Matthieu Ricard was a volunteer subject in a study performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on happiness scoring significantly above the average of hundreds of volunteers.[4] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthieu-ricard-meet-mr-happy-436652.html And Matthieu Ricard has been called the “happiest person in the world”.[4][5] but has called the label “absurd” and untrue.[6][7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthieu_Ricard