All sports · All eras

The all-time GOAT list

Every one of the 81 tracked athletes, from every sport and every era, placed on one single ranking. Scores are normalised per sport first, then weighted by each sport's global participation and competition depth. See the method.

Men / Women

Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

#1 of all time

🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo

Football · 2000s–2020s

0.0

95.5 in-sport · 1.00 depth

#2 of all time

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi

Football · 2000s–2020s

0.0

97.0 in-sport · 1.00 depth

#3 of all time

🇺🇸 Michael Phelps

Swimming · 2000–2016

0.0

98.1 in-sport · 0.97 depth

#	Athlete	Sport	Era	Dominance	Peak	Longevity	Honours	Statistics	Depth	In-sport	Brand	Cross-sport GOAT
4	🇺🇸 LeBron James Profile	Basketball	2000s–2020s	94	95	100	92	98	×0.98	95.6	96	95.6
5	🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da SilvaW Profile	Football	2000s–2020s	96	97	94	92	96	×1.00	95.0	74	94.6
6	🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic Profile	Tennis	2000s–2020s	99	96	97	99	96	×0.93	97.6	83	94.5
7	🇺🇸 Diana TaurasiW Profile	Basketball	2000s–2020s	94	93	96	94	94	×0.98	94.2	62	93.7
8	🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar Profile	Cricket	1980s–2010s	93	92	100	90	98	×0.94	94.4	92	93.0
9	🇺🇸 Tom Brady Profile	American Football	2000s–2020s	98	93	100	99	95	×0.88	97.2	88	92.7
10	🇺🇸 Martina NavratilovaW Profile	Tennis	1970s–1990s	95	94	97	96	93	×0.93	95.1	74	92.6
11	🇺🇸 Katie LedeckyW Profile	Swimming	2012–present	97	96	90	96	94	×0.97	94.8	66	92.5
12	🇺🇸 Michael Jordan Profile	Basketball	1980s–1990s	99	100	84	96	97	×0.98	95.3	100	92.2
13	🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky Profile	Ice Hockey	1970s–1990s	100	100	92	97	100	×0.88	97.8	82	91.6
14	🇺🇸 Sue BirdW Profile	Basketball	2000s–2020s	90	88	96	92	90	×0.98	91.2	64	91.4
15	🇺🇸 Muhammad Ali Profile	Boxing	1960–1981	96	98	90	95	90	×0.96	94.1	100	91.4
16	🇺🇸 Serena WilliamsW Profile	Tennis	1990s–2020s	96	96	93	95	92	×0.93	94.6	94	91.3
17	🇨🇭 Roger Federer Profile	Tennis	1990s–2020s	93	97	95	92	93	×0.93	94.0	92	91.2
18	🇧🇷 Pelé Profile	Football	1950s–1970s	96	97	84	95	90	×1.00	92.7	97	90.8
19	🇩🇪 Steffi GrafW Profile	Tennis	1980s–1990s	97	98	88	96	95	×0.93	94.9	76	90.6
20	🇺🇸 Jerry Rice Profile	American Football	1980s–2000s	96	94	96	90	99	×0.88	94.9	58	90.1
21	🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal Profile	Tennis	2000s–2020s	95	95	90	94	90	×0.93	93.1	85	89.5
22	🇺🇸 Kobe Bryant Profile	Basketball	1990s–2010s	90	94	90	87	92	×0.98	90.5	90	89.4
23	🇯🇲 Usain Bolt Profile	Athletics	2004–2017	98	100	74	98	95	×1.00	93.2	95	89.4
