This is a list of all the professional snooker players who have been in the Top 16, as of the start of the 2009/2010 season, as well as the number of years the players have held their highest position. A total of 75 players have managed to get into the Top 16 since the rankings were introduced in 1976. There is also a List of World Snooker Champions, a List of snooker player nicknames, a List of snooker players with over 100 century breaks and a List of snooker players.