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I'd be surprised if there wasn't. Does QE get credit for former colonies like Canada though? If so that might help.

If you start counting what we'd usually call dictators, there definitely are bigger ones. The monarch/dictator line gets a little blurry and subjective/political I believe.

>>kadoba+(OP)
Elizabeth was the Queen of England, the Queen of Canada, the Queen of Australia, etc., etc., it's the definition of being a Commonwealth Realm. So, at the time of her death, she had about 150 million subjects.

Given that all the countries with more population than that have a constitution and not a sovereign, it's safe to say yesterday she was the most prolific monarch alive.

>>OkayPh+z9
> Commonwealth Realm

Might be worth pointing out that not all Commonwealth countries are part of the Commonwealth Realm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm

>>OkayPh+z9
> Elizabeth was the Queen of England, the Queen of Canada, the Queen of Australia, etc., etc., it's the definition of being a Commonwealth Realm.

India has been a republic since 1947 and is a member of the Commonwealth.

>>barry-+LI
Today I learned about the distinction between being a member of the Commonwealth and being a Commonwealth Realm.