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The Darts World Rankings are systems designed to determine a list of the best darts players in the world based on their performances in past tournaments. In 1993, a group of former world champions and other high-profile players separated from the British Darts Organisation , meaning there were several major governing bodies in the sport.
13 players have held the position of World Number One since the World Darts Council started new rankings in 1993. Seven different players held the position in the old points system, and seven players have held the position since the PDC switched to the two-year earnings based Order of Merit system in 2007, with Phil Taylor being the only player ...
Luke Littler (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number two. He is the reigning PDC World Champion after winning the 2025 World Championship , where he became the youngest world champion in darts history, at 17 years and ...
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he is the second most successful player in PDC history, behind Phil Taylor. As of 15 October 2024 he has won the most PDC Pro Tour events, with 91. He has won 157 PDC titles, and 164 professional singles titles worldwide. Van Gerwen began playing darts at the age of 13.
From Eric Bristow to Phil Taylor, the most successful dart players' earnings rival athletes in some of the more mainstream sports. Take a look at some of the highest-earning dart players of all time:
Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number one. He is a former PDC World Champion , having won the 2024 World Championship , defeating Luke Littler in the final.
Anderson won the first major tournaments of his career by claiming the International Darts League and World Darts Trophy back-to-back in 2007. [24] It was a significant achievement as he succeeded against fields comprising the top players and world champions from both the rival organisations: the Professional Darts Corporation and BDO.
Christopher Dobey (born 31 May 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number ten. Nicknamed "Hollywood" , Dobey has won 5 ranking PDC titles and was the 2023 Masters champion.