TEL AVIV-YAFO – November 10, 2026 -- The world's best pizzeria is in Mexico, not Italy: Worldworthy's 2026 rankings put Barrio Napoli Pizzería in Mérida at No. 1.
The 2026 edition of The Worldworthy 100 ranks the 100 best places in 33 categories, plus the world's best cities. It covers more than 3,000 places in 124 countries and territories.
Cape Town and Rio take the city titles
Cape Town is named the world's most loved city and Rio de Janeiro the most beautiful. Granada is the most charming town, and Vilnius is the top rising city.
Other category leaders include:
- Iguazu Falls: waterfalls
- Puy du Fou in France: theme parks
- Miramare Castle in Trieste: palaces
- Abu Simbel in Egypt: archaeological sites
This edition also adds Worldworthy's first rankings of the best tech companies to work for. NVIDIA leads that list.
Scores come from a weighted model, not a public vote
The rankings rely on the Worldworthy Index, a proprietary weighted model rather than a public vote or a simple review average. It draws on millions of visitor ratings and reviews across platforms, calibrated by country. It adds recognition from international guides and the press, along with public records. An editor checks every list. The tech-company rankings apply the same approach to what employees report.
Each entry shows its score, the volume of evidence behind it and the date of the data.
Founder and editor Ivgeni Zarubinski said places "cannot apply, pay to enter or buy a higher position." He said the ranking starts with what visitors report after they have been there. It then adds independent recognition, public records and editorial checks.
The full rankings and the No. 1 in every list are published on worldworthy.org. News media may reproduce them free of charge with the credit "The Worldworthy 100, 2026."