What 120 credit card rankings say about goals versus numbers

Updated October 17, 2026 from verified card data.

Computed across 120 recent Perko rankings (241 report groups). No individual report is shown; findings below a minimum group size are not published.

• In 0% of groups, the card that best reached the person's named programs was not the card that won on the numbers - the goals finalist was a different card.
• The median top pick adds about $2,111 a year on top of what the person already holds.
• 48% of groups were business entities.

Cards that led a group most often:

1. Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card - 22% of groups
2. Ink Business Preferred Credit Card - 22% of groups
3. Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card - 14% of groups
4. Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business - 8% of groups
5. Ink Business Cash Credit Card - 7% of groups
6. Citi Double Cash Card - 3% of groups
7. Capital One Venture Business Credit Card - 3% of groups
8. Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card - 2% of groups
9. Chase Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card - 2% of groups
10. Citi Strata Premier Card - 2% of groups

See where you land.