Top 25 Highest Bounties in One Piece (Ranked)

One of the most intriguing features of the One Piece universe is the bounty system. As the story progresses, the bounties on our beloved pirates increases, keeping us on edge to find out the latest rewards on their heads. We literally had to wait more than a decade to find out the bounties for two of the greatest characters in the One Piece series, the Pirate King and Whitebeard. Learning about the bounty on well-known pirates and our favorite characters has been one of the beloved aspects of the series for many fans. Now, after the Post-Wano arc in One Piece, things have started changing at a rapid rate, and we have seen many updated bounties. So today, we have compiled a list of the highest pirate bounties in One Piece (anime and manga) to make it easier for you to keep track.

Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers about the bounties and powers of characters in One Piece. So we suggest you watch the anime or read the manga first to avoid ruining your experience.

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What is a Bounty in One Piece?

As we all know, a bounty is an amount of money offered as a reward for accomplishing a certain task. This same concept is applied in the One Piece world by the Marines, who are part of the World Government. A bounty is listed for all the pirates, criminals, and bandits roaming and traveling through the seas to capture them dead or alive.

How Does Bounty System Work in One Piece?

If you are wondering how bounties work in the One Piece universe, here is everything you need to know:

• In the first place, bounties are created to raise awareness of how dangerous and powerful these pirates/ criminals are among the public and prompt them to help the Marines to capture these notorious actors.
• The bounty’s value is assigned depending on how dangerous the character is. That’s why the most wanted pirate in One Piece has the highest bounty on their head.
• The Marine issues “Dead or Alive” bounty posters that are spread throughout the world, so that the bounty hunters can claim their rewards either by capturing or killing the threat.
• The reward is given in Belly currency (pronounced as berries) to bounty hunters.

Ranking the Top Bounties in One Piece

Now that you have understood how the bounty system works in One Piece, it’s time to look at the highest bounties in the One Piece world. We have included pirate bounties shown in the manga and the anime, so let’s dive in:

1. Gol D. Roger

• Bounty: 5,564,800,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Roger Pirates
• Devil Fruit: None
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Who can have the highest bounty of all time other than the Pirate King Gol D. Roger himself? This legendary man conquered the seas, led his crew to the laughing tale, and found the legendary treasure “One Piece”. And he is the only person to do it so too. He became the Pirate King after achieving all of this with his mightiest powers and the fun fact is he is not a devil-fruit user. He mastered all three forms of Haki and rose up in powers. This man is the epitome of greatness all over and he deserves the whopping bounty for his heroic status.

2. Edward Newgate (Whitebeard)

• Bounty: 5,046,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Whitebeard Pirates, Rocks Pirates(Previously)
• Devil Fruit: Gura Gura no Mi (Tremor-Tremor Fruit)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Edward Newgate who is popularly known as Whitebeard was regarded as the Strongest Man on the planet. He had the powerful paramecia type Gura Gura no Mi devil fruit which is fearsomely considered as the fruit which can destroy the entire world. Apart from this, Whitebeard also mastered all forms of Haki and can use it flawlessly. This man was the direct rival to the Pirate King and that shows his levels clearly. Hence, the second-highest bounty was rightfully given to our iconic Whitebeard.

3. Kaido

• Bounty: 4,611,100,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Beast Pirates, Rocks Pirates (Previously)
• Devil Fruit: Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu (Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

While Whitebeard was considered the Strongest man on the planet, similarly Kaido of the beasts was regarded as the Strongest Creature on the planet. It is said that “On a 1 on 1 battle, you should always bet for Kaido” which proves the ultimate powers he possessed. He was one of the four emperors of the sea and was fearsomely reputed across the seas. Kaido’s Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu is an extremely rare and powerful devil fruit and additionally he knew to use all three types of haki too. He was also a former member of the almighty Rocks Pirates which further elevates his status and has the third-highest bounty of all time for now.

4. Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom)

• Bounty: 4,388,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Big Mom Pirates, Rocks Pirates (Previously)
• Devil Fruit: Soru Soru no Mi (Soul-Soul Fruit)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Charlotte Linlin widely known as Big Mom is the only female character to become an emperor of the seas and possessed wicked powers at the palm of her hands. Like Kaido, she was also one of the former members of the Rocks Pirates and went on to earn a name for herself by starting Big Mom Pirates with her family. She ate the Soru Soru no Mi devil fruit which gave her terrifying powers and she can use all three forms of Haki too. Trust us, nobody wants to mess with her because that’s how much strength she is, and has the fourth-highest bounty of all time for now.

