Which countries do Americans consider global ‘superpowers,’ and how many are there?

Americans most often name the U.S., China and Russia when listing global superpowers, but there’s no consensus on how many superpowers there are.

To better understand how Americans assess the power of various countries, we asked 1,765 U.S. adults an open-ended question: “What country or countries are global superpowers, where ‘superpower’ means a country that is both militarily and economically dominant?”

Respondents could name up to six countries in their answer.

Americans most often name the United States as a global superpower: 57% mention it alone or alongside one or more other countries.