League of Legends Rank Distribution in June 2026: solo queue data

The rank distribution and percentage of players by tier in League of Legends in June 2026, Season 2, Pandemonium. The entire player base in all regions is considered. Only solo queue data.

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League of Legends rank distribution

Thanks to the API implemented by Riot, we have access to reliable statistics on the player distribution by tier. There are several websites that gather and share these data; after examining the most reliable ones, I concluded that there are almost no differences among their tools.

If you notice small percentage gaps, they are probably due to the servers considered and to the last update of their services. Even 30 minutes can create a minimum discrepancy.

The statistics in the graph and the table below consider all the regions and only the ranks in solo queue.

Every month, I will gather the data and update this article. In this way, we will be able to understand how the distribution evolves over time and if there is any difference.

All the League of Legends ranked seasons

I had to split this analysis into multiple articles due to the excessive number of tables and graphs, which resulted in very long loading times.

• Season 8

• Season 9

• Season 10

• Seasons 11 and 12

• Seasons 13, 14, and Year 2025

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Year 2026

The 2026 Ranked season implemented a fresh approach to improve autofill and queue dodging.

Aegis of Valor

To stop players from feeling like autofill is a waste of time, Riot introduced the Aegis of Valor. When you are autofilled or play a “priority role” (like Jungle/Support):

• If you lose but earn at least a C Mastery Grade, you lose 0 LP.

• If you win with a C grade or higher, you earn Double LP.

Dodging changes

Dodging is now much more punishing in order to reduce lobby wait times. Dodging no longer clears your autofill status: if you were assigned to be autofilled and you dodge, you will still be autofilled in your next lobby.

For Master tier and above, a dodge now counts as a full loss in addition to the standard LP penalties and lockout timers.

Season 2, Pandemonium

Following severe matchmaking volatility and LP inflation at the start of the 2026 season, Riot implemented a rare Apex Tier (Master+) hard reset in Patch 26.9 for major regions (NA, EUW, EUNE, BR, LAN, TR) to clean up the top end of the rank distribution.

• Every player in Master, GM, and Challenger had both their visible rank and internal MMR flattened to Master 0 LP with a clean slate.

• To prevent players from camping the top brackets, new strict minimum entry thresholds have been set at 400 LP for Grandmaster and 800 LP for Challenger.

• Baseline LP velocity has been bumped to ±30 LP to help high-ELO players aggressively re-sort themselves into their correct skill percentiles.

• Expect high-ELO player percentages to look heavily compressed or deflated in these regions as the top 1% of the ladder rebuilds from zero.

June 2026

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Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.31%	Gold IV	8.4%	Diamond IV	1.6%
Iron III	0.36%	Gold III	6.1%	Diamond III	0.67%
Iron II	0.81%	Gold II	5.5%	Diamond II	0.98%
Iron I	1.6%	Gold I	3.9%	Diamond I	0.7%
Bronze IV	4.4%	Platinum IV	7.4%	Master	0.84%
Bronze III	3.7%	Platinum III	4.6%	GrandMaster	0.062%
Bronze II	4%	Platinum II	3.8%	Challenger	0.025%
Bronze I	3.7%	Platinum I	2.6%
Silver IV	6.2%	Emerald IV	5%
Silver III	5.5%	Emerald III	2.7%
Silver II	5.5%	Emerald II	2%
Silver I	4.5%	Emerald I	2.6%

Distribution:

• Iron: 3.1%

• Bronze: 16%

• Silver: 22%

• Gold: 24%

• Platinum: 18%

• Emerald: 12%

• Diamond: 4%

• Master: 0.84%

• GrandMaster: 0.062%

• Challenger: 0.025%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Platinum III you are in the top 28.1% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	99.98	Gold IV	59.4	Diamond IV	4.8
Iron III	99.68	Gold III	51	Diamond III	3.27
Iron II	99.31	Gold II	44.9	Diamond II	2.6
Iron I	98.5	Gold I	39.4	Diamond I	1.62
Bronze IV	96.9	Platinum IV	35.5	Master	0.92
Bronze III	92.5	Platinum III	28.1	GrandMaster	0.087
Bronze II	88.8	Platinum II	23.5	Challenger	0.025
Bronze I	84.8	Platinum I	19.7
Silver IV	81.1	Emerald IV	17.1
Silver III	74.9	Emerald III	12.1
Silver II	69.4	Emerald II	9.4
Silver I	63.9	Emerald I	7.4

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Season 1, For Demacia

On January 16, 2026, Matt Leung-Harrison, Lead Gameplay Designer for League of Legends, provided a briefing on the state of the ladder following the start of the new season.

The Impact of the “hard” MMR reset

This season utilized a harder MMR reset than usual. This was done to create a “fair race” to the top of the ladder, though it has led to early-season volatility.

MMR vs. Visual Rank. Because MMR was reset more aggressively, many players are currently playing in high-skill lobbies while their visual rank is still climbing.

New Indicator. To increase transparency, Riot will soon enable a visual indicator that signals when a player’s actual MMR is significantly higher than their visible rank, helping players understand why “lower-ranked” players appear in their high-tier lobbies.

Rising LP Benchmarks and Skill Caps

Riot has observed that the skill gap between the top 0.1% and the general population continues to grow, which is having a direct impact on the ladder’s math.

Top players are reaching higher skill levels than ever, which is stretching the ladder out. This means players can keep gaining +30 LP per win for a longer period than in past seasons.

As a result of this shift, the LP cutoffs for Grandmaster and Challenger are expected to be significantly higher this year compared to previous season benchmarks.

April 2026

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.21%	Gold IV	8.6%	Diamond IV	1.7%
Iron III	0.27%	Gold III	6.2%	Diamond III	0.74%
Iron II	0.67%	Gold II	5.6%	Diamond II	0.63%
Iron I	1.4%	Gold I	4%	Diamond I	0.66%
Bronze IV	4.4%	Platinum IV	7.3%	Master	1.1%
Bronze III	3.8%	Platinum III	4.6%	GrandMaster	0.073%
Bronze II	4.1%	Platinum II	3.7%	Challenger	0.031%
Bronze I	4%	Platinum I	2.5%
Silver IV	6.7%	Emerald IV	4.6%
Silver III	5.8%	Emerald III	2.5%
Silver II	5.8%	Emerald II	1.8%
Silver I	4.6%	Emerald I	1.9%

Distribution:

• Iron: 2.6%

• Bronze: 16%

• Silver: 23%

• Gold: 24%

• Platinum: 18%

• Emerald: 11%

• Diamond: 3.7%

• Master: 1.1%

• GrandMaster: 0.073%

• Challenger: 0.031%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Silver I you are in the top 62.8% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	99.95	Gold IV	58.2	Diamond IV	4.9
Iron III	99.74	Gold III	49.6	Diamond III	3.23
Iron II	99.47	Gold II	43.4	Diamond II	2.49
Iron I	98.8	Gold I	37.8	Diamond I	1.86
Bronze IV	97.4	Platinum IV	33.8	Master	1.2
Bronze III	93	Platinum III	26.5	GrandMaster	0.104
Bronze II	89.2	Platinum II	21.9	Challenger	0.031
Bronze I	85.1	Platinum I	18.2
Silver IV	81.1	Emerald IV	15.7
Silver III	74.4	Emerald III	11.1
Silver II	68.6	Emerald II	8.6
Silver I	62.8	Emerald I	6.8

