Last updated: 2026-05-18

Rank	Nation	Team	Played	Points
1	SWE	Hölting Nilsson/Andersson, E	16	8700	#1 SWE 8700 Points Hölting Nilsson/Andersson, E
2	SWE	Åhman/Hellvig	11	7860	#2 SWE 7860 Points Åhman/Hellvig
3	NOR	Mol, A./Sørum, C.	11	7820	#3 NOR 7820 Points Mol, A./Sørum, C.
4	BRA	Evandro/Arthur Lanci	12	7440	#4 BRA 7440 Points Evandro/Arthur Lanci
5	LAT	Plavins/Fokerots	17	7060	#5 LAT 7060 Points Plavins/Fokerots
6	FRA	Daubas/Aye, C.	15	6740	#6 FRA 6740 Points Daubas/Aye, C.
7	POL	Łosiak/Bryl	10	6480	#7 POL 6480 Points Łosiak/Bryl
8	QAT	Cherif/Ahmed	8	6180	#8 QAT 6180 Points Cherif/Ahmed
9	GER	Ehlers/Wickler	11	6120	#9 GER 6120 Points Ehlers/Wickler
10	NED	Boermans/de Groot	9	6068	#10 NED 6068 Points Boermans/de Groot
11	AUT	Hammarberg/Berger T.	18	5980	#11 AUT 5980 Points Hammarberg/Berger T.
12	FRA	Rotar/Gauthier-Rat	12	5940	#12 FRA 5940 Points Rotar/Gauthier-Rat
13	CZE	Perusic/Schweiner	7	5420	#13 CZE 5420 Points Perusic/Schweiner
14	USA	Evans/Budinger	10	5400	#14 USA 5400 Points Evans/Budinger
15	ARG	Capogrosso N./Capogrosso T.	14	5260	#15 ARG 5260 Points Capogrosso N./Capogrosso T.
16	AUS	Nicolaidis/Carracher	12	5160	#16 AUS 5160 Points Nicolaidis/Carracher
16	CHI	Grimalt M./Grimalt E.	15	5160	#16 CHI 5160 Points Grimalt M./Grimalt E.
18	NOR	Mol, H./Berntsen	11	5140	#18 NOR 5140 Points Mol, H./Berntsen
19	SUI	Krattiger/Dillier	15	4940	#19 SUI 4940 Points Krattiger/Dillier
20	BRA	George/Saymon	12	4880	#20 BRA 4880 Points George/Saymon
21	BRA	Andre/Renato	8	4840	#21 BRA 4840 Points Andre/Renato
22	ISR	Elazar/Cuzmiciov	14	4620	#22 ISR 4620 Points Elazar/Cuzmiciov
23	ITA	Cottafava/Dal Corso	13	4600	#23 ITA 4600 Points Cottafava/Dal Corso
24	FRA	Chouikh/Genevieve-Gardoque	11	4540	#24 FRA 4540 Points Chouikh/Genevieve-Gardoque
25	USA	Schalk/Shaw	8	4500	#25 USA 4500 Points Schalk/Shaw
26	GER	Sagstetter, J./Sagstetter, B.	18	4400	#26 GER 4400 Points Sagstetter, J./Sagstetter, B.
27	GER	Henning/Wüst	12	4340	#27 GER 4340 Points Henning/Wüst
28	GER	Pfretzschner, L./Winter	13	4280	#28 GER 4280 Points Pfretzschner, L./Winter
29	NED	van de Velde/Brouwer	7	4228	#29 NED 4228 Points van de Velde/Brouwer
30	AUT	Dressler/Waller	13	4160	#30 AUT 4160 Points Dressler/Waller
31	CAN	Schachter/Pickett	9	4100	#31 CAN 4100 Points Schachter/Pickett
32	POR	Pedrosa/Campos	13	4060	#32 POR 4060 Points Pedrosa/Campos
33	SUI	Heidrich/Jordan	12	3900	#33 SUI 3900 Points Heidrich/Jordan
34	ENG	Bello, Ja./Bello, Jo.	10	3840	#34 ENG 3840 Points Bello, Ja./Bello, Jo.
35	BRA	Vinicius/Heitor	12	3780	#35 BRA 3780 Points Vinicius/Heitor
36	BEL	Vercauteren/Van Langendonck	16	3740	#36 BEL 3740 Points Vercauteren/Van Langendonck
37	SUI	Haussener/Friedli	12	3640	#37 SUI 3640 Points Haussener/Friedli
38	ARG	Amieva/Bueno	12	3572	#38 ARG 3572 Points Amieva/Bueno
39	ITA	Alfieri/Ranghieri	13	3540	#39 ITA 3540 Points Alfieri/Ranghieri
