Pew Research Center
Geopolitics
China overtakes US in global favourability, Pew poll finds
China's median global favourability reached 46% in 2026, up from 38% in 2025, while the United States fell to 36% from 48% over the same period. Pew Research Center documented the shift across 36 countries and more than 42,000 respondents, with fieldwork running between 8 February and 13 May 2026.