February 2026

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.1%	Gold IV	8.6%	Diamond IV	1.8%
Iron III	0.1%	Gold III	6.3%	Diamond III	0.81%
Iron II	0.5%	Gold II	5.6%	Diamond II	0.56%
Iron I	1.3%	Gold I	4.1%	Diamond I	0.47%
Bronze IV	4.8%	Platinum IV	6.9%	Master	0.99%
Bronze III	4.2%	Platinum III	4.4%	GrandMaster	0.093%
Bronze II	4.5%	Platinum II	3.5%	Challenger	0.042%
Bronze I	4.4%	Platinum I	2.4%
Silver IV	7.3%	Emerald IV	4%
Silver III	6.3%	Emerald III	2.3%
Silver II	6.1%	Emerald II	1.7%
Silver I	4.9%	Emerald I	1.1%

Distribution:

• Iron: 2%

• Bronze: 18%

• Silver: 25%

• Gold: 25%

• Platinum: 17%

• Emerald: 9.1%

• Diamond: 3.6%

• Master: 0.99%

• GrandMaster: 0.093%

• Challenger: 0.042%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Silver III you are in the top 72.9% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	100.1	Gold IV	55.6	Diamond IV	4.7
Iron III	100	Gold III	47	Diamond III	2.96
Iron II	99.9	Gold II	40.7	Diamond II	2.15
Iron I	99.4	Gold I	35.1	Diamond I	1.59
Bronze IV	98.1	Platinum IV	31	Master	1.12
Bronze III	93.3	Platinum III	24.1	GrandMaster	0.135
Bronze II	89.1	Platinum II	19.7	Challenger	0.042
Bronze I	84.6	Platinum I	16.2
Silver IV	80.2	Emerald IV	13.8
Silver III	72.9	Emerald III	9.8
Silver II	66.6	Emerald II	7.5
Silver I	60.5	Emerald I	5.8

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Year 2025

Starting from 2025, League of Legends will feature themed seasons. Each year will have three seasons, with every season lasting approximately eight patches and divided into two acts. The rank reset will occur only once, at the start of the year.

Season 3, Trials of Twilight

Season 3 Ranked Start Time will be 12:00 noon local server time, August 27. Similar to Season 1 to Season 2 transition, players' ranked LP progression won't be reset, but the Victorious Mission to get Victorious skin will be reset (15 ranked games won).

November 2025

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	3.9%	Gold IV	9%	Diamond IV	0.92%
Iron III	3.6%	Gold III	5.4%	Diamond III	0.35%
Iron II	3.5%	Gold II	4.3%	Diamond II	0.77%
Iron I	2.7%	Gold I	2.7%	Diamond I	0.37%
Bronze IV	5.1%	Platinum IV	6.3%	Master	0.41%
Bronze III	4.2%	Platinum III	3.4%	GrandMaster	0.043%
Bronze II	4.2%	Platinum II	2.6%	Challenger	0.017%
Bronze I	3.4%	Platinum I	1.7%
Silver IV	7%	Emerald IV	4.2%
Silver III	5.5%	Emerald III	2%
Silver II	5.1%	Emerald II	1.4%
Silver I	3.7%	Emerald I	2.2%

Distribution:

• Iron: 14%

• Bronze: 17%

• Silver: 21%

• Gold: 21%

• Platinum: 14%

• Emerald: 9.7%

• Diamond: 2.4%

• Master: 0.41%

• GrandMaster: 0.043%

• Challenger: 0.017%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Silver I you are in the top 51.8% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	100	Gold IV	48.1	Diamond IV	2.88
Iron III	96.1	Gold III	39.1	Diamond III	1.96
Iron II	92.5	Gold II	33.7	Diamond II	1.61
Iron I	89	Gold I	29.4	Diamond I	0.84
Bronze IV	86.3	Platinum IV	26.7	Master	0.47
Bronze III	81.2	Platinum III	20.4	GrandMaster	0.06
Bronze II	77	Platinum II	17	Challenger	0.017
Bronze I	72.8	Platinum I	14.4
Silver IV	69.4	Emerald IV	12.7
Silver III	62.4	Emerald III	8.5
Silver II	56.9	Emerald II	6.5
Silver I	51.8	Emerald I	5.1

September 2025

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	4.0%	Gold IV	8.6%	Diamond IV	1.0%
Iron III	3.9%	Gold III	5.2%	Diamond III	0.36%
Iron II	3.6%	Gold II	4.1%	Diamond II	0.68%
Iron I	2.8%	Gold I	2.6%	Diamond I	0.42%
Bronze IV	5.3%	Platinum IV	6.1%	Master	0.43%
Bronze III	4.4%	Platinum III	3.3%	GrandMaster	0.047%
Bronze II	4.3%	Platinum II	2.6%	Challenger	0.019%
Bronze I	3.3%	Platinum I	1.7%
Silver IV	6.8%	Emerald IV	4.2%
Silver III	5.3%	Emerald III	2.0%
Silver II	4.9%	Emerald II	1.3%
Silver I	3.5%	Emerald I	2.1%

Distribution:

• Iron: 14%

• Bronze: 17%

• Silver: 20%

• Gold: 20%

• Platinum: 13%

• Emerald: 9.7%

• Diamond: 2.4%

• Master: 0.43%

• GrandMaster: 0.047%

• Challenger: 0.019%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Master you are in the top 0.49% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.8	Gold IV	46.7	Diamond IV	2.9
Iron III	94.8	Gold III	38.1	Diamond III	1.95
Iron II	90.9	Gold II	32.9	Diamond II	1.59
Iron I	87.3	Gold I	28.8	Diamond I	0.91
Bronze IV	84.5	Platinum IV	26.2	Master	0.49
Bronze III	79.2	Platinum III	20.1	GrandMaster	0.066
Bronze II	74.8	Platinum II	16.8	Challenger	0.019
Bronze I	70.5	Platinum I	14.2
Silver IV	67.2	Emerald IV	12.5
Silver III	60.4	Emerald III	8.3
Silver II	55.1	Emerald II	6.3
Silver I	50.2	Emerald I	5

Season 2, Spirit Blossom Beyond

Griefing detection upgrades

We’re releasing significant upgrades to in-game griefing detection in ranked queues with patch 25.09. Participating in a match where your teammates aren’t playing to win or are intentionally playing to lose is miserable and unacceptable. We will detect and action on more subtle behaviors that aren’t just “running down mid lane and dying 20 times.”

Ranked season 2

Season 2 of ranked will start April 30 at noon according to your local server time. As stated in 25.08 patch notes, season 2 2025 will Not reset your ranked progression, and will not require placement games.

