VALORANT’s rank distribution shows how players are spread across the competitive ladder, from Iron to Radiant. Below, you’ll find the latest available breakdown, along with the requirements for unlocking Competitive and how ranked placements work.
VALORANT has different game modes, such as Deathmatch, Spike Rush, Unrated, and Competitive. Additionally, there are three rotating game modes: Escalation, Replication, and Snowball Fight, which change with every patch. Among these, Competitive, or Ranked, is the most popular game mode in VALORANT.
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What is VALORANT Rank?
Competitive matchmaking aims to put you against similarly skilled opponents. New players must reach Account Level 20 to unlock Competitive mode. The previous requirement to win 10 Unrated matches no longer applies.
The point of having a competitive or Ranked mode is to play against similarly skilled opponents so you can enjoy the thrilling and nail-biting experience of the matches. If you are new to this game, you must play 10 Unrated matches to unlock competitive mode and get a specific rank.
There are 9 tiers of ranks in VALORANT. These tiers also have 3 sub-tiers, except for Radiant. Radiant is a special rank category representing the best of the best. Only the top 500 from each Region can reach Radiant.
Previously, there were 22 ranks in VALORANT. However, Riot Games also added a new tier called Ascendant in Episode 5 Act 1. So, in addition to Ascendant, there are currently a total of 25 ranks in VALORANT.
VALORANT Rank Distribution
The figures below use Valking.gg’s October 18, 2026 snapshot. They reflect the tracker’s sampled ranked population and should not be presented as Riot’s official distribution of every VALORANT player. Different trackers can produce different results because their coverage and update times vary.
Note: We updated the article on October 20, 2026.
Overall Rank Distribution
| Rank | Share of Tracked Players |
|---|---|
| Iron 1 | 0.7% |
| Iron 2 | 1.7% |
| Iron 3 | 2.9% |
| Bronze 1 | 5.4% |
| Bronze 2 | 5.9% |
| Bronze 3 | 4.8% |
| Silver 1 | 7.6% |
| Silver 2 | 6.9% |
| Silver 3 | 6.1% |
| Gold 1 | 9.2% |
| Gold 2 | 7.6% |
| Gold 3 | 5.8% |
| Platinum 1 | 7.8% |
| Platinum 2 | 5.7% |
| Platinum 3 | 4.1% |
| Diamond 1 | 5.4% |
| Diamond 2 | 3.7% |
| Diamond 3 | 2.6% |
| Ascendant 1 | 2.8% |
| Ascendant 2 | 1.5% |
| Ascendant 3 | 0.8% |
| Immortal 1 | 0.8% |
| Immortal 2 | 0.1% |
| Immortal 3 | 0.1% |
| Radiant | Excluded from this dataset |
Source: Valking.gg, October 18, 2026. Percentages are rounded. Radiant’s exclusion does not mean there are no Radiant players.
What Is the Most Common Rank in VALORANT?
Gold is the largest rank group in this snapshot, accounting for 22.6% of tracked players. Gold 1 is both the most common individual division at 9.2% and the division containing the median player.
When Does VALORANT Reset Ranks?
VALORANT’s yearly Season has six Acts, with five-match placements at two points:
- Act 1: Five placement matches at the start of the Season.
- Act 4: Five placement matches at Mid-Season.
- Acts 2, 3, 5, and 6: One placement match for returning players who have already completed their initial placements.
The five-match reset therefore happens twice a year, rather than with every new Act.
Your current rank tracks your position on the competitive ladder, while your Act Rank records your highest-ranked win during that Act.
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