Russia in the Rankings
Russia holds five #1 spots on RList as of October 2026. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in Asia and the world, Alex Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, Oleg Kononenko has spent more time in space than anyone, and Moscow’s Peter the Great statue is the tallest in Europe.
Russian cosmonauts fill nine of the top ten places in that time-in-space ranking.
Where Russia ranks
Russia’s best placing in each ranking where it makes the top 10. Unranked lists show “Pick”.
| Rank | Ranking | Entry | Figure | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The NHL's All-Time Goal Scorers | Alex Ovechkin | 929Career goals | Sports & Fitness |
| #1 | The Astronauts with the Most Time in Space | Oleg Kononenko +8 more in the top 10 | 1,111 dTotal time in space | Science & Space |
| #1 | The Deepest Lakes in Asia | Lake Baikal +1 more in the top 10 | 1,642 mMax Depth | Geography & Countries |
| #1 | The Deepest Lakes in the World | Lake Baikal +1 more in the top 10 | 1,642 mMax Depth | Geography & Countries |
| #1 | The Tallest Statues in Europe | Peter the Great Statue — Moscow (1997) +2 more in the top 10 | 98 mHeight | Buildings & Structures |
| #2 | The Largest Dam Reservoirs in the World by Volume | Bratsk Dam / Bratsk Reservoir +2 more in the top 10 | 169.3Reservoir capacity (km³) | Buildings & Structures |
| #4 | The Coldest Capital Cities in the World | Moscow | 6.3Annual mean (°C) | Geography & Countries |
| #5 | The Largest Hotels in the World by Number of Rooms | Izmailovo Hotel Complex | 5,000Rooms | Buildings & Structures |
| #5 | The Largest Earthquakes Ever Recorded | Kamchatka (Severo-Kurilsk) earthquake +1 more in the top 10 | 9.0Magnitude (Mw) | Science & Space |
| #5 | The Largest Stadiums in Europe | Luzhniki Stadium | 81,000Capacity | Sports & Fitness |
| #6 | The Biggest Buyers of Korean Beauty Products | Russia | $361.2M2025 exports (US$) | Money & Business |
| #6 | The Tallest Bridges in the World | Russky Bridge — Vladivostok | 319.1 m (1,047 ft)Structural height | Buildings & Structures |
| #7 | The Countries with the Most Nobel Prizes | Russia / Soviet Union | 30Total laureates | Science & Space |
| #7 | The Countries with the Most Registered Voters | Russia | 111.0Registered voters (millions) | Geography & Countries |
| #8 | The Largest Indoor Arenas in the World | SKA Arena | 22,500Max capacity | Sports & Fitness |
| #8 | The Tallest Statues in the World | Peter the Great Statue — Moscow, Russia (1997) | 98 mHeight | Buildings & Structures |
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The Coldest Capital Cities in the World
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The Largest Dam Reservoirs in the World by Volume
Lake Kariba, behind Kariba Dam on the Zambezi, is the world's largest dam reservoir at about 180 km³, ahead of Bratsk and Lake Volta: 16 reservoirs ranked by total storage capacity, as of 26 October 2026.
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The Largest Indoor Arenas in the World
The 14 largest indoor arenas in the world by maximum published capacity as of October 2026, led by the Philippines' KJC King Dome at 75,000 and Philippine Arena at 55,000, with Japan's Saitama Super Arena third.
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The Largest Earthquakes Ever Recorded
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The Largest Stadiums in Europe
Europe's 25 biggest stadiums for football, rugby and Gaelic games by official current capacity, led by Wembley's 90,000, with Camp Nou just outside while it is rebuilt.
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The Countries with the Most Nobel Prizes
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The NHL's All-Time Goal Scorers
Career regular-season NHL goals, ranked: Alex Ovechkin leads with 929, ahead of Wayne Gretzky's 894 and Gordie Howe's 801. Totals as of October 2026, playoff goals excluded.
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The Tallest Bridges in the World
From China's Changtai Yangtze River Bridge and France's Millau Viaduct on down, the world's tallest bridges ranked by structural height: from the top of the tallest tower down to the lowest exposed part of the structure, not how high the deck sits.
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The Astronauts with the Most Time in Space
The 15 people with the most cumulative time in space across all their missions, led by cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko at about 1,111 days. Totals are as of October 7, 2026, and active flyers' totals can still grow.
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The Countries with the Most Registered Voters
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The Deepest Lakes in Asia
Home to the world's single deepest lake — Asia's, ranked by max depth.
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The Tallest Statues in Europe
Led by two Russian giants — Europe's tallest completed statues, by figure height.
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The Tallest Statues in the World
From India's Statue of Unity on down — the world's tallest completed statues, by figure height.
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