Pizza Toppings Tier List, Settled Head-to-Head
All 16 toppings here, ranked by 176 players. Pepperoni leads: it wins 81.2% of its matchups (n = 531) and was champion in 76 of 176 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
Size
PineappleThe controversial one
Extra CheeseMore mozzarella
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Pizza Toppings: the community’s best
Win rate across 2,544 head-to-head picks from 176 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | Pizza topping | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PepperoniClassic meat topping | 431–100 | 81.2% | 76 | 531 | |
| 2 | 283–152 | 65.1% | 23 | 435 | ||
| 3 | 207–151 | 57.8% | 14 | 358 | ||
| 4 | 159–158 | 50.2% | 7 | 317 | ||
| 5 | 165–168 | 49.5% | 7 | 333 | ||
| 6 | 154–158 | 49.4% | 6 | 312 | ||
| 7 | 148–156 | 48.7% | 10 | 304 | ||
| 8 | 149–168 | 47% | 6 | 317 |
Pizza Toppings: the community tier list
From 2,544 head-to-head picks in 176 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Pepperoni
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Extra Cheese
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Bacon
- Italian Sausage
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- BBQ Chicken
- Fresh Basil
- Mushrooms
- Ham
- Black Olives
- Onions
- Buffalo Chicken
- Pineapple
- + 1 more
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Green Peppers
- Spinach
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Anchovies
How the Pizza Toppings bracket works
This pizza topping tier list is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — Pepperoni or Mushrooms? Italian Sausage or Extra Cheese? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. Comparing two choices is far easier than sorting 16 of them at once, which is why the finished list tends to survive a second look.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), with every one of the 16 choices in the field. The draw is seeded: the same for everyone today, different tomorrow, and different again whenever you press New draw. You can also play it at 8 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 16 entrants
All 16 entrants are listed below, including Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Italian Sausage and Extra Cheese. Updated
- PepperoniClassic meat toppingPhoto: Jonathan Cutrer / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- MushroomsSliced or dicedPhoto: chris_73 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Italian SausageCrumbled or slicedPhoto: Conan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Extra CheeseMore mozzarellaPhoto: Popo le Chien / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Green PeppersBell peppersPhoto: Kham Tran - www.khamtran.com / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- OnionsRed or whitePhoto: Colin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Black OlivesSlicedPhoto: Newyorkadam / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- BaconCrispy pieces
- PineappleThe controversial onePhoto: Suniltg at Malayalam Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- HamDiced or sliced
- JalapenosSpicy kickPhoto via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- SpinachFresh or cookedPhoto: Rasbak / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fresh BasilClassic ItalianPhoto: Photo by David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Buffalo ChickenSpicy chickenPhoto: Clotee Pridgen Allochuku / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- BBQ ChickenSweet & smokyPhoto: orchidgalore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- AnchoviesLove 'em or hate 'em
Tier list instead?
Load all 16 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
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Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Answer as if both options were in front of you and you could only eat one.
- The default run puts all 16 choices in the draw. Short on time? Drop to 8 slots — a quicker run over a random 8 of them.
- Use undo the moment you regret a pick. One reflex answer in an early round can knock out a favourite before it gets going.
Questions people ask
What is the best pizza topping?
According to 176 BracketRanker players, Pepperoni (Classic meat topping). It wins 81.2% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 531) and was champion in 76 of 176 brackets (43.2%).
How many choices are in the Pizza Toppings bracket?
The pool holds 16 choices. A default run puts all of them in the draw and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16 slots.
Which choices are included?
Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Italian Sausage, Extra Cheese, Green Peppers, Onions, Black Olives, Bacon, Pineapple, Ham, Jalapenos and Spinach, plus 4 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the Pizza Toppings bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. There is no sign-up, and your progress is saved on this device after every pick.
Is this a pizza toppings tier list or a ranking?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other choice grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two choices that never met. If you would rather place the choices into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 16 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Is there a community pizza toppings ranking?
Every completed bracket feeds the Pizza Toppings community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 16 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
Can I change which choices are included?
Use the bracket maker: add your own choices, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 16 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.