Public opinion has always been a fickle thing, but the internet has given it a megaphone. Fan-driven ranking platforms now aggregate millions of votes in real time, producing a kind of rolling verdict on who has worn out their welcome. The results are occasionally surprising, sometimes deeply debated, and always revealing about where collective frustration happens to be pointing. Ranker’s crowd-sourced disliked celebrity lists are compiled from user voting on a rolling basis, allowing readers to vote names up or down and changing the order in real time as votes accrue. Because the voting is open, the list is best understood as a snapshot of what highly engaged internet users are responding to at a given moment, rather than a controlled survey of public opinion. With that context in mind, here are the nine names drawing the most negative reaction from fans in 2026.
1. Jake Paul
Jake Paul currently sits at the very top of Ranker’s most disliked celebrities list for 2026, according to over 122,000 fan votes. Jake Paul rose to fame through internet platforms where his early content frequently crossed lines into offensive territory, and his transition from digital creator to professional combat sports participant has kept him in the spotlight, but the intensity of his brand often rubs people the wrong way.
In December 2025, Paul suffered his first stoppage loss to former two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Beyond boxing, his political commentary has stirred fresh controversy. Paul criticized Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show, calling him a “fake American citizen” and announcing a boycott of the halftime show on X for “openly hating on America.” Even his own brother pushed back on the remarks publicly.
2. Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
Meghan Markle has claimed the top spot on Ranker’s “Most Disliked Celebrities” list after consistently ranking in the top tier since 2023. This year, she left the privacy of her Montecito home to debut a Netflix lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan, along with a holiday special, neither of which was well-received, and while she kept her children out of the spotlight, the series was branded as superficial and egotistical by many viewers.
The Netflix show coincided with the launch of her food brand, As Ever, and the reactivation of her Instagram page, while she was also criticized for continuing to use the Sussex title five years after stepping down as a working royal. Her position on these lists suggests sustained frustration rather than a single controversy, and shows how public sentiment can harden over time when exposure remains high and opinions remain divided.
3. Chris Brown
In the eyes of many people on social media, Chris Brown is seen as far too popular given his long history of violence and legal issues, including the assault of his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. In spite of this, the singer went on a successful stadium tour that reportedly grossed more than $285 million, and yet still managed to earn a top-five spot on Ranker’s most disliked celebrities list.
Brown’s journey has not been without controversy, and he faced immense criticism following a highly publicized incident involving fellow artist Rihanna in 2009, though he continued to produce music and maintain a strong fanbase despite facing significant backlash. The tension between his commercial success and his public image remains one of the more unresolved questions in contemporary pop culture.
4. Kanye West (Ye)
Ye’s antisemitic comments and actions span several years and have been a significant element in the stark decline in the reputation of the once widely admired musician. In 2025, he released a song called “Heil Hitler” and began selling swastika T-shirts on the Yeezy website. The backlash was immediate, global, and severe.
The United Kingdom blocked Kanye West from entering the country in April 2026, citing his antisemitic comments and celebrations of Nazism, after he submitted an application to travel to Britain having been booked to headline a summer festival, with London refusing the request on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good. In January 2026, West published an open letter in The Wall Street Journal, stating that a car crash had led to a steady decline in his mental state, and he apologized to Jewish and Black people asking forgiveness for the pain he had caused, committing to therapy and accountability.
5. Andrew Tate
The controversial men’s rights activist Andrew Tate secured a high position on this year’s list of the least popular celebrities, known largely for his connections to the manosphere, which has garnered widespread criticism from people across the world, having previously proclaimed himself the “king of toxic masculinity.” Tate’s reputation was already deeply controversial, but 2025 brought new allegations and legal troubles, including a lawsuit from an ex-girlfriend accusing him of indecent assault and battery, who claims Tate lured her into an abusive relationship and caused her physical harm.
In December 2022, Tate and his brother Tristan were held in prison before being placed on house arrest in Romania following allegations of rape and human trafficking, and they are still currently facing 21 charges in the UK including rape, assault, human trafficking, and controlling prostitution. Through his attorney, Tate denies all the allegations, but with mounting public outrage, his influence appears to be waning.
6. Sean “Diddy” Combs
A crowdsourced list of the most disliked celebrities of 2025 placed American music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs at the top of the ranking on entertainment polling site Ranker. In 2025, he made headlines due to allegations of abuse, sex trafficking, and racketeering, and his high-profile trial ended in July 2025, where he was found guilty of transportation for prostitution.
Combs’ position near the top of these lists came amid ongoing legal scrutiny that has dominated headlines since 2024, with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announcing federal charges against him in September 2024, alleging offences including sex trafficking and other federal crimes. He was involved in highly publicized legal cases and was jailed for his crimes. His fall from one of music’s most powerful figures to one of its most reviled remains one of the most dramatic collapses in industry history.
7. Prince Andrew
2025 was not a good year for the former Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles and was forced to leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, having caused problems for the royal family for years largely due to his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The royal family experienced even more pressure to take action after the publication of the late Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl, in which she wrote about Andrew’s alleged abuse, and after leaked emails led to increased scrutiny.
His placement on these lists comes as perhaps unsurprising, following revelations about his links to Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre. Few public figures have managed such a thorough and sustained collapse in public standing. Once a prince with full royal privileges, he now navigates life stripped of titles, and there is little sign that public opinion is softening.
8. Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres saw her public image change drastically after reports surfaced about the work environment on her show, with what was once a career defined by positivity shifting as fans and former staff shared stories that damaged her reputation. Ellen and her wife, Portia de Rossi, relocated to the English countryside after she was “canceled” over accusations of fostering a toxic workplace culture on her talk show, and in July 2025, the 67-year-old said she had moved to the UK because of Donald Trump.
Ellen faced renewed backlash for her response to her show being canceled after 19 seasons, and since the end of The Ellen Show, many believe the host has failed to show remorse or take accountability for the accusations against her. People were also surprised to learn she was considering a comeback, not resurrecting the show, but starting a new project. For an audience that felt genuinely misled by her former brand, that prospect has not been warmly received.
9. Logan Paul
The American influencer and podcaster Logan Paul has had a long and varied career, including having a popular YouTube channel, starting a podcast, and even becoming a professional boxer, a feat that led him to develop the Prime Hydration brand, though his career has not been without controversy. In 2018, he posted a YouTube video from inside Japan’s Aokigahara forest, a spot infamous for people taking their own lives, with the clip showing the body of a deceased person, leading to widespread rage and accusations that Paul was exploiting the individual for fame.
Like his brother Jake, Logan Paul rose to fame through internet platforms where early content frequently crossed lines into offensive territory, and his transition from digital creator to professional combat sports participant has kept him in the spotlight, but the intensity of his brand often rubs people the wrong way. Many of the names drawing the strongest negative reaction are those whose fame has become inseparable from allegations of behavior where audiences have used online platforms to express long-standing frustration. Logan Paul fits that pattern precisely.
