10月27日，体育新闻传来喜讯，2026年的金球奖得主终于揭晓，凯恩在职业生涯中首次荣膺此殊荣。在颁奖典礼落幕之际，《法国足球》的主编文森特·加西亚披露，凯恩在此次角逐中的领先幅度实际上比罗德里在2024年夺得金球奖时的优势更为微弱。
在过去的十个金球奖评选周期中，自2016年起金球奖与世足奖分离，以下为每届获奖者间的得分差距：
在2026年，具体的得分尚未对外公布。据悉，凯恩在比赛中展现出的领先优势不足41分。
在2025年度，登贝莱以1380分的成绩遥遥领先，而亚马尔则以1059分紧随其后，两人之间的差距达到了321分。
在2024年度，罗德里以1170分的成绩领先，而维尼修斯则以1129分紧随其后，两者之间的差距为41分。
In the year 2023, the gap between the two football stars was substantial, with Messi accumulating 462 goals, while his counterpart, Haaland, scored 357, leaving a difference of 105 goals.
In the year 2022, the gap between Benzema's 549 and Mane's 193 goals stood at a significant 356 points.
在2021年度的统计中，阿根廷球星梅西以613个进球的成绩遥遥领先，而波兰前锋莱万则以580个进球紧随其后，两人之间的进球差距达到了33球。
In the year 2019, the gap between the two football stars, Messi with 686 goals and Van Dijk with 679, was a mere 7 points.
In the year 2018, Luka Modrić amassed 753 points, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored 476, establishing a gap of 277 points between them.
In the year 2017, the Portuguese star accumulated a remarkable total of 946 points, while the Argentine maestro amassed 670. This resulted in a significant gap of 276 points between the two footballing giants.
In the year 2016, a significant disparity emerged in the goal-scoring department, with Cristiano Ronaldo tallying 745 goals, whereas Lionel Messi accumulated 316. This resulted in a considerable gap of 429 goals between the two football stars.
