| 1 | Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) League of Legends The undisputed GOAT of esports, Faker has dominated League of Legends for over a decade with 5 World titles and 10 LCK trophies. | 2013–present | League of Legends | 5x Worlds Champion, highest-paid LoL player ever | South Korea |
| 2 | Fatal1ty (Johnathan Wendel) Quake / FPS Pioneer Fatal1ty was the first esports celebrity, dominating Quake tournaments in the early 2000s and pioneering the concept of professional gaming. | 1999–2010 | Quake, Painkiller | First esports brand deal, gaming hardware line | USA |
| 3 | BoxeR (Lim Yo-hwan) StarCraft: Brood War BoxeR is the 'Emperor of Terran' and one of South Korea's first esports superstars, pioneering professional StarCraft in the early 2000s. | 1999–2012 | StarCraft: Brood War | 2x OSL Champion, popularized Korean esports globally | South Korea |
| 4 | Daigo Umehara Street Fighter Daigo is the most iconic fighting game player ever. His 'Evo Moment #37' full parry against Justin Wong is the most famous clip in esports. | 1998–present | Street Fighter | EVO Moment #37, multiple EVO and Capcom Cup titles | Japan |
| 5 | GeT_RiGhT (Christopher Alesund) Counter-Strike GeT_RiGhT was voted the best CS:GO player of 2013 and 2014 and was pivotal in NiP's legendary 87-0 LAN winning streak. | 2007–2021 | Counter-Strike | 87-0 LAN streak with NiP, 2x HLTV #1 | Sweden |
| 6 | Ninja (Tyler Blevins) Fortnite / Streaming Ninja became the face of gaming and esports for mainstream audiences, breaking Twitch records and appearing on mainstream TV. | 2011–present | Fortnite, Halo | First gaming mainstream crossover star, TIME 100 | USA |
| 7 | Dendi (Danil Ishutin) Dota 2 Dendi was Dota 2's first global superstar, winning TI1 and starring in the documentary 'Free to Play' that introduced millions to esports. | 2011–present | Dota 2 | TI1 Champion, face of early Dota 2 esports | Ukraine |
| 8 | Serral (Ero Ritala) StarCraft II Serral became the first non-Korean to win the StarCraft II World Championship in 2018, breaking Korea's decades-long dominance in RTS. | 2012–present | StarCraft II | First non-Korean SC2 World Champion, multiple IEM titles | Finland |
| 9 | Caps (Rasmus Winther) League of Legends Caps is Europe's greatest League of Legends player, leading G2 and Fnatic to multiple Worlds Finals appearances. | 2016–present | League of Legends | 2x Worlds Finals, multiple LEC titles, EU GOAT debate | Denmark |
| 10 | ZywOo (Mathieu Herbaut) Counter-Strike ZywOo has been rated HLTV's #1 player multiple times and is considered one of the most naturally talented CS players ever. | 2019–present | Counter-Strike 2 / CS:GO | Multiple HLTV #1, youngest to reach top ranking | France |