Man of the World 2026 was the 8th edition of the Man of the World competition, held at the Palacio de Maynila in Manila, Philippines, on June 6, 2026.
Juul Missiaen of Spain crowned Oliver Eugen Kretz of the Philippines as Man of the World 2026. Kretz made history as the first Filipino to win Man of the World.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Man of the World 2026 – Oliver Eugen Kretz 1st Runner-Up – Abel Adrian Díaz 2nd Runner-Up – Fidel Arellano 3rd Runner-Up – Luis Arturo Jauregui 4th Runner-Up – Afiq Naufal Top 10 – Denny Howman – Estefano Balarín – Kelvin López ★ – Ivan Songel Gutierrez – Lôi Viễn Quang Top 18 – Simão Filho – Camilo Andrés Leal – José Mario Rodríguez – Tomáš Ondráček – Zachary Pichardo – William Shane – Sanjula Keshan – Liu Chi
★ – Advanced into the Top 10 after winning the fan vote
Special Awards Categories Medalists Finalists Ref Best in National Costume – José Mario Rodríguez – Denny Howman – Lôi Viễn Quang - Saul Samudio – Zachary Pichardo - Abel Adrian Díaz – Luis Arturo Jauregui
- William Shane – Oliver Eugen Kretz - Sanjula Keshan rowspan="12" Best in Formal Wear - Abel Adrian Díaz - Sanjula Keshan - Liu Chi - Simão Filho - Fidel Arellano – José Mario Rodríguez
- Moha Kiran – Luis Arturo Jauregui - Estefano Balarín – Oliver Eugen Kretz Best in Swimwear – Oliver Eugen Kretz - Abel Adrian Díaz - Estefano Balarín - Fidel Arellano - Tomáš Ondráček - Afiq Naufal – Luis Arturo Jauregui
– Victor Eko – Ivan Songel Gutierrez - Liu Chi – Thanongsak Chuaykerd Best in Beachwear – Oliver Eugen Kretz – Ivan Songel Gutierrez - Estefano Balarín - Tomáš Ondráček - Abel Adrian Díaz - Afiq Naufal
– Luis Arturo Jauregui - Kelvin López - Sanjula Keshan – Lôi Viễn Quang Best Physique – Luis Arturo Jauregui – Zachary Pichardo – Victor Eko - Simão Filho - Afiq Naufal - Oliver Eugen Kretz - Sanjula Keshan
- Liu Chi – Thanongsak Chuaykerd – Lôi Viễn Quang Mister Photogenic - Fidel Arellano - William Shane - Saul Samudio - Simão Filho - Moha Kiran - Liam Vlassenbroeck – José Mario Rodríguez - Tomáš Ondráček
- Sanjula Keshan - Liu Chi Mister Congeniality – Camilo Andrés Leal – Denny Howman - Fransel Meyers – Ivan Songel Gutierrez - Diego Moraes - Simão Filho – José Mario Rodríguez – Luis Arturo Jauregui
– Victor Eko – Oliver Eugen Kretz Mister Personality – Kelvin López – Lôi Viễn Quang - Phearum Chhin - Sanjula Keshan - Liam Vlassenbroeck – Camilo Andrés Leal – José Mario Rodríguez
- Moha Kiran – Christian Emmanuel Flores – Thanongsak Chuaykerd Fashion of the World - Abel Adrian Díaz - Afiq Naufal – Lôi Viễn Quang – Luis Arturo Jauregui - Prakash Chauhan - Moha Kiran - Estefano Balarín – Oliver Eugen Kretz
– Kelvin López - Sanjula Keshan Charity Award – José Mario Rodríguez – Ivan Songel Gutierrez – Luis Arturo Jauregui - Tomáš Ondráček - Denny Howman - Prakash Chauhan - Fransel Meyers
- Estefano Balarín – Oliver Eugen Kretz – Lôi Viễn Quang Best in Arrival Outfit – Thanongsak Chuaykerd – Denny Howman - Fidel Arellano Media’s Choice – Oliver Eugen Kretz - Fidel Arellano - Afiq Naufal
Medal tally Rank Country/Territory Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 3 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 3 5 1 1 1 3 6 1 0 2 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 9 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 2 2 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Contestants Country/Territory Contestant Hometown Ref. Uíge Morkhoven Phearum ChhinBattambang Ñuñoa Medellín Grecia Bludov Santiago Oeste Guayaquil Diego Moraes Toulouse Karnataka Jakarta Afiq Naufal Penang Zacatecas Tachileik Morang Rotterdam Victor Eko Edo David Lima Puerto Princesa Guayama (Asian Community) Christian Emmanuel Flores Dammam Ivan Songel Gutierrez Valencia Sanjula Keshan Nugegoda Taoyuan Nakhon Si Thammarat Lôi Viễn Quang Trà Vinh
Notes Crossover Major competitions Mister International 2024: - Abel Adrian Diaz (Top 10) 2024: - Estefano Balarin (First Runner-Up) Mister Supranational 2022: - Fransel Meyers Mister Global 2022: - Fransel Meyers
Minor competitions Mister Grand International 2021: - Liam Vlassenbroeck 2017: - Abel Adrian Diaz (Top 15) Mister Cosmopolitan 2024: - Denny Howman (Second Runner-Up)
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