40	USA	Partain/Benesh	6	3520	#40 USA 3520 Points Partain/Benesh
41	AUS	Potts/Pearse	14	3516	#41 AUS 3516 Points Potts/Pearse
42	BRA	Adelmo/Mateus	9	3440	#42 BRA 3440 Points Adelmo/Mateus
43	ESP	Huerta A./Gavira	11	3420	#43 ESP 3420 Points Huerta A./Gavira
44	CUB	Alayo/Diaz	11	3416	#44 CUB 3416 Points Alayo/Diaz
45	BRA	Arthur/Adrielson	7	3400	#45 BRA 3400 Points Arthur/Adrielson
46	UKR	Popov/Reznik	9	3280	#46 UKR 3280 Points Popov/Reznik
47	NOR	Ringøen/Aas	11	3240	#47 NOR 3240 Points Ringøen/Aas
48	NED	Luini/Immers	5	3180	#48 NED 3180 Points Luini/Immers
49	CZE	Sepka/Sedlak	10	3040	#49 CZE 3040 Points Sepka/Sedlak
50	MEX	Lares/Carlos Andres	14	2992	#50 MEX 2992 Points Lares/Carlos Andres
51	ITA	Rossi/Viscovich	10	2936	#51 ITA 2936 Points Rossi/Viscovich
52	LAT	Bedritis/Rinkevics	17	2880	#52 LAT 2880 Points Bedritis/Rinkevics
53	CZE	Stocek/Semerad	16	2856	#53 CZE 2856 Points Stocek/Semerad
54	CZE	Trousil/Dzavoronok	9	2800	#54 CZE 2800 Points Trousil/Dzavoronok
55	ENG	Bialokoz/Batrane	14	2780	#55 ENG 2780 Points Bialokoz/Batrane
56	NED	Immers/Penninga	8	2692	#56 NED 2692 Points Immers/Penninga
57	GER	Just/Huster	12	2660	#57 GER 2660 Points Just/Huster
58	POL	Kantor/Lejawa	13	2620	#58 POL 2620 Points Kantor/Lejawa
59	MOZ	Mondlane/Mungoi	9	2540	#59 MOZ 2540 Points Mondlane/Mungoi
60	LTU	Rumsevicius/Palubinskas	12	2532	#60 LTU 2532 Points Rumsevicius/Palubinskas
61	AUS	Hodges/Hood	7	2424	#61 AUS 2424 Points Hodges/Hood
62	SVK	Nemec/Petruf	13	2420	#62 SVK 2420 Points Nemec/Petruf
63	USA	Cory/Bradford	6	2400	#63 USA 2400 Points Cory/Bradford
64	TUR	Özdemir/Kuru	12	2356	#64 TUR 2356 Points Özdemir/Kuru
65	SUI	Friedli/Jordan	5	2340	#65 SUI 2340 Points Friedli/Jordan
66	AUT	Pascariuc P./Horst	8	2336	#66 AUT 2336 Points Pascariuc P./Horst
67	AUT	Horst/Pristauz	7	2304	#67 AUT 2304 Points Horst/Pristauz
68	AUT	Huber, A./Seidl, R.	11	2180	#68 AUT 2180 Points Huber, A./Seidl, R.
69	USA	Brewster/Ierna	7	2164	#69 USA 2164 Points Brewster/Ierna
70	GER	Lorenz/Rietschel	14	2144	#70 GER 2144 Points Lorenz/Rietschel
71	CAN	de Greeff/Gannett	8	2136	#71 CAN 2136 Points de Greeff/Gannett
72	INA	Bintang/Sofyan	7	2072	#72 INA 2072 Points Bintang/Sofyan
73	SUI	Breer/Flückiger	13	2060	#73 SUI 2060 Points Breer/Flückiger
74	CZE	Trousil/Sedlak	5	2040	#74 CZE 2040 Points Trousil/Sedlak
75	MEX	Sarabia/Osuna	8	2036	#75 MEX 2036 Points Sarabia/Osuna
76	PAR	Giuliano/Gonzalo	6	2024	#76 PAR 2024 Points Giuliano/Gonzalo
77	USA	Crabb/Benesh	3	1980	#77 USA 1980 Points Crabb/Benesh
77	USA	Crabb/Crabb Tr.	3	1980	#77 USA 1980 Points Crabb/Crabb Tr.
79	ESA	Guardado Y./Guardado C.	10	1968	#79 ESA 1968 Points Guardado Y./Guardado C.
80	DEN	Møllgaard/Houmann	6	1900	#80 DEN 1900 Points Møllgaard/Houmann
80	NOR	Mol, M./Mol	7	1900	#80 NOR 1900 Points Mol, M./Mol
