Olympic golds
3
World singles titles
2
World Cup titles
3
Olympic medals
4
Months at world No. 1
55
Grand Slam completed
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Fan Zhendong ranks #6 in Table Tennis
Fan Zhendong ranks #6 in Table Tennis and #3303 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 2012–present and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Peak the strongest category at 95/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World singles titles 2, World Cup titles 3, Olympic medals 4.
Nearest context: ahead Ding Ning (89.7); behind Wang Tao (87.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Fan Zhendong GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Fan Zhendong — frequently asked
- Is Fan Zhendong the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Fan Zhendong ranks #6 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Fan Zhendong's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Fan Zhendong rank all time?
- #3303 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #6 in Table Tennis.
- Fan Zhendong vs Ding Ning: who ranks higher?
- Ding Ning ranks higher at 89.7 versus Fan Zhendong at 88.5, a margin of 1.2 points.