5. Shanks

• Bounty: 4,048,900,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Red hair Pirates, Roger Pirates (Previously)
• Devil Fruit: None
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Akagami Shanks is the most powerful emperor currently after the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom by the worst generation of pirates. He was a former member of the Legendary Roger Pirates, and just like his former crew, he started the Red Hair Pirates crew with no devil fruit users. Shanks isn’t a devil fruit user but he is the extremely overpowered Haki user now. He has mastered all the forms of haki and even unlocked a new form which earned him the title “Killer of Observation Haki”. He made an admiral run for his life with his conqueror’s haki even though when he was very far away. Undoubtedly, Shanks is the real big deal now and has the fifth-highest bounty of all time befittingly.

6. Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard)

• Bounty: 3,996,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Blackbeard Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates (Deserted)
• Devil Fruit: Yami Yami no Mi (Dark-Dark Fruit), Gura Gura no Mi (Tremor-Tremor Fruit)
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Marshall D. Teach, infamously known as the Blackbeard, is one of the main antagonists of the show. Leader of the Blackbeard Pirates, he is an emperor of the seas and a former warlord. Although we haven’t seen much of him in action, he sure has mysterious powers that enabled him to consume two devil fruits and broke the rules of nature. He now holds two devastating powers of two OP devil fruits and he has the ability to perform the two forms of haki too. This easily makes him one of the most terrifying villains we have seen so far and thoroughly deserves this large sum of bounty. It is worth noting that he rose up to this position in the list of highest bounties as he poses a very great threat to humanity now more than anyone.

7. Dracule Mihawk

• Bounty: 3,590,000,000 Berries
• Organization: Cross Guild
• Devil Fruit: None
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Dracule Mihawk is the World’s Strongest Swordsman currently. He was known as Marine Hunter previously and worked for the world government as a warlord of the sea. He is the main rival of our supreme Shanks and is one of the most important characters of the show now. His swordsmanship skills are second to none and can use two forms of Haki too. With the rise of a new organization called the Cross Guild, he partnered with Buggy and Crocodile. Due to him being the most dangerous person in this organization, the world government has issued a staggering 7th highest bounty for his head.

8. Buggy

• Bounty: 3,189,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Buggy Pirates, Roger Pirates (Previously)
• Organization: Cross Guild
• Devil Fruit: Bara Bara no Mi (Chop-Chop Fruit)
• Haki: Unconfirmed

Buggy the clown has to be the luckiest character in the show because no matter how hard the situation he is in, he always emerges as a big character in the end. He was a former member of the Roger Pirates along with Shanks. He is the captain of the Buggy Pirates and became one of the warlords of the sea. After the world government put an end to the warlord system, he started the Cross Guild Organization along with Mihawk and Crocodile. He even became their leader accidentally and that raised his value to a whole new level resulting in him becoming one of the emperors of the sea and getting a gigantic bounty for his head. He has the 8th highest bounty in One Piece now and don’t you forget about his devil fruit powers which can become instantly OP if it gets awakened.

9. Monkey D. Luffy

Note: The three main stars of the worst generation of pirates who are Law, Luffy, and Kid now have an equal bounty of 3 billion berries for each. If you’re wondering why they have the same bounties the answer is a simple one. If you add the bounties of Kaido and Big Mom you will have nearly 8.9 billion berries and if you combine these three stars’ bounties you will have 9 billion berries exactly. This was a little clever move from the author Eiichiro Oda.

• Bounty: 3,000,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika (Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Monkey D. Luffy has been making breakthrough after breakthrough ever since he set out on his pirate journey. At the end of the Arlong Park arc, Luffy got a tiny bounty of 30,000,000 berries. But from then he went on to get a gigantic bounty of 3,000,000,000 Berries now at the end of the Wano Country arc which is 100x than his first-ever bounty. Luffy continues to grow greatly in terms of powers and he is literally in his peak form with his Gear Five. With a new war breaking out in Egghead Island now, we are sure that Luffy’s bounty is going to skyrocket all the way up again. Luffy has the 9th-highest bounty now but we can assure you that he is going to have the all-time highest bounty soon.