82	BRA	Henrique/Manaus	6	1864	#82 BRA 1864 Points Henrique/Manaus
83	HUN	Hajós/Stréli	7	1860	#83 HUN 1860 Points Hajós/Stréli
83	LAT	Bulgacs O./Graudins	9	1860	#83 LAT 1860 Points Bulgacs O./Graudins
85	USA	Harrison/Caldwell	5	1840	#85 USA 1840 Points Harrison/Caldwell
86	GER	Just/Wüst	5	1820	#86 GER 1820 Points Just/Wüst
87	BRA	Gabriel/Johann	6	1772	#87 BRA 1772 Points Gabriel/Johann
88	AUT	Grössig/Hörl	5	1764	#88 AUT 1764 Points Grössig/Hörl
89	NED	Sonneville/Groenewold	10	1760	#89 NED 1760 Points Sonneville/Groenewold
90	CUB	Gomez/Veranes	6	1752	#90 CUB 1752 Points Gomez/Veranes
91	CZE	Oliva/Kurka	10	1720	#91 CZE 1720 Points Oliva/Kurka
92	UKR	Moiseiev/Savvin	8	1692	#92 UKR 1692 Points Moiseiev/Savvin
93	JPN	Takahashi/Ikeda	14	1676	#93 JPN 1676 Points Takahashi/Ikeda
94	BRA	Pedro /Renato	4	1660	#94 BRA 1660 Points Pedro /Renato
95	BUL	Mehandzhiyski/Kalchev	14	1576	#95 BUL 1576 Points Mehandzhiyski/Kalchev
96	EST	Tiisaar/Korotkov	10	1552	#96 EST 1552 Points Tiisaar/Korotkov
97	JPN	KAI/Adachi	14	1512	#97 JPN 1512 Points KAI/Adachi
98	USA	Smith/Webber	5	1500	#98 USA 1500 Points Smith/Webber
99	USA	Basey/Hurst	7	1472	#99 USA 1472 Points Basey/Hurst
100	AUS	Merritt/Walker	6	1460	#100 AUS 1460 Points Merritt/Walker

The Men's Beach Volleyball World Ranking is a significant source of information that allows fans, athletes and coaches to get an up-to-date overview of the best male beach volleyball teams worldwide. These rankings provide valuable insight into the current performance of teams and play a critical role in determining the seedings for tournaments, including the Olympics and World Championships.

How is the World Ranking List compiled?

The Men's Beach Volleyball World Ranking is based on the results of official FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) tournaments at international level. The ranking takes into account the best 8 tournament results of the teams over a period of 365 days and is therefore constantly in motion. The better a team performs in a tournament, the more points it accumulates and moves up in the ranking.

The importance of the world ranking

The men's beach volleyball world rankings have several important functions:

Seeding list in tournaments: The seedings determine which teams are seeded in tournaments. Seeded teams face supposedly weaker opponents in the early rounds, which increases their chances of finishing lower in the tournament.
Olympic Games and World Championships: At prestigious events such as the Olympics and World Championships, seedings are based on world rankings. This affects who teams compete against and can significantly impact their medal chances.
Visibility and sponsorship: teams that are ranked high in the world rankings receive more attention from media and sponsors. This can increase their financial support and visibility..