Greatest Inventions Community Rankings
The cumulative ranking of all 16 entrants, built from 7 completed Greatest Inventions brackets and 105 head-to-head picks. The Internet currently leads on win rate.
Last updated August 16, 2026
Play the Greatest Inventions bracket7
brackets completed
105
picks recorded
16
entrants with results
Full community ranking
- 1
The Internet
15W - 5L · won 2 brackets
75%
win rate
- 2
The Wheel
12W - 5L · won 2 brackets
71%
win rate
- 3
Vaccines
14W - 6L · won 1 bracket
70%
win rate
- 4
Computer
9W - 6L · won 1 bracket
60%
win rate
- 5
Smartphone
10W - 7L
59%
win rate
- 6
Electricity
8W - 7L
53%
win rate
- 7
Printing Press
6W - 6L · won 1 bracket
50%
win rate
- 8
Steam Engine
6W - 7L
46%
win rate
- 9
Penicillin
5W - 7L
42%
win rate
- 10
GPS
5W - 7L
42%
win rate
- 11
Compass
4W - 7L
36%
win rate
- 12
Airplane
3W - 7L
30%
win rate
- 13
Telephone
3W - 7L
30%
win rate
- 14
Television
2W - 7L
22%
win rate
- 15
Automobile
2W - 7L
22%
win rate
- 16
Camera
1W - 7L
13%
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 105 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 August 16, 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.