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GOAT Rank's data-driven ranking
International trophies, rating dominance and longevity in fast-rotating metas. Each players below is scored on verified career data and normalised against the full Esports reference cohort — no shortlists, no unverified provisional numbers.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok is the highest-ranked of the players in Esports, with an in-sport GOAT Score of 97.5. Next are Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (91.9), Lee "Flash" Young-ho (91.3).
How the GOAT Score is calculated →85 records fall below the data threshold and are excluded from this ranking. Eligibility rules →
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| # | Athlete | Era | World Championships | MSI titles | Domestic league titles | Career KDA | Pro seasons | Form | GOAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeokActive | 2013–present | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.1 | 12 | 97.5 | |
| 2 | 2014–present | — | — | — | — | — | 91.9 | ||
| 3 | 🇰🇷Lee "Flash" Young-hoRetired | 2007–2016 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 91.3 | |
| 4 | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 90.9 | ||
| 5 | 2003–2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 90.4 | ||
| 6 | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 90.2 | ||
| 7 | 🇰🇷BangRetired | 2013–2021 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 90.2 | |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Emil "HeatoN" ChristensenRetired | 2000–2007 | — | — | — | — | — | 90.1 | |
| 9 | 🇨🇦Keith "NAF" MarkovicActive | 2014–present | — | — | — | — | — | 89.6 | |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Xu "fy" LinsenActive | 2011–present | — | — | — | — | — | 89.3 | |
| 11 | 🇰🇷Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hongRetired | 2014–2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 89.1 | |
| 12 | 2018–present | — | — | — | — | — | 89.0 | ||
| 13 | 🇺🇸Clinton "Fear" LoomisRetired | 2005–2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 89.0 | |
| 14 | 🇰🇷Lee Young-hoRetired | 2007–2016 | — | — | — | — | — | 88.8 | |
| 15 | 🇰🇷ShowMakerActive | 2018–present | — | — | — | — | — | 88.8 | |
| 16 | 🇷🇺Dmitry "sh1ro" SokolovActive | 2018–present | — | — | — | — | — | 88.5 | |
| 17 | 🇰🇷PeanutActive | 2015–present | — | 1 | — | — | — | 88.4 | |
| 18 | 🇺🇦Ioann "Edward" SukharievRetired | 2007–2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 88.1 | |
| 19 | 2014–present | — | — | — | — | — | 88.0 | ||
| 20 | 🇰🇷Song "Smeb" Kyung-hoRetired | 2013–2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.9 | |
| 21 | 🇺🇸Peter "ppd" DagerRetired | 2013–2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.9 | |
| 22 | 🇸🇪Adam "friberg" FribergRetired | 2012–2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.8 | |
| 23 | 🇰🇷Kim "PraY" Jong-inRetired | 2012–2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.8 | |
| 24 | 🇵🇱NEORetired | 2004–2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.7 | |
| 25 | 🇨🇳Lu "Maybe" YaoActive | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.7 | |
| 26 | 🇸🇪Ludwig "zai" WåhlbergActive | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.7 | |
| 27 | 2016–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.6 | ||
| 28 | 🇧🇬MinD_ContRoLActive | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.6 | |
| 29 | 🇩🇰Rasmus "Caps" WintherActive | 2016–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.5 | |
| 30 | 2011–2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.5 | ||
| 31 | 🇩🇰deviceActive | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.4 | |
| 32 | 🇨🇳Wang "Ame" ChunyuActive | 2016–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.3 | |
| 33 | 🇨🇦Stephanie HarveyRetired | 2006–2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.3 | |
| 34 | 🇨🇳SomnusActive | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.2 | |
| 35 | 🇨🇳Chen "Bin" ZebinActive | 2018–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.1 | |
| 36 | 🇸🇪Martin "Rekkles" LarssonRetired | 2012–2023 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.0 | |
| 37 | 🇺🇸Yiliang "Doublelift" PengRetired | 2011–2023 | — | — | — | — | — | 87.0 | |
| 38 | 2015–present | — | — | — | — | — | 87.0 | ||
| 39 | 🇺🇸Timothy "autimatic" TaActive | 2015–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.9 | |
| 40 | 2019–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.8 | ||
| 41 | 🇨🇳Tian "Meiko" YeActive | 2014–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.7 | |
| 42 | 2018–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.7 | ||
| 43 | 🇰🇷Hong "MadLife" Min-giRetired | 2012–2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 86.7 | |
| 44 | 🇰🇷Go "Score" Dong-binRetired | 2012–2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 86.7 | |
| 45 | 🇩🇰gla1veRetired | 2013–2023 | — | — | — | — | — | 86.6 | |
| 46 | 2015–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.6 | ||
| 47 | 2016–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.5 | ||
| 48 | 🇧🇦Nikola "NiKo" KovačActive | 2015–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.4 | |
| 49 | 🇰🇷Ryu "Keria" Min-seokActive | 2019–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.4 | |
| 50 | 2016–present | — | — | — | — | — | 86.4 |
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Top 10 Esports players of all time
The ten highest verified GOAT Scores across every era.
