Global leaderboard

All 81 tracked athletes, ranked on the same normalised scale. Leader: Michael Phelps.

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Ranking model

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

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#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Era	Status	Dominance	Peak	Longevity	Honours	Statistics	Depth	In-sport	Brand	Cross-sport GOAT ▼
1	🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo Profile	football	Portugal	2000s–2020s	Active	94	95	99	93	97	×1.00	95.5	99	96.1
2	🇦🇷 Lionel Messi Profile	football	Argentina	2000s–2020s	Active	98	99	92	97	99	×1.00	97.0	98	96.0
3	🇺🇸 Michael Phelps Profile	swimming	United States	2000–2016	Retired	99	100	93	100	98	×0.97	98.1	87	95.8
4	🇺🇸 LeBron James Profile	basketball	USA	2000s–2020s	Active	94	95	100	92	98	×0.98	95.6	96	95.6
5	🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva Profile	football	Brazil	2000s–2020s	Active	96	97	94	92	96	×1.00	95.0	74	94.6
6	🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic Profile	tennis	Serbia	2000s–2020s	Active	99	96	97	99	96	×0.93	97.6	83	94.5
7	🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi Profile	basketball	United States	2000s–2020s	Retired	94	93	96	94	94	×0.98	94.2	62	93.7
8	🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar Profile	cricket	India	1980s–2010s	Retired	93	92	100	90	98	×0.94	94.4	92	93.0
9	🇺🇸 Tom Brady Profile	nfl	USA	2000s–2020s	Retired	98	93	100	99	95	×0.88	97.2	88	92.7
10	🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova Profile	tennis	United States	1970s–1990s	Retired	95	94	97	96	93	×0.93	95.1	74	92.6
11	🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky Profile	swimming	United States	2012–present	Active	97	96	90	96	94	×0.97	94.8	66	92.5
12	🇺🇸 Michael Jordan Profile	basketball	USA	1980s–1990s	Retired	99	100	84	96	97	×0.98	95.3	100	92.2
13	🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky Profile	hockey	Canada	1970s–1990s	Retired	100	100	92	97	100	×0.88	97.8	82	91.6
14	🇺🇸 Sue Bird Profile	basketball	United States	2000s–2020s	Retired	90	88	96	92	90	×0.98	91.2	64	91.4
15	🇺🇸 Muhammad Ali Profile	boxing	United States	1960–1981	Retired	96	98	90	95	90	×0.96	94.1	100	91.4
16	🇺🇸 Serena Williams Profile	tennis	United States	1990s–2020s	Retired	96	96	93	95	92	×0.93	94.6	94	91.3
17	🇨🇭 Roger Federer Profile	tennis	Switzerland	1990s–2020s	Retired	93	97	95	92	93	×0.93	94.0	92	91.2
18	🇧🇷 Pelé Profile	football	Brazil	1950s–1970s	Retired	96	97	84	95	90	×1.00	92.7	97	90.8
19	🇩🇪 Steffi Graf Profile	tennis	Germany	1980s–1990s	Retired	97	98	88	96	95	×0.93	94.9	76	90.6
20	🇺🇸 Jerry Rice Profile	nfl	USA	1980s–2000s	Retired	96	94	96	90	99	×0.88	94.9	58	90.1
21	🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal Profile	tennis	Spain	2000s–2020s	Retired	95	95	90	94	90	×0.93	93.1	85	89.5
22	🇺🇸 Kobe Bryant Profile	basketball	USA	1990s–2010s	Retired	90	94	90	87	92	×0.98	90.5	90	89.4
23	🇯🇲 Usain Bolt Profile	athletics	Jamaica	2004–2017	Retired	98	100	74	98	95	×1.00	93.2	95	89.4
