- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
GOAT Rank · 241
Greatest Esports Players of all time
This ranking is led by Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and Lee "Flash" Young-ho. GOAT Rank currently ranks 241 eligible Esports players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.5.
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- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2000–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2022
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 97.5 |
| 2 | Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2014–active | 91.9 |
| 3 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 91.3 |
| 4 | Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 90.9 |
| 5 | Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2020 | 90.4 |
| 6 | Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2013–active | 90.2 |
| 7 | Bang | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2021 | 90.2 |
| 8 | Emil "HeatoN" Christensen | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2007 | 90.1 |
| 9 | Keith "NAF" Markovic | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2014–active | 89.6 |
| 10 | Xu "fy" Linsen | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–active | 89.3 |
| 11 | Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 89.1 |
| 12 | Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2018–active | 89.0 |
| 13 | Clinton "Fear" Loomis | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2019 | 89.0 |
| 14 | Lee Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 88.8 |
| 15 | ShowMaker | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 88.8 |
| 16 | Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2018–active | 88.5 |
| 17 | Peanut | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–active | 88.4 |
| 18 | Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2007–2022 | 88.1 |
| 19 | Nemanja "huNter-" Kovač | Esports | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2014–active | 88.0 |
| 20 | Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2020 | 87.9 |
| 21 | Peter "ppd" Dager | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2021 | 87.9 |
| 22 | Adam "friberg" Friberg | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2022 | 87.8 |
| 23 | Kim "PraY" Jong-in | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2019 | 87.8 |
| 24 | NEO | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2004–2021 | 87.7 |
| 25 | Lu "Maybe" Yao | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 87.7 |
| 26 | Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 87.7 |
| 27 | Benjamin "blameF" Bremer | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2016–active | 87.6 |
| 28 | MinD_ContRoL | Esports | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2013–active | 87.6 |
| 29 | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2016–active | 87.5 |
| 30 | Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2011–2020 | 87.5 |
| 31 | device | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2013–active | 87.4 |
| 32 | Wang "Ame" Chunyu | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2016–active | 87.3 |
| 33 | Stephanie Harvey | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2006–2019 | 87.3 |
| 34 | Somnus | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 87.2 |
| 35 | Chen "Bin" Zebin | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2018–active | 87.1 |
| 36 | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2023 | 87.0 |
| 37 | Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–2023 | 87.0 |
| 38 | Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2015–active | 87.0 |
| 39 | Timothy "autimatic" Ta | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 86.9 |
| 40 | Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2019–active | 86.8 |
| 41 | Tian "Meiko" Ye | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2014–active | 86.7 |
| 42 | Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2018–active | 86.7 |
| 43 | Hong "MadLife" Min-gi | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2019 | 86.7 |
| 44 | Go "Score" Dong-bin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2020 | 86.7 |
| 45 | gla1ve | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2013–2023 | 86.6 |
| 46 | Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2015–active | 86.6 |
| 47 | Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis | Esports | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2016–active | 86.5 |
| 48 | Nikola "NiKo" Kovač | Esports | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2015–active | 86.4 |
| 49 | Ryu "Keria" Min-seok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 86.4 |
| 50 | Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2016–active | 86.4 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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