- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
GOAT Rank · 44
Greatest athletes of the 2020s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 68.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 42.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2023–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 48.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 32.0
- Dominance
- 30.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 22.0
- Longevity
- 20.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 29.6
- Dominance
- 27.8
- Statistics
- 25.9
- Honours
- 26.4
- Longevity
- 19.3
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 29.6
- Dominance
- 27.8
- Statistics
- 25.9
- Honours
- 26.4
- Longevity
- 19.3
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 29.6
- Dominance
- 27.8
- Statistics
- 25.9
- Honours
- 26.4
- Longevity
- 19.3
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 29.0
- Dominance
- 27.2
- Statistics
- 25.4
- Honours
- 25.9
- Longevity
- 19.1
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Peak
- 29.0
- Dominance
- 27.2
- Statistics
- 25.4
- Honours
- 25.9
- Longevity
- 19.1
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 29.0
- Dominance
- 27.2
- Statistics
- 25.4
- Honours
- 19.9
- Longevity
- 19.1
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2021–— | 79.3 |
| 1205 | Pan Zhanle | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2021–— | 77.3 |
| 1338 | Gretchen Walsh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 77.5 |
| 1372 | Sophia Smith | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 76.6 |
| 1478 | Iona Anderson | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2021–— | 77.5 |
| 1706 | Mykolas Alekna | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2021–— | 75.0 |
| 1727 | Naomi Girma | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 74.2 |
| 1869 | Jack Alexy | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 74.8 |
| 1875 | Trinity Rodman | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 74.3 |
| 2314 | Anthony Edwards | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 72.4 |
| 2501 | Gabriela Fundora | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 73.0 |
| 2549 | Ja'Marr Chase | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 76.4 |
| 2873 | CeeDee Lamb | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 75.1 |
| 2883 | Emma Navarro | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 72.8 |
| 2953 | Justin Jefferson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 72.0 |
| 3168 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 62.9 |
| 3202 | Gunnar Henderson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 71.5 |
| 3358 | Gus Atkinson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2020–— | 65.8 |
| 3463 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 68.3 |
| 3502 | Lin Shidong | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2022–— | 71.2 |
| 3546 | Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–— | 73.6 |
| 3593 | Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2021–— | 72.5 |
| 3625 | Choi "Zeus" Woo-je | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–— | 72.3 |
| 3641 | Julio Rodríguez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2022–— | 66.6 |
| 3685 | Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotia | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2022–— | 71.0 |
| 3691 | Kaisa "Jimpphat" Sarkkinen | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2021–— | 71.2 |
| 3757 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2021–— | 67.6 |
| 3847 | Sabrina Ionescu | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 57.6 |
| 3865 | Dorian "xertioN" Berman | Esports | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2021–— | 67.8 |
| 3877 | Kirill "Jimpphat" Marushchenko | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2021–— | 67.2 |
| 3962 | Yuki Tsunoda | Formula 1 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2021–— | 60.0 |
| 3974 | Zhou Guanyu | Formula 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 2022–— | 56.6 |
| 3977 | Oliver Bearman | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2024–— | 53.3 |
| 3978 | Oscar Piastri | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2023–— | 50.8 |
| 3980 | Ludvig Åberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2023–— | 50.3 |
| 3983 | Franco Colapinto | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2024–— | 51.5 |
| 3985 | Logan Sargeant | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 2023–2024 | 49.5 |
| 3999 | donk | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2020–— | 22.3 |
| 4000 | karrigan | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2020–— | 22.0 |
| 4001 | m0NESY | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2020–— | 22.0 |
| 4002 | TeSeS | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2020–— | 22.0 |
| 4003 | apEX | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2020–— | 21.6 |
| 4004 | ropz | Esports | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 2020–— | 21.6 |
| 4005 | jL | Esports | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2020–— | 20.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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