June 2025

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	4.4%	Gold IV	8.0%	Diamond IV	1.1%
Iron III	4.4%	Gold III	4.9%	Diamond III	0.42%
Iron II	4.0%	Gold II	4.0%	Diamond II	0.60%
Iron I	3.0%	Gold I	2.5%	Diamond I	0.40%
Bronze IV	5.6%	Platinum IV	5.7%	Master	0.49%
Bronze III	4.6%	Platinum III	3.2%	GrandMaster	0.054%
Bronze II	4.4%	Platinum II	2.6%	Challenger	0.022%
Bronze I	3.4%	Platinum I	1.7%
Silver IV	6.6%	Emerald IV	4.1%
Silver III	5.2%	Emerald III	2.0%
Silver II	4.8%	Emerald II	1.4%
Silver I	3.5%	Emerald I	1.8%

Distribution:

• Iron: 15%

• Bronze: 18%

• Silver: 20%

• Gold: 19%

• Platinum: 13%

• Emerald: 9.4%

• Diamond: 2.45%

• Master: 0.49%

• GrandMaster: 0.054%

• Challenger: 0.022%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 3.09% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.89	Gold IV	44.99	Diamond IV	3.09
Iron III	94.49	Gold III	36.99	Diamond III	1.00
Iron II	90.09	Gold II	32.09	Diamond II	1.57
Iron I	86.09	Gold I	28.09	Diamond I	0.97
Bronze IV	83.09	Platinum IV	25.59	Master	0.57
Bronze III	77.49	Platinum III	19.89	GrandMaster	0.076
Bronze II	72.89	Platinum II	16.69	Challenger	0.022
Bronze I	68.49	Platinum I	14.09
Silver IV	65.09	Emerald IV	12.39
Silver III	58.49	Emerald III	8.29
Silver II	53.29	Emerald II	6.29
Silver I	48.49	Emerald I	4.89

Season 1, Noxus

April 2025

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	5.2%	Gold IV	7.2%	Diamond IV	1.2%
Iron III	5.4%	Gold III	4.4%	Diamond III	0.51%
Iron II	4.7%	Gold II	3.6%	Diamond II	0.48%
Iron I	3.3%	Gold I	2.3%	Diamond I	0.46%
Bronze IV	6.3%	Platinum IV	5.0%	Master	0.58%
Bronze III	5.0%	Platinum III	3.0%	GrandMaster	0.071%
Bronze II	4.7%	Platinum II	2.4%	Challenger	0.030%
Bronze I	3.5%	Platinum I	1.6%
Silver IV	6.4%	Emerald IV	3.9%
Silver III	4.9%	Emerald III	2.0%
Silver II	4.5%	Emerald II	1.4%
Silver I	3.3%	Emerald I	1.5%

Distribution:

• Iron: 18%

• Bronze: 19%

• Silver: 19%

• Gold: 17%

• Platinum: 12%

• Emerald: 9.0%

• Diamond: 2.7%

• Master: 0.58%

• GrandMaster: 0.071%

• Challenger: 0.030%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Gold I you are in the top 26.4% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.8	Gold IV	41.6	Diamond IV	3.3
Iron III	93.6	Gold III	34.4	Diamond III	2.13
Iron II	88.2	Gold II	30	Diamond II	1.62
Iron I	83.5	Gold I	26.4	Diamond I	1.14
Bronze IV	80.2	Platinum IV	24.1	Master	0.68
Bronze III	73.9	Platinum III	19.1	GrandMaster	0.101
Bronze II	68.9	Platinum II	16.1	Challenger	0.030
Bronze I	64.2	Platinum I	13.7
Silver IV	60.7	Emerald IV	12.1
Silver III	54.3	Emerald III	8.2
Silver II	49.4	Emerald II	6.2
Silver I	44.9	Emerald I	4.8

February 2025

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	5.2%	Gold IV	6.6%	Diamond IV	1.3%
Iron III	6.2%	Gold III	4.3%	Diamond III	0.62%
Iron II	5.4%	Gold II	3.6%	Diamond II	0.42%
Iron I	3.8%	Gold I	2.2%	Diamond I	0.29%
Bronze IV	6.4%	Platinum IV	4.2%	Master	0.57%
Bronze III	5.2%	Platinum III	2.8%	GrandMaster	0.079%
Bronze II	4.9%	Platinum II	2.4%	Challenger	0.030%
Bronze I	3.7%	Platinum I	1.6%
Silver IV	6.3%	Emerald IV	3.4%
Silver III	5.1%	Emerald III	1.9%
Silver II	4.7%	Emerald II	1.3%
Silver I	3.5%	Emerald I	0.83%

Distribution:

• Iron: 20%

• Bronze: 20%

• Silver: 19%

• Gold: 16%

• Platinum: 11%

• Emerald: 7.5%

• Diamond: 2.7%

• Master: 0.57%

• GrandMaster: 0.079%

• Challenger: 0.030%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as an Emerald II you are in the top 5.44% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.84	Gold IV	38.44	Diamond IV	3.31
Iron III	93.64	Gold III	31.84	Diamond III	2.01
Iron II	87.44	Gold II	27.54	Diamond II	1.39
Iron I	82.04	Gold I	23.94	Diamond I	0.97
Bronze IV	78.24	Platinum IV	21.74	Master	0.68
Bronze III	71.84	Platinum III	17.54	GrandMaster	0.109
Bronze II	66.64	Platinum II	14.74	Challenger	0.030
Bronze I	61.74	Platinum I	12.34
Silver IV	58.04	Emerald IV	10.74
Silver III	51.74	Emerald III	7.34
Silver II	46.64	Emerald II	5.44
Silver I	41.94	Emerald I	4.14

Season 14

Starting from Season 14, League of Legends will shift to three four-month ranked splits. Split 1 starts in January, Split 2 begins in May, and Split 3 is planned for September. There is no longer a Preseason.

Split 3

Gameplay changes

Items nerfed: The devs removed 5-15% stat efficiency from most Legendary items, which should slow down combat, reduce snowballing, and put more focus on champions over items.

Focus on champions: Players will be more focused on their champion’s mechanics rather than relying on item power spikes, similar to the Durability Update 2.0. “We want more time for players to play out their champion’s gameplay fantasy and to put more emphasis on champions than items”.

Combat pacing and matchmaking: The item nerfs will slow down combat, making it more skill-based and readable. This should also improve matchmaking, making games less about early gold leads and more about player skill and strategy.

Ranked placements

Matt Leung-Harrison, Lead Gameplay Designer for League of Legends, shared the following updates about rank placements in Split 3.

Last season, we noticed that some of the higher-tier ranks were too easy to achieve, so we made adjustments to better align them with the intended difficulty.

Reaching ranks like Emerald, Diamond, or Master should be challenging. However, in some regions, more players were reaching these ranks than what we believe reflects the expected difficulty.

Additionally, we introduced increased skill decay for players who have been inactive for a while. This means some players may receive harsher placements than anticipated.

While this might feel like an immediate downgrade, we believe it's better than players returning to ranked, struggling in games, or facing resentment from teammates due to a mismatch in skill level. (For reference, returning players' win rates were around ~45%.)

