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New Year Honours List2026

Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

1,548
Recipients
Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis


By the numbers

The headline


By the numbers

1,548

Total awards

43

Knights & Dames

108

CBE

296

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames43
  • CBE108
  • OBE296
  • MBE622
  • BEM350
  • Other honours129

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 217West Yorkshire 33Greater Manchester 31Essex 28West Midlands 27Surrey 26Lancashire 26Oxfordshire 24Berkshire 23North Yorkshire 23Hampshire 22

From the citations


The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 288 recipients (18.6% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service288 · 18.6%
  • Education136 · 8.8%
  • Health & Social Care128 · 8.3%
  • Children, Young People & Families99 · 6.4%
  • Arts & Culture92 · 5.9%
  • Business & Economy88 · 5.7%
  • Government & Public Service77 · 5%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion62 · 4%

Named recipients with a public profile

Most-honoured town: London (215).

Year on year


Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2025

Total 13Knights & Dames 5CBE 1OBE 1MBE 11BEM 13Other honours 4

Sources

Counts derived by Honoria from public records (The Gazette). Sector tags are Honoria's; percentages are of recipients whose citation is tagged.

The recipients


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Award
Theme

1,548 recipients

A71
B148
C113
D67
E38
F78
G82
H111
I14
J46
K36
L53
M170
N28
O15
P75
Q4
R85
S134
T68
U6
V6
W98
Y2

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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2026.

Community & Voluntary Service — 288Education — 136Health & Social Care — 128Children, Young People & Families — 99Arts & Culture — 92Government & Public Service — 77Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 62Business & Economy — 88Sport & Recreation — 58Defence & Armed Forces — 48Science, Engineering & Technology — 59Environment & Agriculture — 27Policing & Emergency Services — 17Faith & Belief — 12International & Diplomatic — 1179community — 17921Charitable service — 21Voluntary service — 14Charitable Fundraising — 8LGBTQ+ Community — 5Jewish Community — 4Fundraising — 4Volunteering — 4to Charity — 4Community Development — 3Charitable Causes — 3Community Cohesion — 2communities — 2Community Safety — 2Voluntary Sector — 1Community Engagement — 1Community Sport — 1Armed Forces Community — 1Voluntary Work — 1Veteran Community — 1Deaf Community — 181Education — 81Further Education — 16Early Years Education — 9Higher Education — 7Special Educational Needs — 4People with Learning Disabilities — 2Vocational Education — 2Holocaust Education — 1Apprenticeships — 1Medical Education — 1Health Education — 1Mathematics Education — 121NHS — 21Foster Care — 14Nursing — 7Public Health — 6Healthcare — 5Health — 5Mental Health — 5Social Care — 4Medicine — 4Cancer Research — 4Adult Social Care — 4Midwifery — 3Wellbeing — 3Dentistry — 3Hospitality Industry — 2Hospitality — 2People with Cancer — 2Children's Social Care — 2Medical Research — 1St John Ambulance — 1Medical Education — 1Cancer Patients — 1Care — 1Primary Care — 1Animal Health — 1End of Life Care — 1Women's Health — 146Young People — 46Foster Care — 14Children — 9Early Years Education — 9Families — 6Older People — 2Early Years — 2Children's Social Care — 2Vulnerable Families — 2Youth Development — 2Disadvantaged Young People — 1Adoption — 1Music — 17Heritage — 15Arts — 9Broadcasting — 7Culture — 6Dance — 6Drama — 5Theatre — 4Literature — 3Fashion — 2Design — 2Music Industry — 2Sports Broadcasting — 2Museums — 1Film — 1Performing Arts — 1Visual Arts — 1Culinary Arts — 1to Heritage — 146Public service — 46Local Government — 7Parliament — 7Political service — 6Policy — 2Government Communications — 2Government — 1Public Policy — 1Public Service Reform — 1Public Service Broadcasting — 1Social Care Policy — 1Diversity — 19Inclusion — 19LGBTQ+ Community — 5People with Disabilities — 4Equality — 4Disabilities — 3People with Learning Disabilities — 2Gender Equality — 2Prevention of Violence Against Women — 2Women — 1Disability Sport — 1Women's Health — 1Disability — 1Social Equality — 1Business — 10Economy — 8Social Enterprise — 7Entrepreneurship — 5Tourism — 3Economic Development — 3Creative Industries — 3Construction Industry — 3Economics — 3Enterprise — 3Hospitality Industry — 2Hospitality — 2Music Industry — 2International Trade — 1Small Businesses — 1Food Industry — 1Nuclear Industry — 1Finance — 1Defence Industry — 1Beauty Industry — 1to Business — 1Automotive Industry — 1Drink Industry — 1Sport — 13Association Football — 8Cricket — 5Rugby Union Football — 5Rugby — 4Tennis — 3Rowing — 2Rugby League Football — 2Sports Broadcasting — 2Athletics — 1Disability Sport — 1Boxing — 1Rugby Union — 1Community Sport — 1Table Tennis — 1to Sport — 127Defence — 27Veterans — 7Defence Sectors — 2Defence Industry — 1Armed Forces Community — 1Veteran Community — 1Military Personnel — 1Royal Air Force — 1Military History — 1Defence Engineering — 1Technology — 7Research — 7Innovation — 4Cancer Research — 4Science — 2Engineering — 2Cyber Security — 2Life Sciences — 2Medical Research — 1Forensic Science — 1Climate Science — 1Mathematics Education — 1Brain Tumour Research — 1Environment — 4Horticulture — 3Conservation — 2Forestry — 1Sustainability — 1Nature Conservation — 1Climate Science — 1Tackling Climate Change — 1Environmental Protection — 1Climate — 1to Sustainability — 1Policing — 11Prisoners — 1Jewish Community — 4Interfaith Relations — 1Church — 1Interfaith — 1to Interfaith Relations — 1to Faith Communities — 1International Trade — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationHealth & Social CareChildren, Young Peop…Arts & CultureGovernment & Public …Equality, Diversity …Business & EconomySport & RecreationDefence & Armed ForcesScience, Engineering…Environment & Agricu…Policing & Emergency…Faith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2026.