Best Inside Out emotions

Disgust wins 67% of its duels and tops the Inside Out ranking ahead of Envy.

The 93 ELO points separating Disgust from Envy reveal a clear favorite among voters, with Disgust accumulating 1351 points across 132 duels. This substantial gap sets the winner apart from a more competitive field below. Envy holds second place with 1258 points after 173 duels, while Joy, the film's protagonist, lands in third with 1242 points from 161 duels. Anger follows closely at fourth with 1234 points, just 8 points behind Joy, and Anxiety rounds out the top five with 1213 points. The podium placement of Disgust over Joy suggests voters gravitate toward the acerbic, skeptical emotion rather than the relentlessly optimistic lead. At the bottom, Ennui closes the ranking with 1102 points after 145 duels, narrowly trailing Fear at 1105 points. Embarrassment sits just above them at seventh with 1127 points, showing a clear preference hierarchy across all entries.

This ranking draws from 644 duels submitted by 35 players, comparing all 9 emotions from the film. Updated on 12 October 2026, the results continue to evolve as more votes arrive. Cast your vote now to influence the standings and see how your favorite emotion measures up against the community.

Updated on October 12, 2026

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.

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