The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Donuts of All Time
GoatWars fans rank Apple Fritter the greatest of all time among Donuts, with a 61.7% Goatscore.
Chasing the crown: #T2 Boston Cream (59.9%), #T2 Glazed Donut (59.9%).
What is the best donut?
Ask ten people and you’ll get ten different answers.
Some swear the Glazed Donut is perfection — if a shop can’t nail the glaze, nothing else matters.
Others say the only serious donut is the Old-Fashioned, the crunchy cake donut built for coffee.
Fans of filled donuts argue the real champions are Boston Cream, Jelly, or Bavarian Cream.
And then there are the rebels.
The Apple Fritter — chaotic, crispy, and barely shaped like a donut.
The Cronut — the croissant-donut hybrid that started bakery lines around the world.
This league puts the most iconic donuts head-to-head so fans can decide.
Is the Glazed Donut the benchmark every bakery must beat?
Is the Apple Fritter secretly the best donut in the case?
Or does the Old-Fashioned prove texture beats toppings?
Vote in the battles and build your GOAT List.
All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.
GOAT List FAQs
Who is the greatest of all time among Donuts?
GoatWars fans rank Apple Fritter the greatest of all time among Donuts, with a 61.7% Goatscore.
How is the GOAT List calculated?
The GOAT List ranks every contender in Donuts by Goatscore: the percentage of head-to-head GoatWars battles they have won, as voted by fans.
How many votes is this ranking based on?
This GOAT List is based on 2,891 fan votes in head-to-head battles, as of October 1, 2026.
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