| 01 | Michael Jordan | 70.4 |
| 02 | Michael Phelps | 69.1 |
| 03 | Serena Williams | 62.1 |
| 04 | Muhammad Ali | 57.9 |
| 05 | Lionel Messi | 54.6 |
| 06 | Tom Brady | 51.9 |
| 07 | Usain Bolt | 46.2 |
| 08 | LeBron James | 43.4 |
| 09 | Tiger Woods | 36.8 |
| 10 | Roger Federer | 35.7 |
| 11 | Simone Biles | 34.3 |
| 12 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 31.4 |
| 13 | Wayne Gretzky | 29.4 |
| 14 | Pele | 20.9 |
| 15 | Jesse Owens | 20.4 |
| 16 | Jim Thorpe | 19.9 |
| 17 | Jack Nicklaus | 14.2 |
| 18 | Babe Ruth | 10.2 |
| 19 | Rafael Nadal | 9.5 |
| 20 | Novak Djokovic | 9.3 |
| 21 | Bo Jackson | 7.9 |
| 22 | Diego Maradona | 7.2 |
| 23 | Jim Brown | 6.8 |
| 24 | givemesport.com | 4.9 |
| 25 | ESPN | 4.8 |
| 26 | top 10 by consensus | 4.7 |
| 27 | by-sport GOAT list | 4.6 |
| 28 | ranking based strictly on career achievements | 4.5 |