24	🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly Profile	volleyball	USA	1980s–2000s	Retired	97	96	96	94	93	×0.84	95.4	38	88.8
25	🇺🇸 Jack Nicklaus Profile	golf	United States	1960s–1980s	Retired	94	92	99	99	90	×0.82	95.0	72	88.5
26	🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton Profile	f1	United Kingdom	2000s–2020s	Active	95	94	99	96	97	×0.80	96.1	88	88.5
27	🇸🇪 Zlatan Ibrahimović Profile	football	Sweden	1990s–2020s	Retired	84	88	94	82	90	×1.00	87.3	90	88.5
28	🇪🇸 Alexia Putellas Profile	football	Spain	2010s–2020s	Active	92	94	82	90	90	×1.00	89.7	66	88.1
29	🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok Profile	esports	South Korea	2010s–2020s	Active	98	97	99	99	93	×0.76	97.5	80	87.7
30	🇦🇺 Donald Bradman Profile	cricket	Australia	1920s–1940s	Retired	100	100	76	92	100	×0.94	93.6	60	87.7
31	🇨🇳 Ma Long Profile	tabletennis	China	2000s–2020s	Active	99	99	92	99	97	×0.78	97.3	46	87.3
32	🇷🇺 Alexander Ovechkin Profile	hockey	Russia	2000s–2020s	Active	90	92	96	84	95	×0.88	91.2	58	87.2
33	🇮🇳 Virat Kohli Profile	cricket	India	2000s–2020s	Active	92	95	84	88	96	×0.94	90.8	88	87.1
34	🇪🇸 Aitana Bonmatí Profile	football	Spain	2010s–2020s	Active	94	95	76	90	91	×1.00	89.4	64	86.6
35	🇺🇸 Babe Ruth Profile	baseball	USA	1910s–1930s	Retired	100	99	82	94	97	×0.86	94.6	88	86.4
36	🇺🇸 Barry Bonds Profile	baseball	USA	1980s–2000s	Retired	93	97	92	84	96	×0.86	92.3	62	86.3
37	🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher Profile	f1	Germany	1990s–2010s	Retired	97	97	90	95	94	×0.80	94.8	86	85.7
38	🇸🇪 Jan-Ove Waldner Profile	tabletennis	Sweden	1980s–2000s	Retired	93	97	98	90	92	×0.78	94.1	42	85.7
39	🇺🇸 Tiger Woods Profile	golf	United States	1990s–2020s	Active	99	100	82	94	96	×0.82	94.4	96	84.7
40	🇸🇪 Annika Sörenstam Profile	golf	Sweden	1990s–2000s	Retired	95	96	84	94	95	×0.82	92.8	62	84.1
41	🇩🇰 Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz Profile	esports	Denmark	2010s–2020s	Active	96	92	88	97	91	×0.76	93.1	56	82.8
42	🇸🇪 Lotta Schelin Profile	football	Sweden	2000s–2010s	Retired	84	86	80	82	86	×1.00	83.5	34	82.8
43	🇸🇪 Caroline Seger Profile	football	Sweden	2000s–2020s	Retired	78	78	92	76	80	×1.00	80.7	34	82.8
44	🇧🇷 Giba Profile	volleyball	Brazil	1990s–2010s	Retired	90	92	86	90	88	×0.84	89.3	38	82.5
45	🇺🇦 Sergey Bubka Profile	athletics	Ukraine	1983–2001	Retired	96	94	92	90	93	×0.74	93.2	48	82.5
46	🇨🇦 Mario Lemieux Profile	hockey	Canada	1980s–2000s	Retired	92	99	74	88	97	×0.88	89.7	56	82.1
47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Beckham Profile	football	England	1992–2013	Retired	74	80	88	82	78	×1.00	80.2	95	81.9
48	🇺🇸 Mickey Wright Profile	golf	United States	1950s–1970s	Retired	94	95	80	92	92	×0.82	90.7	40	81.7
49	🇦🇷 Diego Maradona Profile	football	Argentina	1970s–1990s	Retired	88	96	70	82	80	×1.00	83.6	93	80.3
50	🇸🇪 Armand Duplantis Profile	athletics	Sweden	2018–present	Active	99	99	78	94	96	×0.74	93.4	55	80.3
51	🇨🇳 Ding Ning Profile	tabletennis	China	2000s–2020s	Retired	92	92	84	90	90	×0.78	89.7	38	80.2
52	🇨🇳 Zhu Ting Profile	volleyball	China	2010s–2020s	Active	93	94	76	88	92	×0.84	88.6	42	80.1
