Doctors top global trust rankings as politicians, influencers come last

According to Ipsos’s 2026 Global Trustworthiness Index, which surveyed 23,530 adults under 75 across 32 countries, doctors are the most trusted profession, with 58% expressing trust in them. Scientists follow at 56% and teachers at 54%, while government ministers score 20% and advertising executives 19%. Social media influencers and politicians rank last, at 15% each. The figures show the share of respondents who trust each profession, not the profession they selected as their single most trusted.