Michelle Obama, Queen Elizabeth II and Priyanka Chopra are among the most admired women in the world, a new survey finds.

YouGov’s annual survey analyses who in the world people admire. This year, the study expanded to cover the views of people in 41 counties – the most ever – with a total of 42,000 people answering the questions “Who do you truly admire?” and “Who do you most admire” from March to June, writes Independent. 

As for the most admired men in the world, Microsoft founder Bill Gates came out on top, followed by former US president Barack Obama, and actor Jackie Chan.

In the UK, the list changes somewhat, with natural history David Attenboroughtopping the list (25.7 per cent), preceded by Mr Obama (14 per cent) , and the Duke of Cambridge (5.8 per cent).