Take a look at the odds for the 2026 Ballon d'Or after Ousmane Dembele clinched the 2025 award.
Ballon d'Or 2026 odds
(Odds when display when the market is available)
The race for the 2026 award looks wide open with this summer's World Cup set to play a deciding hand in who ultimately scoops the prize.
Harry Kane is the current joint-favourite after enjoying a sensational campaign with Bayern Munich and continuing his impressive recent form with the Three Lions.
The England striker ended 2025/26 with an incredible 61 goals in 51 games, culminating in a second-half hat-trick as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart to complete a Bundesliga and German Cup double.
His international summer has also got off to the perfect start as he has scored six goals in five games to help England reach the quarter-finals.
Kane's Bayern Munich teammate Michael Olise has also emerged as a possible contender for the award after some sensational form this campaign that included several standout performances throughout Bayern's run to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, where they were eventually knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain.
Le Parisiens defeated Arsenal in the final, giving reigning Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele a realistic chance of copping back-to-back awards.
Dembele moved up to second in the market following his sensational first half hat-trick against Norway in France's final group game but has since drifted in the betting.
Lamine Yamal has continued to impress in 2026 and if he can shine while playing for Spain after winning La Liga with Barcelona, he would put himself in a strong position to win for this year's award.
Another big market mover since the start of this summer's tournament is Lionel Messi.
The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has shortened in the betting significantly after scoring seven goals in his first four World Cup appearances in 2026.
Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.