December 2024

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	4.4%	Gold IV	7.7%	Diamond IV	1.2%
Iron III	3.9%	Gold III	4.6%	Diamond III	0.49%
Iron II	3.5%	Gold II	3.7%	Diamond II	0.35%
Iron I	2.8%	Gold I	2.4%	Diamond I	0.28%
Bronze IV	6.5%	Platinum IV	5.4%	Master	0.34%
Bronze III	5.3%	Platinum III	2.9%	GrandMaster	0.051%
Bronze II	5.2%	Platinum II	2.2%	Challenger	0.021%
Bronze I	4.0%	Platinum I	1.4%
Silver IV	8.3%	Emerald IV	3.6%
Silver III	5.7%	Emerald III	1.9%
Silver II	4.9%	Emerald II	1.3%
Silver I	3.3%	Emerald I	1.1%

Distribution:

• Iron: 14%

• Bronze: 21%

• Silver: 22%

• Gold: 18%

• Platinum: 12%

• Emerald: 8.1%

• Diamond: 2.3%

• Master: 0.34%

• GrandMaster: 0.051%

• Challenger: 0.021%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Gold I you are in the top 24.9% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.7	Gold IV	40.9	Diamond IV	2.7
Iron III	94.3	Gold III	33.2	Diamond III	1.53
Iron II	90.4	Gold II	28.6	Diamond II	1.04
Iron I	86.9	Gold I	24.9	Diamond I	0.69
Bronze IV	84.1	Platinum IV	22.5	Master	0.41
Bronze III	77.6	Platinum III	17.1	GrandMaster	0.072
Bronze II	72.3	Platinum II	14.2	Challenger	0.021
Bronze I	67.1	Platinum I	12
Silver IV	63.1	Emerald IV	10.6
Silver III	54.8	Emerald III	7
Silver II	49.1	Emerald II	5.1
Silver I	44.2	Emerald I	3.8

October 2024

Iron IV	4.1%	Gold IV	7.2%	Diamond IV	1.4%
Iron III	4.1%	Gold III	4.7%	Diamond III	0.66%
Iron II	3.6%	Gold II	3.9%	Diamond II	0.39%
Iron I	2.8%	Gold I	2.6%	Diamond I	0.20%
Bronze IV	6.3%	Platinum IV	5.1%	Master	0.23%
Bronze III	5.3%	Platinum III	3.0%	GrandMaster	0.045%
Bronze II	5.3%	Platinum II	2.2%	Challenger	0.015%
Bronze I	4.0%	Platinum I	1.4%
Silver IV	7.9%	Emerald IV	3.5%
Silver III	5.8%	Emerald III	2.0%
Silver II	5.1%	Emerald II	1.4%
Silver I	3.5%	Emerald I	0.85%

Distribution:

• Iron: 14%

• Bronze: 21%

• Silver: 22%

• Gold: 18%

• Platinum: 11%

• Emerald: 7.9%

• Diamond: 2.7%

• Master: 0.23%

• GrandMaster: 0.045%

• Challenger: 0.015%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Platinum IV you are in the top 22.4% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.6	Gold IV	40.8	Diamond IV	2.94
Iron III	94.5	Gold III	33.6	Diamond III	1.54
Iron II	90.4	Gold II	28.9	Diamond II	0.88
Iron I	86.8	Gold I	25	Diamond I	0.49
Bronze IV	84	Platinum IV	22.4	Master	0.29
Bronze III	77.7	Platinum III	17.3	GrandMaster	0.06
Bronze II	72.4	Platinum II	14.3	Challenger	0.015
Bronze I	67.1	Platinum I	12.1
Silver IV	63.1	Emerald IV	10.7
Silver III	55.2	Emerald III	7.2
Silver II	49.4	Emerald II	5.2
Silver I	44.3	Emerald I	3.79

Split 2

Major changes in Split 2

• Players will be able to place as high as Diamond III after provisional games (previously Emerald I).

• Demotion protection between divisions (for example, Silver II > Silver III) will be removed. Players will fluidly transition between divisions.

• Demoting from tiers will place players at 25 / 50 / 75 LP depending on the player’s MMR at the time of demotion compared to their rank.

• Master Duo will be enabled in most regions (and will stop again at Grandmaster).

Rank turning during Split I

To resolve negative LP gains and improve match quality, we made several adjustments during 2024's first split. Here are some as a recap:

• Fixed an occurrence where Iron IV players were being placed in Iron II.

• Fixed negative LP gains affecting Diamond I players.

• Reduced the LP gains/losses from 28 > 25 below Emerald to decrease inflation.

• Adjusted edge case handling around demotions (some players not being demoted properly).

• Ceased placing new Ranked players into Platinum (if they were playing Normal games).

• Implementing 50 LP demotions to decrease inflation.

• Reduced queue times below Silver by 40%.

• Made ranks within your team closer together by 40% in games below Silver.

• Adjusted how players who play ARAM, Bots, and Normals are initially seeded into Ranked (~average Silver IV, but can be as low as Iron IV and as high as Gold III).

August 2024

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	1.9%	Gold IV	6.3%	Diamond IV	2.0%
Iron III	2.4%	Gold III	3.8%	Diamond III	0.87%
Iron II	4.1%	Gold II	3.1%	Diamond II	0.67%
Iron I	3.5%	Gold I	2.2%	Diamond I	0.52%
Bronze IV	7.4%	Platinum IV	6.1%	Master	0.69%
Bronze III	5.6%	Platinum III	3.9%	GrandMaster	0.062%
Bronze II	5.2%	Platinum II	3.6%	Challenger	0.026%
Bronze I	3.3%	Platinum I	2.3%
Silver IV	6.5%	Emerald IV	5.4%
Silver III	4.4%	Emerald III	2.7%
Silver II	3.9%	Emerald II	1.9%
Silver I	2.6%	Emerald I	2.0%

Distribution:

• Iron: 12%

• Bronze: 21%

• Silver: 17%

• Gold: 15%

• Platinum: 16%

• Emerald: 12%

• Diamond: 4.1%

• Master: 0.69%

• GrandMaster: 0.062%

• Challenger: 0.026%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Emerald I you are in the top 6.8% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.9	Gold IV	48.1	Diamond IV	4.8
Iron III	97	Gold III	41.8	Diamond III	2.84
Iron II	94.6	Gold II	38	Diamond II	1.97
Iron I	90.5	Gold I	34.9	Diamond I	1.30
Bronze IV	87	Platinum IV	32.7	Master	0.78
Bronze III	79.6	Platinum III	26.6	GrandMaster	0.088
Bronze II	74	Platinum II	22.7	Challenger	0.026
Bronze I	68.8	Platinum I	19.1
Silver IV	65.5	Emerald IV	16.8
Silver III	59	Emerald III	11.4
Silver II	54.6	Emerald II	8.7
Silver I	50.7	Emerald I	6.8

June 2024

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	1.0%	Gold IV	5.9%	Diamond IV	2.0%
Iron III	1.9%	Gold III	3.8%	Diamond III	1.0%
Iron II	4.3%	Gold II	3.0%	Diamond II	0.72%
Iron I	3.9%	Gold I	2.3%	Diamond I	0.34%
Bronze IV	7.5%	Platinum IV	5.7%	Master	0.50%
Bronze III	5.9%	Platinum III	4.2%	GrandMaster	0.086%
Bronze II	5.7%	Platinum II	4.2%	Challenger	0.031%
Bronze I	3.7%	Platinum I	2.7%
Silver IV	6.4%	Emerald IV	4.9%
Silver III	4.6%	Emerald III	2.6%
Silver II	4.1%	Emerald II	1.9%
Silver I	2.8%	Emerald I	1.1%

Distribution:

• Iron: 11%

• Bronze: 22%

• Silver: 18%

• Gold: 15%

• Platinum: 16%

• Emerald: 10%

• Diamond: 4.2%

• Master: 0.50%

• GrandMaster: 0.086%

• Challenger: 0.031%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 4.7% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.8	Gold IV	47	Diamond IV	4.7
Iron III	97.8	Gold III	41.1	Diamond III	2.7
Iron II	95.9	Gold II	37.3	Diamond II	1.68
Iron I	91.6	Gold I	34.3	Diamond I	0.96
Bronze IV	87.7	Platinum IV	32	Master	0.62
Bronze III	80.2	Platinum III	26.3	GrandMaster	0.117
Bronze II	74.3	Platinum II	22.1	Challenger	0.031
Bronze I	68.6	Platinum I	17.9
Silver IV	64.9	Emerald IV	15.2
Silver III	58.5	Emerald III	10.3
Silver II	43.9	Emerald II	7.7
Silver I	49.8	Emerald I	5.8

Split 1

Narrowing Emerald tier: While overall we believe the new Emerald tier is accomplishing our goal of spreading out the ladder, the range of skill levels within Emerald is currently a bit too wide, so we’re going to be making Emerald a bit smaller. This, among other changes, should also help to correct instances of players Emerald rank and above receiving more LP per loss than LP per win.

