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0commentsUpdated on 10/07/2026 at 02:00 AM

Yoshi1407

The worldwide ranking generated by 23.1k votes

43 / 43

Yoshi1407

Rosalina1386

Shy Guy1334

Mario1314

Dry Bowser1306

King Boo1291

Donkey Kong1286

Luigi1265

Peach1262

#10

Dry Bones1252

#11

Baby Mario1252

#12

Toadette1248

#13

Metal Mario1247

#14

Bowser Jr.1234

#15

Link1232

#16

Toad1232

#17

Koopa Troopa1231

#18

Baby Rosalina1230

#19

Bowser1222

#20

Cat Mario1218

#21

Lakitu1218

#22

Ludwig1213

#23

Larry1204

#24

Baby Luigi1183

#25

Cat Peach1181

#26

Tanooki Mario1172

#27

Iggy1165

#28

Daisy1161

#29

Roy1157

#30

Waluigi1154

#31

Pink Gold Peach1137

#32

Inkling Girl1136

#33

Wario1130

#34

Baby Peach1124

#35

Inkling Boy1117

#36

Lemmy1113

#37

Baby Daisy1107

#38

Wendy1105

#39

Villager (Male)1103

#40

Isabelle1094

#41

Morton1093

#42

Villager (Female)1065

#43

Mii1019

What the community says

Yoshi leads with an ELO of 1,407, ahead of Rosalina (1,386) and Shy Guy (1,334). Ranked over 23,059 duels between 43 contenders, last updated October 7, 2026.

Which Mario Kart character do you prefer? Check out the ranking of all 43 playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi & more.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.