List of world best player (Based on Ballon d'or 60th anniv version ,World soccer award,IFFHS award, FIFA World player of the year award and FIFA Ballon d'or award)

*1956-1981: Ballon d'or France Football 60th anniv version
*1982-1987: World Soccer world player award version
*1988 - 1990: IFFHS World player award
*1991-2009: FIFA World player of the year award version
*2009-..... : FIFA Ballon d'or award version

1956: Stanley Matthew
1957: Alfredo Di Stefano
1958: Pele
1959: Pele
1960: Pele
1961: Pele
1962: Garrincha
1963: Pele
1964: Pele
1965: Eusebio
1966: Bobby Charlton
1967: Florian Albert
1968: George Best
1969: Gianni Rivera
1970: Pele
1971: Johan Cryuff
1972: Franz Beckenbauer
1973: Johan Cryuff
1974: Johan Cryuff
1975: Oleg Blokhin
1976: Franz Beckenbauer
1977: Allan Simmonsen
1978: Mario Kempes
1979: Kevin Keegan
1980: Karl Heinz Rummenigge
1981: Karl Heinz Rummenigge
1982: Paolo Rossi
1983: Zico
1984: Michel Platini
1985: Michel Platini
1986: Diego Maradona
1987: Ruud Gullit
1988: Marco Van Basten
1989: Marco Van Basten
1990: Lothar Matthäus
1991: Lothar Matthäus
1992: Marco Van Basten
1993: Roberto Baggio
1994: Romário
1995: George Weah
1996: Ronaldo Lima
1997: Ronaldo Lima
1998: Zinedine Zidane
1999: Rivaldo
2000: Zinedine Zidane
2001: Luis Figo
2002: Ronaldo Lima
2003: Zinedine Zidane
2004: Ronaldinho
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Fabio Cannavaro
2007: Kaká
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo
2009: Lionel Messi
2010: Lionel Messi
2011: Lionel Messi
2012: Lionel Messi
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo
2015: Lionel Messi
2016:

Overall statistics :
Pele 7 (1958,1959,1960,1961,1963,1964,1970)
Lionel Messi 5 (2009,2010,2011,2012,2015)
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 (2008,2013,2014)
Ronaldo Lima 3 (1996,1997,2002)
Marco Van Basten 3 (1988,1989,1992)
Johan Cruijff 3 (1971,1973,1974)
Ronaldinho 2 (2004,2005)
Lothar Matthäus 2 (1990,1991)
Michel Platini 2 (1984,1985)
Karl Heinz Rummenigge 2 (1980,1981)
Franz Beckenbauer 2 (1972,1976)
Ricardo Kaka 1 (2007)
Fabio Cannavaro 1 (2006)
Luis Figo 1 (2001)
Rivaldo 1 (1999)
George Weah 1 (1995)
Romário 1 (1994)
Roberto Baggio 1 (1993)
Ruud Gullit 1 (1987)
Diego Maradona 1 (1986)
Zico 1 (1983)
Paolo Rossi 1 (1982)
Kevin Keegan 1 (1979)
Mario Kempes 1 (1978)
Allan Simmonsen 1 (1977)
Oleg Blokhin 1 (1975)
Gianni Rivera 1 (1969)
George Best 1 (1968)
Florian Albert 1 (1967)
Bobby Charlton 1 (1966)
Eusebio 1 (1965)
Garrincha 1 (1962)
Alfredo Di Stefano 1 (1957)
Stanley Matthew 1 (1956)