Best Squid Game characters

Kang Sae-byeok – No. 067 leads the Squid Game ranking with 1446 ELO points over 684 duels, ahead of Seong Gi-hun – No. 456 and Abdul Ali – No. 199.

The 142 ELO points separating Kang Sae-byeok from Seong Gi-hun represent the sharpest divide in the ranking, establishing the defector as the community's clear favorite over the protagonist. Abdul Ali lands at rank 3 with 1269 points, trailing Seong Gi-hun by just 35 points, while Hwang Jun-ho – The cop claims rank 4 at 1221 points. In-Ho rounds out the top 5 with 1202 points and a 49% win rate. The bottom reveals a harsher judgment: Jang Deok-su – No. 101 sits at rank 11 with just 1027 ELO points and a 26% win rate, the lowest in the ranking. Han Mi-nyeo – No. 212 occupies rank 10 with 1086 points, while Oh Il-nam – No. 001 stands at rank 9 with 1134 points, suggesting the community reserves its coldest reception for the series' most manipulative and abrasive personalities.

This ranking draws from 15837 duels cast by 636 players across 11 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The data reflects which characters earned loyalty beyond their screen time, with Kang Sae-byeok's 70% win rate and 1446 ELO points confirming her grip on the top spot. Vote now on VAINKEURZ to shift the standings or cement the current hierarchy.

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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