Visible rank differences: While promoting ranks was made easier in 2023, there weren’t any adjustments to demotions, which led to some players having much higher visible ranks than their actual MMR. To correct this, demoting has been made a little easier to help avoid situations where a player could have a visible rank of Platinum, but actually have a Silver MMR. Additionally, we’ve also made adjustments to matchmaking so that the range of visible ranks within a lobby are tighter.

Modified LP gains: The LP gain increase to +/-25 per game we introduced last year has done a good job of helping players move up or down a division within a session, which we’re currently pretty happy with. That said, We’ve learned that this amount of LP isn’t sustainable in tiers Emerald and above where breadth of skill is higher. Due to this, LP gains at Emerald Tier and above have been decreased to roughly +/- 20 per game.

New player placements: We’ve updated how new players are placed in Ranked which should place them closer to their appropriate skill level.

April 2024

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	1.1%	Gold IV	6.2%	Diamond IV	2.0%
Iron III	1.5%	Gold III	4.5%	Diamond III	0.87%
Iron II	2.4%	Gold II	4.4%	Diamond II	0.64%
Iron I	3.0%	Gold I	3.7%	Diamond I	0.51%
Bronze IV	5.2%	Platinum IV	7.1%	Master	0.64%
Bronze III	4.6%	Platinum III	4.6%	GrandMaster	0.051%
Bronze II	4.4%	Platinum II	4.0%	Challenger	0.021%
Bronze I	3.7%	Platinum I	2.9%
Silver IV	5.5%	Emerald IV	6.1%
Silver III	4.4%	Emerald III	3.0%
Silver II	4.0%	Emerald II	2.0%
Silver I	3.3%	Emerald I	2.3%

Distribution:

• Iron: 8.1%

• Bronze: 18%

• Silver: 17%

• Gold: 19%

• Platinum: 18%

• Emerald: 13%

• Diamond: 4.0%

• Master: 0.64%

• GrandMaster: 0.051%

• Challenger: 0.021%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 4.8% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.7	Gold IV	55.6	Diamond IV	4.8
Iron III	97.6	Gold III	49.4	Diamond III	2.8
Iron II	96.1	Gold II	44.9	Diamond II	1.93
Iron I	93.7	Gold I	40.5	Diamond I	1.29
Bronze IV	90.7	Platinum IV	36.8	Master	0.78
Bronze III	85.5	Platinum III	29.7	GrandMaster	0.144
Bronze II	80.9	Platinum II	25.1	Challenger	0.021
Bronze I	76.5	Platinum I	21.1
Silver IV	72.8	Emerald IV	18.2
Silver III	67.3	Emerald III	12.1
Silver II	62.9	Emerald II	9.1
Silver I	58.9	Emerald I	7.1

February 2024

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.54%	Gold IV	6.4%	Diamond IV	2.1%
Iron III	1.1%	Gold III	4.8%	Diamond III	1.0%
Iron II	2.2%	Gold II	4.8%	Diamond II	0.64%
Iron I	3.0%	Gold I	4.0%	Diamond I	0.36%
Bronze IV	5.3%	Platinum IV	7.1%	Master	0.43%
Bronze III	4.7%	Platinum III	4.8%	GrandMaster	0.060%
Bronze II	4.5%	Platinum II	4.1%	Challenger	0.023%
Bronze I	3.6%	Platinum I	3.1%
Silver IV	5.7%	Emerald IV	6.0%
Silver III	4.6%	Emerald III	2.9%
Silver II	4.3%	Emerald II	2.0%
Silver I	3.5%	Emerald I	1.2%

Distribution:

• Iron: 6.9%

• Bronze: 18%

• Silver: 18%

• Gold: 20%

• Platinum: 19%

• Emerald: 12%

• Diamond: 4.1%

• Master: 0.43%

• GrandMaster: 0.060%

• Challenger: 0.023%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 4.6% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.84	Gold IV	55.8	Diamond IV	4.6
Iron III	98.3	Gold III	49.4	Diamond III	2.5
Iron II	97.2	Gold II	44.6	Diamond II	1.51
Iron I	95	Gold I	39.8	Diamond I	0.87
Bronze IV	92	Platinum IV	35.8	Master	0.51
Bronze III	86.7	Platinum III	28.7	GrandMaster	0.083
Bronze II	82	Platinum II	23.9	Challenger	0.023
Bronze I	77.5	Platinum I	19.8
Silver IV	73.9	Emerald IV	16.7
Silver III	68.2	Emerald III	10.7
Silver II	63.6	Emerald II	7.8

Season 13

League of Legends will have two Ranked resets in Season 2023. Split 1 will start at the beginning of the year in January, and Split 2 will start in the middle of the year.

Visible rank is no longer used as matchmaking criteria, only MMR. In addition to these changes, we’re also changing promotion series between tiers from Best of 5 to Best of 3.

The restriction on duoing in Ranked Solo/Duo with an MMR of Masters or above is disabled until patch 13.3. Note that duo restrictions based on visible rank are still active, so a player who reaches Master or above will not be able to duo.

Split II

Season 13 Split II started on July 17th, 2023. I waited a month before collecting data to ensure its reliability.

Reasoning behind the new Emerald rank

Historically, League of Legends has had a very bottom-heavy distribution of rankings.

Setting aside Iron at the bottom and Diamond+ at the top, most other competitive ranked games have the equivalents of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum roughly similar in size. This means that Bronze and Silver represent below average/average, while Gold and Platinum represent above average and very good players, respectively. However, our ranks have typically biased low, with more than 60% of players typically in Silver and Bronze.

We’re changing that in Split 2 and distributions are going to move to a more even percentage split, centering around gold.

What about Diamond and above? It’s important to us that the highest ranks retain the exclusivity and prestige they’ve historically had, so we’re not changing anything about how those ranks are distributed.

Flattening the curve without compensating somehow would result in a significant inflation in Diamond. In order to mitigate this, we’re adding a new rank: Emerald. Emerald rank will live between Diamond and Platinum and represents a roughly similar percentage of players as Platinum does today.

