Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award as the World Player of the Year.

The ninety-minute ceremony was hosted by Fernanda Lima along with Ruud Gullit.

[1] There were three voters per FIFA member federation: one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team.

The results for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:[10] The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:[10]

Pelé was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the original Ballon d'Or.