It is well-known that Her Majesty The Queen, 93, is the longest-reigning monarch in the world. But who follows her in that list? You’ll be surprised to see The Queen on the list several times due to the various Commonwealth countries.
- Her Majesty The Queen in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamacia, Barbados; she’s reigned for over 67 years in the first four. She’s reigned for 56 years in Jamaica and 52 years in Barbados.
- Sultan of Brunei (51 years)
- Sultan of Oman (48 years)
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (47 years)
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Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi of Emirate of Sharjah (47 years)
- Queen Elizabeth II of the Bahamas (46 years)
- King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (45 years)
- Queen Elizabeth II of Grenada (45 years)
- Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi of Emirate of Fujairah (44 years)
- Queen Elizabeth II of Papua New Guinea (43 years), Solomon Islands (41 years), Tuvalu (40 years), St Lucia (40 years), and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (39 years)
- Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III of Emirate of Ajman (37 years)
- Queen Elizabeth II of Belize (37 years), Antigua and Barbuda (37 years), and Saint Kitts and Nevis (35 years)
- King Mswati III of Eswatini (33 years)
- Prince Hans-Adam III of Liechtenstein (29 years)
- King Harald V of Norway (28 years)
- King Letsie III of Lesotho (27 years)
- Sultan of Terengganu (Malaysia) (21 years)
- King Abdullah II of Jordan (20 years)
- King Hamad of Bahrain (20 years)
- King Mohammed VI of Morocco (19 years)
- Raja of Perlis (Malaysia) (19 years)
- Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (18 years)
- Sultan of Selangor (Malaysia) (17 years)
- King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia (14 years)
- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, UAE (14 years)
- Prince Albert II of Monaco (14 years)
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, UAE (13 years)
- Emir of Kuwait (13 years)
- King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan (12 years)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (10 years)
- Sheikh of Umm al-Quwain, UAE (10 years)
- Sultan of Johor, Malaysia (9 years)
- Sultan of Kelantan (Malaysia) (8 years)
- Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi of Ras al-Khaimah, UAE (8 years)
- King Tupou VI of Tonga (7 years)
- King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (6 years)
- Emir of Qatar (6 years)
- King Philippe of Belgium (5 years)
- Sultan of Perak (Malaysia) (5 years)
- King Felipe VI of Spain (5 years)
- King Salman of Saudi Arabia (4 years)
- King Rama X of Thailand (2 years)
- Sultan of Kedah (Malaysia) (1 year)
- King Abdullah of Malaysia (6 months – took over on 15 January 2019)
- Emperor Naruhito of Japan (over two months, came to the throne on 1 May 2019)