- 1🇰🇷Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok2013–present97.5
- 2🇺🇦Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev2014–present91.9
- 3🇰🇷Lee "Flash" Young-ho2007–201691.3
- 4🇺🇸Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski2013–present90.9
- 5🇨🇦Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey2003–202090.4
- 6🇩🇰Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz2013–present90.2
- 7🇰🇷Bang2013–202190.2
- 8🇸🇪Emil "HeatoN" Christensen2000–200790.1
- 9🇨🇦Keith "NAF" Markovic2014–present89.6
- 10🇨🇳Xu "fy" Linsen2011–present89.3
By position
League of Legends
- 1🇰🇷Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok2013–present97.5
- 2🇰🇷Bang2013–202190.2
- 3🇰🇷ShowMaker2018–present88.8
- 4🇰🇷Peanut2015–present88.4
- 5🇩🇰Rasmus "Caps" Winther2016–present87.5
Counter-Strike
- 1🇺🇦Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev2014–present91.9
- 2🇩🇰Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz2013–present90.2
- 3🇫🇷Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut2018–present89.0
- 4🇵🇱NEO2004–202187.7
- 5🇩🇰device2013–present87.4
StarCraft
- 1🇰🇷Lee "Flash" Young-ho2007–201691.3
- 2🇰🇷Lee Young-ho2007–201688.8
- 3🇰🇷Jaedong2006–201985.5
- 4🇰🇷BoxeR1999–201282.3
Counter-Strike rifler
- 1🇺🇸Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski2013–present90.9
- 2🇨🇦Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey2003–202090.4
- 3🇸🇪Emil "HeatoN" Christensen2000–200790.1
- 4🇨🇦Keith "NAF" Markovic2014–present89.6
- 5🇺🇦Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev2007–202288.1
Dota 2 support
- 1🇨🇳Xu "fy" Linsen2011–present89.3
- 2🇲🇰Martin "Saksa" Sazdov2014–present84.7
Dota 2 carry
- 1🇺🇸Clinton "Fear" Loomis2005–201989.0
- 2🇨🇳Wang "Ame" Chunyu2016–present87.3
Counter-Strike AWPer
- 1🇷🇺Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov2018–present88.5
- 2🇺🇸Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham2013–202085.3
- 3🇷🇺Dmitry Sokolov2019–present84.0
- 4🇺🇦Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov2021–present83.7
- 5🇫🇮Aleksi "allu" Jalli2012–present83.5
League of Legends top laner
- 1🇰🇷Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho2013–202087.9
- 2🇨🇳Chen "Bin" Zebin2018–present87.1
By country
South Korea
- 1🇰🇷Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok2013–present97.5
- 2🇰🇷Lee "Flash" Young-ho2007–201691.3
- 3🇰🇷Bang2013–202190.2
- 4🇰🇷Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong2014–202189.1
- 5🇰🇷Lee Young-ho2007–201688.8
Ukraine
- 1🇺🇦Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev2014–present91.9
- 2🇺🇦Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev2007–202288.1
- 3🇺🇦Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk2019–present86.8
- 4🇺🇦Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy2019–present86.4
- 5🇺🇦Yegor "markeloff" Markelov2008–201986.3
United States
- 1🇺🇸Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski2013–present90.9
- 2🇺🇸Clinton "Fear" Loomis2005–201989.0
- 3🇺🇸Peter "ppd" Dager2013–202187.9
- 4🇺🇸Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng2011–202387.0
- 5🇺🇸Timothy "autimatic" Ta2015–present86.9
Canada
- 1🇨🇦Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey2003–202090.4
- 2🇨🇦Keith "NAF" Markovic2014–present89.6
- 3🇨🇦Stephanie Harvey2006–201987.3
- 4🇨🇦Russel Van Dulken2016–present85.3
- 5🇨🇦Artour "Arteezy" Babaev2013–present84.9
Denmark
- 1🇩🇰Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz2013–present90.2