— Riot Revenancer, Systems Lead for the Motivations initiative

Season 13 rank distribution in Split 1 and 2 - Riot

November 2023

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.48%	Gold IV	8.0%	Diamond IV	1.2%
Iron III	1.1%	Gold III	5.0%	Diamond III	0.57%
Iron II	2.6%	Gold II	4.0%	Diamond II	0.54%
Iron I	3.3%	Gold I	2.6%	Diamond I	0.44%
Bronze IV	7.4%	Platinum IV	7.0%	Master	0.49%
Bronze III	5.3%	Platinum III	4.0%	GrandMaster	0.044%
Bronze II	4.6%	Platinum II	3.1%	Challenger	0.019%
Bronze I	3.3%	Platinum I	2.0%
Silver IV	7.5%	Emerald IV	6.2%
Silver III	5.0%	Emerald III	2.9%
Silver II	4.1%	Emerald II	1.7%
Silver I	2.8%	Emerald I	1.4%

Distribution:

• Iron: 7.6%

• Bronze: 20%

• Silver: 19%

• Gold: 19%

• Platinum: 16%

• Emerald: 12%

• Diamond: 2.8%

• Master: 0.49%

• GrandMaster: 0.044%

• Challenger: 0.019%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 3.3% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.68	Gold IV	51.2	Diamond IV	3.3
Iron III	98.2	Gold III	43.2	Diamond III	2.1
Iron II	97.1	Gold II	38.2	Diamond II	1.53
Iron I	94.5	Gold I	34.2	Diamond I	0.99
Bronze IV	91.2	Platinum IV	31.6	Master	0.55
Bronze III	83.8	Platinum III	24.6	GrandMaster	0.063
Bronze II	78.5	Platinum II	20.6	Challenger	0.019
Bronze I	73.9	Platinum I	17.5
Silver IV	70.6	Emerald IV	15.5
Silver III	63.1	Emerald III	9.3
Silver II	58.1	Emerald II	6.4
Silver I	54	Emerald I	4.7

September 2023

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.41%	Gold IV	8.0%	Diamond IV	1.2%
Iron III	1.1%	Gold III	5.3%	Diamond III	0.62%
Iron II	2.9%	Gold II	4.2%	Diamond II	0.46%
Iron I	3.6%	Gold I	2.8%	Diamond I	0.40%
Bronze IV	7.3%	Platinum IV	6.8%	Master	0.45%
Bronze III	5.2%	Platinum III	4.1%	GrandMaster	0.055%
Bronze II	4.6%	Platinum II	3.1%	Challenger	0.023%
Bronze I	3.5%	Platinum I	2.0%
Silver IV	7.5%	Emerald IV	5.3%
Silver III	5.2%	Emerald III	2.6%
Silver II	4.4%	Emerald II	1.6%
Silver I	3.0%	Emerald I	1.0%

Distribution:

• Iron: 8.0%

• Bronze: 20%

• Silver: 20%

• Gold: 20%

• Platinum: 16%

• Emerald: 10%

• Diamond: 2.7%

• Master: 0.45%

• GrandMaster: 0.055%

• Challenger: 0.023%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 3.2% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.7	Gold IV	50	Diamond IV	3.2
Iron III	98.3	Gold III	42	Diamond III	2
Iron II	97.2	Gold II	36.7	Diamond II	1.38
Iron I	94.3	Gold I	32.5	Diamond I	0.92
Bronze IV	90.7	Platinum IV	29.7	Master	0.52
Bronze III	83.4	Platinum III	22.9	GrandMaster	0.078
Bronze II	78.2	Platinum II	18.8	Challenger	0.023
Bronze I	73.6	Platinum I	15.7
Silver IV	70.1	Emerald IV	13.7
Silver III	62.6	Emerald III	8.4
Silver II	57.4	Emerald II	5.8
Silver I	53	Emerald I	4.2

August 2023

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.30%	Gold IV	8.0%	Diamond IV	1.2%
Iron III	1.0%	Gold III	5.6%	Diamond III	0.68%
Iron II	3.1%	Gold II	4.5%	Diamond II	0.46%
Iron I	4.1%	Gold I	3.1%	Diamond I	0.31%
Bronze IV	7.1%	Platinum IV	6.5%	Master	0.38%
Bronze III	5.0%	Platinum III	4.1%	GrandMaster	0.064%
Bronze II	4.6%	Platinum II	3.2%	Challenger	0.026%
Bronze I	3.8%	Platinum I	2.0%
Silver IV	7.5%	Emerald IV	4.3%
Silver III	5.5%	Emerald III	2.3%
Silver II	4.6%	Emerald II	1.5%
Silver I	3.2%	Emerald I	0.79%

Distribution:

• Iron: 8.6%

• Bronze: 20%

• Silver: 20%

• Gold: 21%

• Platinum: 16%

• Emerald: 9%

• Diamond: 2.7%

• Master: 0.38%

• GrandMaster: 0.064%

• Challenger: 0.026%

Top percentage of players

Below, a cumulative chart indicating the top percentage of players. For example, as a Diamond IV you are in the top 3.12% of the player base.

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.8	Gold IV	49	Diamond IV	3.12
Iron III	98.5	Gold III	41	Diamond III	1.92
Iron II	97.5	Gold II	35.4	Diamond II	1.24
Iron I	94.4	Gold I	30.9	Diamond I	0.78
Bronze IV	90.3	Platinum IV	27.8	Master	0.47
Bronze III	83.2	Platinum III	21.3	GrandMaster	0.09
Bronze II	78.2	Platinum II	17.2	Challenger	0.026
Bronze I	73.6	Platinum I	14
Silver IV	69.8	Emerald IV	12
Silver III	62.3	Emerald III	7.7
Silver II	56.8	Emerald II	5.4
Silver I	52.2	Emerald I	3.91

Split I

June 2023

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.47%	Silver II	7.1%	Diamond IV	1.1%
Iron III	0.87%	Silver I	6.1%	Diamond III	0.60%
Iron II	1.6%	Gold IV	10%	Diamond II	0.71%
Iron I	2.6%	Gold III	5.4%	Diamond I	0.64%
Bronze IV	6.3%	Gold II	4.7%	Master	0.50%
Bronze III	5.7%	Gold I	3.6%	GrandMaster	0.046%
Bronze II	6.3%	Platinum IV	5.6%	Challenger	0.020%
Bronze I	6.0%	Platinum III	2.4%
Silver IV	9.3%	Platinum II	1.8%
Silver III	6.8%	Platinum I	2.1%

Distribution:

• Iron: 5.6%

• Bronze: 24%

• Silver: 29%

• Gold: 24%

• Platinum: 12%

• Diamond: 3.0%

• Master: 0.50%

• GrandMaster: 0.046%

• Challenger: 0.020%

Top percentage of players

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	98.34	Silver II	52.4	Diamond IV	3.6
Iron III	97.87	Silver I	45.3	Diamond III	2.51
Iron II	97	Gold IV	39.2	Diamond II	1.91
Iron I	95.4	Gold III	29.2	Diamond I	1.20
Bronze IV	92.8	Gold II	23.8	Master	0.56
Bronze III	86.5	Gold I	19.1	GrandMaster	0.066
Bronze II	80.8	Platinum IV	15.5	Challenger	0.020
Bronze I	74.5	Platinum III	9.9
Silver IV	68.5	Platinum II	7.5
Silver III	59.2	Platinum I	5.7

April 2023

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.45%	Silver II	7.5%	Diamond IV	1.1%
Iron III	0.93%	Silver I	6.6%	Diamond III	0.62%
Iron II	1.9%	Gold IV	9.7%	Diamond II	0.58%
Iron I	3.2%	Gold III	5.2%	Diamond I	0.62%
Bronze IV	6.4%	Gold II	4.7%	Master	0.50%
Bronze III	5.8%	Gold I	3.7%	GrandMaster	0.056%
Bronze II	6.5%	Platinum IV	4.9%	Challenger	0.024%
Bronze I	6.5%	Platinum III	2.2%
Silver IV	9.1%	Platinum II	1.7%
Silver III	7.0%	Platinum I	1.6%

