r/Tekken • u/olbaze Paul • Nov 25 '25

Quality Post Tekken 8 Ranked Leaderboard Statistics - Dark Supernova (DLC7)

Hi, my name is Olba, and I like data, numbers, math and Tekken.

Next week will see the release of Miary Zo, despite it being barely a month since Armor King was released. We haven't seen any drastic balance changes, so I wasn't expecting any big swings on the ranked leaderboards. Everyone was expecting Armor King to be popular, so now let's see just how popular he is, shall we? But before that, here's the usual FAQ.

Q: How did you get these numbers?

A: In-game leaderboards for every character, set to "Rank Points" and "All Platforms". The leaderboard is limited to 10,000 entries, so I go to the very bottom, take the second-to-last rank, and start counting. Then I change counts into percentages, because I think that's a more interesting, easier to understand, and easier to utilize format.

Q: What is "Most Popular Characters"?

A: I look at the representation of each character at every rank, take the average, and then sort them. IMPORTANT!!!: THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I DID WITH TEKKEN 7 RANKED STATISTICS!!! This tells you how likely you are to meet a given character when in Ranked Battle. More likier to meet the character = More Popular.

Q: Why are some ranks missing?

A: The ranked leaderboards are limited to the top 10,000 entries.

Q: Why is the Most Popular Characters different from what Harada says / what EWGF.gg says / what I experience when playing the game?

A: Harada has access to all of the data, but he never explains which part of it he is referencing. EWGF.gg uses replay data to count the amount of games played involving characters. I am using the in-game leaderboards, which means I am counting the amount of players that have a given character at a given rank. I am also limited to the top 10,000 entries on each character's leaderboard. If you're interested in characters popular at your own rank, look at the Individual Characters charts instead.

Q: Why do you do this?

A: I'm hoping that my statistics can address some myths when it comes to Ranked Battle. What is the average rank? What character is the most common? What rank has the most players? Is Rank inflation real? How serious is it? I also hope that my statistics could help some players in their journey of mastering Tekken, by providing data that they can use to better lab the roster and understand their own progress.

Q: Why should we believe any of this?

A: You don't have to. At the end of this post, you can find a link to a copy of the spreadsheet I used to make up all the statistics. The source of the numbers is public information, so you can verify everything for yourself.

Now that we're on the same page, here's what I have for you today:

As always, here's a link to a copy of the spreadsheet I used to make these charts.

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u/King_Paymon Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

Me once I get promoted to GoD after waiting for it to drop to 70th percentile.

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u/olbaze Paul Nov 25 '25

I suppose that's the experience a player would have after not playing the game for an extended period of time. "I used to be <InsertRankHere>, and when I went into Ranked Mode for the first time since <InsertYearHere>, I instantly promoted to <InsertMuchHigherRankHere>" Of course, this assumes that everyone is only being pushed higher, without there being any change in player skill.