Polls are closed for the US election, but it’s still not clear who has won.

It’s been a nail-bitingly close race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, with just four states yet to declare their results.

The world is watching in anticipation – but we’re going to have to be patient.

With an increase in mail-in ballots and early voting this year, it’s taking a long time for all the votes to be counted, and for all the states to declare a winner.

Here’s when we might have a definitive result, and know who will be the next President of the United States:

When will we know the President?

We may know who has won the US election today – but it’s not a certainty.