24	🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly Profile	Volleyball	1980s–2000s	97	96	96	94	93	×0.84	95.4	38	88.8
25	🇺🇸 Jack Nicklaus Profile	Golf	1960s–1980s	94	92	99	99	90	×0.82	95.0	72	88.5
26	🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton Profile	Formula 1	2000s–2020s	95	94	99	96	97	×0.80	96.1	88	88.5
27	🇸🇪 Zlatan Ibrahimović Profile	Football	1990s–2020s	84	88	94	82	90	×1.00	87.3	90	88.5
28	🇪🇸 Alexia PutellasW Profile	Football	2010s–2020s	92	94	82	90	90	×1.00	89.7	66	88.1
29	🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok Profile	Esports	2010s–2020s	98	97	99	99	93	×0.76	97.5	80	87.7
30	🇦🇺 Donald Bradman Profile	Cricket	1920s–1940s	100	100	76	92	100	×0.94	93.6	60	87.7
31	🇨🇳 Ma Long Profile	Table Tennis	2000s–2020s	99	99	92	99	97	×0.78	97.3	46	87.3
32	🇷🇺 Alexander Ovechkin Profile	Ice Hockey	2000s–2020s	90	92	96	84	95	×0.88	91.2	58	87.2
33	🇮🇳 Virat Kohli Profile	Cricket	2000s–2020s	92	95	84	88	96	×0.94	90.8	88	87.1
34	🇪🇸 Aitana BonmatíW Profile	Football	2010s–2020s	94	95	76	90	91	×1.00	89.4	64	86.6
35	🇺🇸 Babe Ruth Profile	Baseball	1910s–1930s	100	99	82	94	97	×0.86	94.6	88	86.4
36	🇺🇸 Barry Bonds Profile	Baseball	1980s–2000s	93	97	92	84	96	×0.86	92.3	62	86.3
37	🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher Profile	Formula 1	1990s–2010s	97	97	90	95	94	×0.80	94.8	86	85.7
38	🇸🇪 Jan-Ove Waldner Profile	Table Tennis	1980s–2000s	93	97	98	90	92	×0.78	94.1	42	85.7
39	🇺🇸 Tiger Woods Profile	Golf	1990s–2020s	99	100	82	94	96	×0.82	94.4	96	84.7
40	🇸🇪 Annika SörenstamW Profile	Golf	1990s–2000s	95	96	84	94	95	×0.82	92.8	62	84.1
41	🇩🇰 Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz Profile	Esports	2010s–2020s	96	92	88	97	91	×0.76	93.1	56	82.8
42	🇸🇪 Lotta SchelinW Profile	Football	2000s–2010s	84	86	80	82	86	×1.00	83.5	34	82.8
43	🇸🇪 Caroline SegerW Profile	Football	2000s–2020s	78	78	92	76	80	×1.00	80.7	34	82.8
44	🇧🇷 Giba Profile	Volleyball	1990s–2010s	90	92	86	90	88	×0.84	89.3	38	82.5
45	🇺🇦 Sergey Bubka Profile	Athletics	1983–2001	96	94	92	90	93	×0.74	93.2	48	82.5
46	🇨🇦 Mario Lemieux Profile	Ice Hockey	1980s–2000s	92	99	74	88	97	×0.88	89.7	56	82.1
47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Beckham Profile	Football	1992–2013	74	80	88	82	78	×1.00	80.2	95	81.9
48	🇺🇸 Mickey WrightW Profile	Golf	1950s–1970s	94	95	80	92	92	×0.82	90.7	40	81.7
49	🇦🇷 Diego Maradona Profile	Football	1970s–1990s	88	96	70	82	80	×1.00	83.6	93	80.3
50	🇸🇪 Armand Duplantis Profile	Athletics	2018–present	99	99	78	94	96	×0.74	93.4	55	80.3
51	🇨🇳 Ding NingW Profile	Table Tennis	2000s–2020s	92	92	84	90	90	×0.78	89.7	38	80.2
52	🇨🇳 Zhu TingW Profile	Volleyball	2010s–2020s	93	94	76	88	92	×0.84	88.6	42	80.1