Distribution:

• Iron: 6.5%

• Bronze: 25%

• Silver: 30%

• Gold: 23%

• Platinum: 10%

• Diamond: 2.9%

• Master: 0.50%

• GrandMaster: 0.056%

• Challenger: 0.024%

Top percentage of players

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	99.08	Silver II	51.3	Diamond IV	3.5
Iron III	98.63	Silver I	43.8	Diamond III	2.40
Iron II	97.7	Gold IV	37.2	Diamond II	1.78
Iron I	95.8	Gold III	27.5	Diamond I	1.20
Bronze IV	92.6	Gold II	22.3	Master	0.58
Bronze III	86.2	Gold I	17.6	GrandMaster	0.080
Bronze II	80.4	Platinum IV	13.9	Challenger	0.024
Bronze I	73.9	Platinum III	9.0
Silver IV	67.4	Platinum II	6.8
Silver III	58.3	Platinum I	5.1

February 2023

Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage	Rank	Percentage
Iron IV	0.27%	Silver II	8.6%	Diamond IV	0.87%
Iron III	0.84%	Silver I	7.3%	Diamond III	0.52%
Iron II	2.8%	Gold IV	7.0%	Diamond II	0.44%
Iron I	5.3%	Gold III	4.6%	Diamond I	0.35%
Bronze IV	6.8%	Gold II	4.5%	Master	0.25%
Bronze III	6.2%	Gold I	3.6%	GrandMaster	0.068%
Bronze II	7.7%	Platinum IV	3.1%	Challenger	0.024%
Bronze I	7.8%	Platinum III	1.6%
Silver IV	8.4%	Platinum II	1.4%
Silver III	7.7%	Platinum I	1.1%

Distribution:

• Iron: 9.3%

• Bronze: 28%

• Silver: 32%

• Gold: 19%

• Platinum: 7.3%

• Diamond: 2.1%

• Master: 0.25%

• GrandMaster: 0.068%

• Challenger: 0.024%

Top percentage of players

Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%	Rank	Top%
Iron IV	99.17	Silver II	45.3	Diamond IV	2.52
Iron III	98.84	Silver I	36.7	Diamond III	1.65
Iron II	98.0	Gold IV	29.4	Diamond II	1.13
Iron I	95.2	Gold III	22.4	Diamond I	0.69
Bronze IV	89.9	Gold II	17.8	Master	0.34
Bronze III	83.1	Gold I	13.3	GrandMaster	0.092
Bronze II	76.9	Platinum IV	9.7	Challenger	0.024
Bronze I	69.2	Platinum III	6.6
Silver IV	61.4	Platinum II	5.0
Silver III	53.0	Platinum I	3.6

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All the League of Legends ranked seasons

I had to split this analysis into multiple articles due to the excessive number of tables and graphs, which resulted in very long loading times.

• Season 8

• Season 9

• Season 10

• Seasons 11 and 12

• Seasons 13 and 14

• Research Using This Data (Click to view 20+ studies)

  Using Game Analytics to facilitate players’ information processing

  • Author: André Miguel Fernandes do Sacramento

  • Institution: Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP)

  • Data Utilized: The dissertation cites Esports Tales for League of Legends rank distribution data from September 2025.

  • Full Text: Available via the Repositório Científico do Politécnico do Porto (IPP).

  Applications of Linear and Ensemble-Based Machine Learning for Predicting Winning Teams in League of Legends

  • Authors: Supratik Chowdhury, Mominul Ahsan, and Phoebe Barraclough.

  • Publication: Applied Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 10 (May 2025).

  • Data Utilized: The research utilizes competitive gaming data curated on Esports Tales, specifically referencing the rank distribution for November 2022.

  • Full Text: Available via MDPI.

  One Step Closer to Greater Understanding! Does a Correlation Exist Between Fluid Intelligence and Player Rank in League of Legends?

  • Author: Evan Miller

  • Institution: Illinois School of Professional Psychology at National Louis University, 2025

  • Data Utilized: The dissertation utilizes competitive gaming data curated on Esports Tales, specifically referencing League of Legends rank distribution data for both August 2024 and February 2025.

  • Full Text: Available via Digital Commons@NLU.

  Studying the Effects of Team Composition in Role-based Competitive Video Games

  • Author: Amy Cadman (Supervisor: Gaetano Romano).

  • Institution: Lancaster University, MSci Hons Mathematics with Statistics (May 2024).

  • Data Utilized: The dissertation cites esportstales.com rank distribution data for League of Legends to support its statistical analysis of team composition.

  • Full Text: Available via Lancaster University Repository.

  Esports as a Cultural Microcosm for Studying Psycholinguistics

  • Authors: Jeff Coon, Alexander Etz, Gregory Scontas, & Barbara W. Sarnecka (University of California Irvine / University of Texas at Austin) — Games and Culture, Volume 19, Issue 3 (2024).

  • Data Utilized: The study cites Esports Tales rank distribution data for League of Legends to provide context on the competitive environment.

  • Full Text: Available via SAGE Journals.

  Grinding to a Halt: The Effects of Long Play Sessions on Player Performance in Video Games

  • Published by: Ioannis Bikas, Johannes Pfau, Thomas Muender, Dmitry Alexandrovsky, & Rainer Malaka (University of Bremen / Utrecht University / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) — ACM CHI PLAY Companion '23 (2023)

  • Data Utilized: Historical League of Legends (June 2023) Solo Queue Rank Distribution and player tier datasets.

  • Full Text: Available via ACM Digital Library Open Access PDF.

  Perceptions of Effective Training Practices in League of Legends: A Qualitative Exploration

  • Published by: Callum Abbott, Matthew Watson, & Phil Birch (German Sport University Cologne / University of Chichester / Abbott Sport Psychology) — Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, Human Kinetics (2023).

  • Data Utilized: Historical League of Legends Solo Queue rank distribution data to calculate and verify the elite tier benchmarks of the participant pool, specifically defining the elite status of players mapping into the top 0.24% of the global gaming ladder.

  • Full Text: Available via Human Kinetics Journals.

  Cozy Games: How COVID-19 Affected Game Playing Among College Students

  • Author: Zhaoyi Fang

  • Institution: The George Washington University, 2023

  • Data Utilized: The thesis utilizes competitive gaming data curated on Esports Tales, specifically citing the "League of Legends Rank Distribution in Solo Queue" article from June 2023.

  • Full Text: Available via ScholarSpace.

  The Politics of a Game Patch: Patch Note Documents and the Patching Processes in League of Legends

  • Author: Rinaldo Del Gallo.

  • Institution: The University of Texas at Dallas, Master of Arts in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (May 2023).

  • Data Utilized: The thesis references Esports Tales rank distribution data for League of Legends to support its analysis.

  • Full Text: Available via UT Dallas Institutional Repository.

  Conversation Analysis in the Online Video Game "League of Legends"

  • Original Title: Konverzacijska analiza u online videoigri „League of Legends“

  • Published by: Luka Pasanec (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Croatian Studies) — Undergraduate Thesis (2023)

  • Data Utilized: Esports Tales League of Legends Rank Distribution in Solo Queue (August 2023 dataset).