- 2🇩🇰Benjamin "blameF" Bremer2016–present87.6
- 3🇩🇰Rasmus "Caps" Winther2016–present87.5
- 4🇩🇰device2013–present87.4
- 5🇩🇰gla1ve2013–202386.6
Sweden
- 1🇸🇪Emil "HeatoN" Christensen2000–200790.1
- 2🇸🇪Adam "friberg" Friberg2012–202287.8
- 3🇸🇪Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg2013–present87.7
- 4🇸🇪Martin "Rekkles" Larsson2012–202387.0
- 5🇸🇪KRIMZ2013–present85.1
China
- 1🇨🇳Xu "fy" Linsen2011–present89.3
- 2🇨🇳Lu "Maybe" Yao2013–present87.7
- 3🇨🇳Wang "Ame" Chunyu2016–present87.3
- 4🇨🇳Somnus2013–present87.2
- 5🇨🇳Chen "Bin" Zebin2018–present87.1
France
- 1🇫🇷Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut2018–present89.0
- 2🇫🇷Vincent "Happy" Cervoni2012–202185.5
- 3🇫🇷Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey2012–202184.4
- 4🇫🇷Kenny "KennyS" Schrub2011–202283.7
- 5🇫🇷7ckngMad2011–201981.9
By era
1990s
- 1🇸🇪Andreas Thorstensson1999–200783.3
- 2🇰🇷BoxeR1999–201282.3
2000s
- 1🇰🇷Lee "Flash" Young-ho2007–201691.3
- 2🇨🇦Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey2003–202090.4
- 3🇸🇪Emil "HeatoN" Christensen2000–200790.1
- 4🇺🇸Clinton "Fear" Loomis2005–201989.0
- 5🇰🇷Lee Young-ho2007–201688.8
2010s
- 1🇰🇷Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok2013–present97.5
- 2🇺🇦Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev2014–present91.9
- 3🇺🇸Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski2013–present90.9
- 4🇩🇰Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz2013–present90.2
- 5🇰🇷Bang2013–202190.2
2020s
- 1🇰🇷Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun2021–present84.3
- 2🇺🇦Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov2021–present83.7
- 3🇰🇷Choi "Zeus" Woo-je2021–present83.1
- 4🇺🇦Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotia2022–present82.1
- 5🇫🇮Kaisa "Jimpphat" Sarkkinen2021–present82.0
By country · By position · By era
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Esports GOAT debates
The closest calls in the ranking, with a full side-by-side breakdown.
Faker vs s1mple· Faker ranks higher at 97.5 versus s1mple at 91.9, a margin of 5.6 points.s1mple vs Flash· s1mple ranks higher at 91.9 versus Flash at 91.3, a margin of 0.6 points.Flash vs EliGE· Flash ranks higher at 91.3 versus EliGE at 90.9, a margin of 0.4 points.EliGE vs missharvey· EliGE ranks higher at 90.9 versus missharvey at 90.4, a margin of 0.5 points.missharvey vs dev1ce· missharvey ranks higher at 90.4 versus dev1ce at 90.2, a margin of 0.2 points.
How the Esports ranking works
Every athlete is scored on five verified components — Dominance (25%), Peak (20%), Longevity (20%), Honours (20%) and Statistics (15%) — normalised against the full Esports reference cohort rather than a shortlist. A record only receives a published score once it is editorially verified and complete: a season-by-season series, at least three career metrics, documented honours and independent sources. Read the full methodology.
Esports GOAT — frequently asked
- Who is the greatest Esports Athlete of all time?
- Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads Esports with a verified GOAT Score of 97.5/100.
- How is the Esports GOAT ranking calculated?
- Five verified categories are weighted against 326 reference records. Only eligible profiles receive a score.
- How many Esports players are ranked?
- 241 eligible Esports athletes currently have a published GOAT Score, from 326 reference records.