53	🇺🇸 Florence Griffith JoynerW Profile	Athletics	1983–1989	92	99	58	88	90	×1.00	85.5	72	79.9
54	🇨🇳 Deng YapingW Profile	Table Tennis	1980s–1990s	97	97	74	94	94	×0.78	91.4	44	79.7
55	🇧🇦 Nikola "NiKo" Kovač Profile	Esports	2010s–2020s	88	93	90	78	95	×0.76	88.5	54	79.4
56	🇰🇷 Lee "Flash" Young-ho Profile	Esports	2000s–2010s	97	98	74	92	95	×0.76	91.3	56	78.9
57	🇸🇪 Kosovare AsllaniW Profile	Football	2000s–2020s	78	80	82	72	80	×1.00	78.3	36	78.8
58	🇸🇪 Bo "Bosse" Larsson Profile	Football	1960s–1980s	72	78	88	66	80	×1.00	76.4	58	78.4
59	🇺🇦 Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev Profile	Esports	2010s–2020s	94	99	78	82	97	×0.76	89.9	62	78.2
60	🇷🇸 Tijana BoškovićW Profile	Volleyball	2010s–2020s	90	92	74	84	91	×0.84	86.2	38	77.9
61	🇫🇷 Earvin N'Gapeth Profile	Volleyball	2010s–2020s	86	90	78	84	86	×0.84	84.8	38	77.6
62	🇨🇳 Fan Zhendong Profile	Table Tennis	2010s–2020s	92	95	72	90	94	×0.78	88.5	38	77.3
63	🇫🇷 Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut Profile	Esports	2010s–2020s	93	97	74	84	98	×0.76	89.0	58	77.1
64	🇳🇴 Karsten Warholm Profile	Athletics	2017–present	88	95	70	84	86	×0.86	84.7	42	76.6
65	🇺🇸 Patrick Mahomes Profile	American Football	2010s–2020s	93	97	58	86	93	×0.88	85.4	76	75.7
66	🇧🇷 Marcelo "coldzera" David Profile	Esports	2010s	90	95	72	86	92	×0.76	86.9	52	75.3
67	🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani Profile	Baseball	2010s–2020s	88	96	62	80	94	×0.86	83.7	86	74.5
68	🇸🇪 Patrik Andersson Profile	Football	1980s–2000s	70	72	84	62	74	×1.00	72.2	58	74.2
69	🇳🇱 Max Verstappen Profile	Formula 1	2010s–2020s	93	99	62	84	92	×0.80	86.1	78	74.1
70	🇸🇪 Krister Kristensson Profile	Football	1960s–1970s	64	62	92	56	70	×1.00	68.5	58	72.8
71	🇩🇰 Anders Christiansen Profile	Football	2010s–2020s	66	72	82	60	74	×1.00	70.4	58	72.4
72	🇸🇪 Jonas Thern Profile	Football	1980s–1990s	70	72	76	62	74	×1.00	70.6	58	71.4
73	🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna Profile	Formula 1	1980s–1990s	90	96	58	81	88	×0.80	82.7	88	70.9
74	🇸🇪 Markus Rosenberg Profile	Football	2000s–2010s	64	70	80	58	72	×1.00	68.4	30	70.4
75	🇸🇪 Martin Dahlin Profile	Football	1980s–1990s	62	60	78	56	72	×1.00	65.1	58	67.6
76	🇸🇪 Staffan Tapper Profile	Football	1970s–1980s	62	64	78	54	68	×1.00	64.9	58	67.2
77	🇸🇪 Robert Prytz Profile	Football	1970s–1990s	60	66	78	52	70	×1.00	64.7	58	67.0
78	🇸🇪 Jan "Janne" Möller Profile	Football	1970s–1980s	60	66	76	52	68	×1.00	64.0	58	66.0
79	🇸🇪 Pontus Jansson Profile	Football	2010s–2020s	60	66	74	52	68	×1.00	63.6	58	65.3
80	🇸🇪 Daniel Andersson Profile	Football	1990s–2010s	58	74	70	54	66	×1.00	64.0	58	64.7
81	🇺🇸 Caitlin ClarkW Profile	Basketball	2020s	78	84	40	62	86	×0.98	69.6	80	62.9

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