  • Full Text: Available via the Repository of the University of Zagreb, Centre for Croatian Studies.

  Design of an Intelligent System for Match Prediction in League of Legends

  • Original Title: Diseño de un Sistema Inteligente para la predicción de partidas en League Of Legends

  • Author: Pablo Velicias Barquín

  • Institution / Publication: Universidad de Cádiz — Computer Engineering Bachelor's Thesis (2023).

  • Data Utilized: Historical League of Legends Solo Queue rank distribution data from February 2023.

  • Full Text: Available via the RODIN Repository (Universidad de Cádiz).

  League of Legends, where are the women?: A study on how sexism relates to different ranks in League of Legends

  • Author: Hanna Maria Markström

  • Institution: Uppsala University, Department of Economics

  • Data Utilized: The thesis cites Esports Tales for League of Legends rank distribution data from November 2022.

  • Full Text: Available via the DiVA portal

  Visuospatial working memory and attention control make the difference between experts, regulars and non-players of the videogame League of Legends

  • Authors: Carlos Valls-Serrano, Cristina De Francisco, María Vélez-Coto, and Alfonso Caracuel

  • Institution / Publication: Catholic University of Murcia / University of Seville / University of Granada — Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Volume 16 (July 2022)

  • Data Utilized: League of Legends Season 9 rank distribution data from May 2020.

  • Full Text: Available via Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

  Impacts on Civil Liability of External Mechanisms of "Elo" Progression in E-Sports in Face of the Abuse of Rights: Elojob, Eloduo and Elocoaching in League of Legends

  • Original Title: Impactos na responsabilidade civil dos mecanismos externos de progressão de “elo” nos e-sports perante o abuso de direito: elojob, eloduo e elocoaching no League of Legends

  • Published by: Iuri Bolesina & Kaue Simões (Atitus Educação / UNISC) — Revista IBERC (2023)

  • Data Utilized: Historical League of Legends Solo Queue Rank Distribution & Tier Percentages (August 2022 dataset).

  • Full Text: Available via Direct PDF Download.

  Mental Wear and Tear: An Exploratory Study on Mental Fatigue in Video Games Using the Example of League of Legends

  • Published by: Ioannis Bikas, Johannes Pfau, Bastian Dänekas, & Rainer Malaka (University of Bremen / University of California, Santa Cruz) — IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2022), published via Springer Nature (2022)

  • Data Utilized: Historical League of Legends Competitive Rank Distribution and tier percentage datasets.

  • Full Text: Index and abstract available via SpringerLink official portal (Institutional Access / Publisher Purchase Required).

  Communication Sequences Indicate Team Cohesion: A Mixed-Methods Study of Ad Hoc League of Legends Teams

  • Authors: Evelyn T S Tan, Katja Rogers, Lennart E. Nacke, Anders Drachen, & Alex Wade (Affiliated with universities in the UK, Canada, and Denmark).

  • Published in: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 6, Issue CHI PLAY (2022).

  • Data Utilized: The article cites rank distribution data from esportstales.com to establish the competitive context for its study of ad hoc teams.

  • Full Text: Available via ACM Digital Library.

  How do women create and manage their identity in a hostile and gendered gaming community: The case of League of Legends

  • Author: Native Davignon

  • Institution / Publication: University of Liège (Université de Liège), Belgium — HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'Université de Liège, Master's Thesis (Mémoire) in Strategic International Marketing (September 2022)

  • Data Utilized: League of Legends rank distribution statistics from June 2022.

  • Full Text: Available via MatheO (Master Thesis Online) Repository.

  Investigating Communication Patterns as Proxy Indicators of Team Cohesion in Ad Hoc Teams

  • Author: Evelyn Tan

  • Institution / Publication: University of York — Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Dissertation, Department of Computer Science (2022).

  • Data Utilized: Historical League of Legends Solo Queue rank distribution data from June 2022.

  • Full Text: Available via the CORE Open Access Repository.

  Online Toxicity as Violence in Esports: A League of Legends case study

  • Author: Jamie Wearing

  • Institution / Publication: Macquarie University — Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature (MCCALL), Faculty of Arts, Master of Research (MRes) Thesis (2021)

  • Data Utilized: League of Legends Solo Queue rank distribution metrics from November 2021 to contextualize player environments across different competitive skill tiers.

  • Full Text: Available via the Macquarie University Figshare Repository.

  Skateboarding, Video Gaming, and Political Theory

  • Author: Niko Maajid Christian.

  • Institution: Wesleyan University, The Honors College (April 2021).

  • Data Utilized: The thesis cites Esports Tales rank distribution data for League of Legends in its bibliography.

  • Full Text: Available via Academia.edu.

  Exploring Stress in Esports Gaming: Physiological and Data-driven Approach on Tilt

  • Author: Je Seok Lee

  • Institution: University of California, Irvine, 2021

  • Data Utilized: The dissertation references competitive gaming data curated on Esports Tales, specifically citing the "League of Legends Rank distribution in solo queue - June 2021" article.

  • Full Text: Available via eScholarship.

  League of Legends Recommendation System Using Clustering and Neural Networks

  • Original Title: Sistema de recomendación de League of Legends mediante agrupación y redes de neuronas

  • Author: Héctor Herreros Orcajo

  • Institution / Publication: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid — Undergraduate Degree Thesis (September 2020)

  • Data Utilized: League of Legends rank distribution data from April 2020

  • Full Text: Available via e-Archivo UC3M.

  Perceived Stressors Experienced by Competitive Esports Athletes

  • Published by: Dylan R. Poulus, Tristan J. Coulter, Michael G. Trotter, & Remco Polman (Queensland University of Technology / Southern Cross University) — International Journal of Esports (2022)

  • Data Utilized: Historical skill tier benchmarks and player distribution datasets for Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, and Rainbow Six Siege.

  • Full Text: Available via QUT ePrints Repository PDF Download.

  Health and Psychological Factors Associated with In-Game Rank, and Positive Youth Development in Esports

  • Author: Michael Trotter

  • Institution / Publication: Queensland University of Technology — Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Thesis, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health (2022)

  • Data Utilized: Historical tier percentiles, competitive rank distributions, and skill bracket cutoff data across multiple major multiplayer titles - including CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, and Rainbow Six Siege - to establish baseline skill brackets against player health profiles.

  • Full Text: Available via the QUT ePrints Repository.

  Boosting: Rank and skill deception in esports

  • Published by: Eoin Conroy, Magdalena Kowal, Adam J. Toth, & Mark J. Campbell (University of Limerick / Lero SFI Research Centre) — Entertainment Computing (2021)

  • Data Utilized: Historical 2019 rank distribution and tier percentage datasets for League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:GO, and Overwatch.

  • Full Text: Available via ScienceDirect Journal Portal.

  Physical Activity and Self-Determination towards Exercise among Esports Athletes

  • Published by: Mitchell Nicholson, Courtney Thompson, Dylan Poulos, Toby Pavey, Rob Robergs, Vincent Kelly, & Craig McNulty (Queensland University of Technology / Southern Cross University / University of the Sunshine Coast) — Sports Medicine - Open (2024).

  • Data Utilized: The study utilizes a comprehensive baseline of historical rank distribution and player tier percentage datasets from Esports Tales, referencing metrics for Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, Valorant, Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, PUBG, and Teamfight Tactics.

  • Full Text: Available via PMC Open Access PDF.

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