Greatest Inventions Community Rankings
The cumulative ranking of all 16 entrants, built from 22 completed Greatest Inventions brackets and 330 head-to-head picks. Vaccines currently leads on win rate.
Last updated September 30, 2026
Play the Greatest Inventions bracket22
brackets completed
330
picks recorded
16
entrants with results
Full community ranking
- 1
Vaccines
46W - 17L · won 5 brackets
73%
win rate
- 2
Electricity
40W - 17L · won 5 brackets
70%
win rate
- 3
The Wheel
35W - 18L · won 4 brackets
66%
win rate
- 4
The Internet
33W - 20L · won 2 brackets
62%
win rate
- 5
Computer
24W - 21L · won 1 bracket
53%
win rate
- 6
Smartphone
20W - 22L
48%
win rate
- 7
Automobile
18W - 21L · won 1 bracket
46%
win rate
- 8
Printing Press
17W - 20L · won 2 brackets
46%
win rate
- 9
Television
15W - 21L · won 1 bracket
42%
win rate
- 10
Airplane
14W - 21L · won 1 bracket
40%
win rate
- 11
Penicillin
13W - 22L
37%
win rate
- 12
Telephone
13W - 22L
37%
win rate
- 13
GPS
13W - 22L
37%
win rate
- 14
Steam Engine
10W - 22L
31%
win rate
- 15
Camera
10W - 22L
31%
win rate
- 16
Compass
9W - 22L
29%
win rate
How this ranking works
How is the Greatest Inventions community ranking calculated?
Every completed Greatest Inventions bracket adds one result to the pool. Each head-to-head pick is recorded as a win for one entrant and a loss for the other, and entrants are ordered by win rate across all 330 matchups played so far. Champion counts are tracked separately so a lucky draw cannot pass as a favourite.
Why use win rate instead of how often something wins the bracket?
Brackets are shuffled, so an entrant can reach the final without beating anything difficult. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant appeared in, which is a fairer read on how people actually feel about it. Champion counts are shown next to it for the entrants that keep taking the title.
How often does this ranking update?
Continuously. The page rebuilds every few minutes, so a bracket you finish now shows up here shortly afterwards. Last refreshed September 30, 2026.
Does my own ranking have to match this one?
No — this is the aggregate, not a verdict. Play the rank inventions yourself and you get a private result page with your own order, which you can share and compare against the community list here.