Street Fighter 6 October 2026 Usage Stats Reveal Top Picks In Ranked

The monthly Street Fighter 6 usage stats are out for October, and it should come as no surprise that Ryu is the most-used character in the game on average.

The monthly stats put together usage data on all characters, and they are usually an indicator of the popularity of characters in general. They also show the usage rates of characters based on rank, meaning the favorite character for Iron-ranked players will differ from those in Master rank.

For October 2026, Ryu took the top spot, followed by new character Arjun, with Akuma rounding out the top three. The bottom three have also stayed pretty consistent, with Lily occupying the last slot, followed by Dhalsim and Honda.

Another interesting thing from the data is that Luke, who received some big buffs in the August patch, is the third most-used character in Master rank, with Arjun sitting in fifth place.

All the other ranks had either Ryu or Jamie as the most-used character, except for Gold rank, which surprisingly had Zangief. This is interesting because, as a grappler, one would expect Zangief not to be popular, but it turns out that he is.

All eyes will now turn to the November usage rates to see if Arjun continues to be popular or if, like Yasmine and Ingrid before him, he falls off and sits somewhere in the middle.