53	🇺🇸 Florence Griffith Joyner Profile	athletics	United States	1983–1989	Retired	92	99	58	88	90	×1.00	85.5	72	79.9
54	🇨🇳 Deng Yaping Profile	tabletennis	China	1980s–1990s	Retired	97	97	74	94	94	×0.78	91.4	44	79.7
55	🇧🇦 Nikola "NiKo" Kovač Profile	esports	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2010s–2020s	Active	88	93	90	78	95	×0.76	88.5	54	79.4
56	🇰🇷 Lee "Flash" Young-ho Profile	esports	South Korea	2000s–2010s	Retired	97	98	74	92	95	×0.76	91.3	56	78.9
57	🇸🇪 Kosovare Asllani Profile	football	Sweden	2000s–2020s	Active	78	80	82	72	80	×1.00	78.3	36	78.8
58	🇸🇪 Bo "Bosse" Larsson Profile	football	Sweden	1960s–1980s	Retired	72	78	88	66	80	×1.00	76.4	58	78.4
59	🇺🇦 Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev Profile	esports	Ukraine	2010s–2020s	Active	94	99	78	82	97	×0.76	89.9	62	78.2
60	🇷🇸 Tijana Bošković Profile	volleyball	Serbia	2010s–2020s	Active	90	92	74	84	91	×0.84	86.2	38	77.9
61	🇫🇷 Earvin N'Gapeth Profile	volleyball	France	2010s–2020s	Active	86	90	78	84	86	×0.84	84.8	38	77.6
62	🇨🇳 Fan Zhendong Profile	tabletennis	China	2010s–2020s	Active	92	95	72	90	94	×0.78	88.5	38	77.3
63	🇫🇷 Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut Profile	esports	France	2010s–2020s	Active	93	97	74	84	98	×0.76	89.0	58	77.1
64	🇳🇴 Karsten Warholm Profile	athletics	Norway	2017–present	Active	88	95	70	84	86	×0.86	84.7	42	76.6
65	🇺🇸 Patrick Mahomes Profile	nfl	USA	2010s–2020s	Active	93	97	58	86	93	×0.88	85.4	76	75.7
66	🇧🇷 Marcelo "coldzera" David Profile	esports	Brazil	2010s	Retired	90	95	72	86	92	×0.76	86.9	52	75.3
67	🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani Profile	baseball	Japan	2010s–2020s	Active	88	96	62	80	94	×0.86	83.7	86	74.5
68	🇸🇪 Patrik Andersson Profile	football	Sweden	1980s–2000s	Retired	70	72	84	62	74	×1.00	72.2	58	74.2
69	🇳🇱 Max Verstappen Profile	f1	Netherlands	2010s–2020s	Active	93	99	62	84	92	×0.80	86.1	78	74.1
70	🇸🇪 Krister Kristensson Profile	football	Sweden	1960s–1970s	Retired	64	62	92	56	70	×1.00	68.5	58	72.8
71	🇩🇰 Anders Christiansen Profile	football	Denmark	2010s–2020s	Active	66	72	82	60	74	×1.00	70.4	58	72.4
72	🇸🇪 Jonas Thern Profile	football	Sweden	1980s–1990s	Retired	70	72	76	62	74	×1.00	70.6	58	71.4
73	🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna Profile	f1	Brazil	1980s–1990s	Retired	90	96	58	81	88	×0.80	82.7	88	70.9
74	🇸🇪 Markus Rosenberg Profile	football	Sweden	2000s–2010s	Retired	64	70	80	58	72	×1.00	68.4	30	70.4
75	🇸🇪 Martin Dahlin Profile	football	Sweden	1980s–1990s	Retired	62	60	78	56	72	×1.00	65.1	58	67.6
76	🇸🇪 Staffan Tapper Profile	football	Sweden	1970s–1980s	Retired	62	64	78	54	68	×1.00	64.9	58	67.2
77	🇸🇪 Robert Prytz Profile	football	Sweden	1970s–1990s	Retired	60	66	78	52	70	×1.00	64.7	58	67.0
78	🇸🇪 Jan "Janne" Möller Profile	football	Sweden	1970s–1980s	Retired	60	66	76	52	68	×1.00	64.0	58	66.0
79	🇸🇪 Pontus Jansson Profile	football	Sweden	2010s–2020s	Active	60	66	74	52	68	×1.00	63.6	58	65.3
80	🇸🇪 Daniel Andersson Profile	football	Sweden	1990s–2010s	Retired	58	74	70	54	66	×1.00	64.0	58	64.7
81	🇺🇸 Caitlin Clark Profile	basketball	United States	2020s	Active	78	84	40	62	86	×0.98	69.6	80	62.9