Ranked Distribution in VALORANT: Here’s What You Need to Know
VALORANT ranked matches can be quite intense and nerve-wracking. Whether you win or lose, every game feels like a crucial moment with your rank rating on the line.
Back in August 2021, the VALORANT development team provided some insight into their plans for the future of ranked play. However, since then, there has been limited official information from Riot about the current state of the VALORANT ranked distribution.
Fortunately, there are other websites that track and share this information, giving us an overview of the distribution of ranks in VALORANT.
So, where does the current VALORANT ranked distribution stand?
Current VALORANT Ranked Distribution
According to Tracker.GG, as of one week into Episode Seven, Act One, the global VALORANT ranked distribution is as follows:
- Iron One: 0.66%
- Iron Two: 2.62%
- Iron Three: 9.19%
- Bronze One: 6.80%
- Bronze Two: 10.50%
- Bronze Three: 8.70%
- Silver One: 11.32%
- Silver Two: 7.63%
- Silver Three: 6.61%
- Gold One: 5.93%
- Gold Two: 5.33%
- Gold Three: 4.80%
- Platinum One: 4.22%
- Platinum Two: 3.59%
- Platinum Three: 3.43%
- Diamond One: 2.81%
- Diamond Two: 1.96%
- Diamond Three: 1.35%
- Ascendant One: 1.15%
- Ascendant Two: 1.2%
- Ascendant Three: 0.77%
- Immortal One: 0.12%
- Immortal Two: 0.10%
- Immortal Three: 0.03%
- Radiant: 0.003%
Compared to the official Riot graph from the summer of 2021, there are more players in Bronze and Silver now, while Gold and Platinum ranks have slightly fewer players. This aligns with Riot’s goal of adjusting the ranked distribution to have a healthier spread of players in each rank. It’s worth noting that the top ranks still have significantly fewer players, but this is expected in a highly competitive game like VALORANT. Overall, the distribution forms a bell curve, which is a positive sign for the game’s competitive balance.
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It’s worth mentioning that compared to recent acts, more players are currently in the lower ranks (Iron, Bronze, and Silver) while fewer players are in the higher ranks (Gold, Platinum, and above). However, this could be because it’s still early in the episode, and players typically start in lower ranks after completing their placement matches.
According to a dev diary from August 2021, the VALORANT development team acknowledged the imbalance of lower-ranked players and expressed their desire to address this issue. Their objective was to reduce the number of players in Silver and ensure players are placed in the ranks that suit their skill level. The current ranked distribution shows progress towards this goal, with Silver becoming more aligned with Bronze and Gold ranks.
We will keep you updated with any new information regarding the ranked distribution in VALORANT.
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