have featured varied panelist counts and scoring criteria; this figure merely represents an arithmetic summation of the raw points, not reflective of a uniform scoring standard throughout history.