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Longest time since a reported public appearance

How long it has been since news media reported a public appearance. A quiet period says nothing about a person's circumstances — only about coverage.

  1. 1Emmanuel Macron
    Emmanuel Macron

    President of France

    42 days
  2. 2Marco Rubio
    Marco Rubio

    US Secretary of State

    29 days
  3. 3Anthony Albanese
    Anthony Albanese

    Prime Minister of Australia

    28 days
  4. 4Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    President of Türkiye

    27 days
  5. 5Mohammed bin Salman
    Mohammed bin Salman

    Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

    27 days
  6. 6Xi Jinping
    Xi Jinping

    President of China

    26 days
  7. 7Benjamin Netanyahu
    Benjamin Netanyahu

    Prime Minister of Israel

    26 days
  8. 8JD Vance
    JD Vance

    Vice President of the United States

    26 days
  9. 9Volodymyr Zelensky
    Volodymyr Zelensky

    President of Ukraine

    26 days
  10. 10Ursula von der Leyen
    Ursula von der Leyen

    President of the European Commission

    26 days
  11. 11Andy Burnham
    Andy Burnham

    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

    26 days
  12. 12Narendra Modi
    Narendra Modi

    Prime Minister of India

    26 days
  13. 13Mark Carney
    Mark Carney

    Prime Minister of Canada

    26 days
  14. 14Vladimir Putin
    Vladimir Putin

    President of Russia

    25 days
  15. 15Friedrich Merz
    Friedrich Merz

    Chancellor of Germany

    25 days
  16. 16Donald Trump
    Donald Trump

    President of the United States

    23 days

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