FIFA World Cup Top Scorers All Time

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Key Findings

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Kylian Mbappé leads in FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time) with 22.

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Average FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time): 11.39 · median: 10.

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Gap: Kylian Mbappé is 2.4× larger than Uwe Seeler.

About This Dataset

FIFA World Cup Top Scorers All Time

Kylian Mbappé leads this table on 22 World Cup goals, with Lionel Messi on 21 and Miroslav Klose third on 16.

Klose's 16 were spread across four tournaments from 2002 to 2014, a record of longevity rather than one explosive run, and they stood as the all-time mark until the 2026 tournament. Gerd Müller held the record for 32 years before Ronaldo passed him in 2006.

Just Fontaine's 13 came in a single tournament, the 1958 World Cup, and nobody has come within three of that in one tournament since.

Analysis

Kylian Mbappé (22), Lionel Messi (21) and Miroslav Klose (16) take the top three in FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time). No single entity dominates: the leader, Kylian Mbappé, holds 6.9% of the combined total of all 28. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 26 run from 16 down to 9.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

28 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

Kylian Mbappé

FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time) · All Time

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FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time)

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Coverage: 28 entities · 28 observations
Measure: FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time)
Last updated: 16 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Articles using this data

Every World Cup Top Scorer, 1930 to 2026

The leading scorer of all 23 World Cups, from Guillermo Stábile in 1930 to Kylian Mbappé in 2026 — and why the winning total keeps shrinking.

Just Fontaine Scored 13 Goals at One World Cup. Nobody Has Come Within Three Since.

In 1958 a French forward scored 13 goals in six matches. Sixty-eight years and sixteen tournaments later, the best anyone has managed is 10.

Kylian Mbappé Is Now the World Cup's All-Time Top Scorer

For twelve years the record belonged to Miroslav Klose. The 2026 World Cup broke it twice in a single tournament.

Rankings & Full Data

28 records · FIFA World Cup Goals (All Time) · ranked by All Time

✓ 28 sourced

#	Category	All Time
🥇	Kylian Mbappé	22
🥈	Lionel Messi	21
🥉	Miroslav Klose	16
4	Ronaldo	15
5	Gerd Müller	14
6	Harry Kane	14
7	Just Fontaine	13
8	Pelé	12
9	Sándor Kocsis	11
10	Jürgen Klinsmann	11
11	Cristiano Ronaldo	11
12	Helmut Rahn	10
13	Gary Lineker	10
14	Gabriel Batistuta	10
15	Teófilo Cubillas	10
16	Thomas Müller	10
17	Grzegorz Lato	10
18	Ademir	9
19	Eusébio	9
20	Christian Vieri	9
21	Vavá	9
22	David Villa	9
23	Paolo Rossi	9
24	Neymar	9
25	Jairzinho	9
26	Roberto Baggio	9
27	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	9
28	Uwe Seeler	9

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers Visit ↗

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