SPARKLE, SM Army League Headquarters – The first month of the new year, January 2026, has concluded with the monthly top ten. This month we saw several wars break out involving small and medium armies. We also saw the the start of the Army World Cup, the first tournament of the year where several armies fought in the Group Stage.

On this months Top Ten, we see a total of fourteen armies present in the rankings. We see six new armies enter the rankings which has caused a lot of shuffling of positions. We also see a new army at the top.