10. Trafalgar D. Water Law

• Bounty: 3,000,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Heart Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Ope Ope no Mi (Op-Op Fruit)
• Haki: Armament and Observation

Trafalgar D. Water Law is the captain of Heart Pirates and ever since he formed an alliance with Luffy, this pirate crew duo sure damaged the higher powers in the new line and even dethroned two Emperors of the sea along with Kid. Law started out with a 200,000,000 Berries bounty which was super great for a rookie and now after defeating the Emperors, he has gone all the way up to an enormous bounty of 3,000,000,000 Berries. Law along with his crew are fighting another Emperor, Blackbeard now and we just can’t wait to see the result of this legendary battle. If luck falls on Law’s side, his victory can boost his bounty even higher for sure.

11. Eustass Kid

• Bounty: 3,000,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Kid Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Jiki Jiki no Mi (Magnet-Magnet Fruit)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Eustass Captain Kid leads the Kid Pirates and was also considered the worst generation of pirates like Luffy and Law. He also started out with a big bounty of 315,000,000 berries and now after aiding the Straw Hats and Samurai during the raid on Onigashima, his bounty is equal to that of Law and Luffy. Together with Law, he defeated the scary Big Mom who was also an emperor of the sea which gave him a bounty of 3,000,000,000 Berries now. Kid has arrived at the Elbaf Island and let us wait to see what awaits him there.

12. Crocodile

• Bounty: 1,965,000,000 Berries
• Organization: Cross Guild, Baroque Works (Previously)
• Devil Fruit: Suna Suna no Mi (Sand-Sand Fruit)
• Haki: Unconfirmed

Crocodile was the first villain who completely obliterated Luffy at the beginning of the show. He was an Ex-warlord and the president of the criminal organization Baroque Works. His devil fruit powers are absolutely versatile and dangerous too as he can suck the water out of every living thing and even an entire island. It’s not confirmed if he has Haki but being one of the important adversaries, it’s only a matter of time before it’s revealed. After joining the Cross Guild, now he has the 12th-highest bounty of all time in One Piece.

13. Boa Hancock

• Bounty: 1,659,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Kuja Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Mero Mero no Mi (Love-Love Fruit)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Boa Hancock is also popularly known as the Pirate Empress or Snake Princess of Amazon Lily Island. She was the only female warlord and the second female to get a billion bounty. She is the captain of the Kuja Pirates and leads the Amazon Lily too. Her Medusa-like devil fruit powers are insane and to top it she can perform all the forms of Haki too. Since Big Mom is gone now, Boa can start climbing up the ranks to become the most powerful woman at the moment and has a huge 13th-highest bounty of all time for now.

14. King

• Bounty: 1,390,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Beast Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Pteranodon (Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Pteranodon)
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

King is from the Lunarian race which is facing extinction. They have the special ability to create fire from their body. Thus King is called the King the Conflagration and is an All-Star member of the beast pirates. He consumed the ancient mythical zoan type Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Pteranodon fruit which gives him wonderful power to incorporate with his fire ability. King is the right-hand man of Kaido that is to put simply he is what Zoro is to Luffy. He possesses two types of Haki and the trustable strong ally of Kaido which earned him the 14th highest bounty in the show.

15. Marco

• Bounty: 1,374,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Whitebeard Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix (Bird, Model: Phoenix)
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Marco who is well known as Marco the Phoenix is one of the last remnants and the former first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. He was also the right-hand man of Whitebeard. Marco has the rarest Mythical Zoan type Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix allows him to transform into a Phoenix which has special healing powers. He can perform the two basic forms of Haki too. Marco helped the Samurai and Straw Hat Pirates during the raid on Onigashima which proved that he is still worthy and has the 15th-highest bounty of all time.

16. Queen

• Bounty:1,320,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Beast Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Brachiosaurus (Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Brachiosaurus)
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Queen is known as Queen the Plague for the destructive powers he possesses. He was also one of the closest people to Kaido and is an All-Star member of the Beast Pirates like King. In short, he has a mighty devil fruit power and is a cyborg too. He can combine them both to create more powerful attacks. He was a former member of the research team known as MADS which consisted of Dr.Vegapunk, Caesar, and Vinsmoke Judge. Queen is a highly intelligent person as well as a strong fighter which got him the 16th-highest bounty in the show.

17. Roronoa Zoro

• Bounty: 1,111,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates
• Devil Fruit: None
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Roronoa Zoro was previously known as the Pirate Hunter as he worked as a bounty hunter. Fast forward to now, he has a colossal bounty for his head. Zoro is the most loyal man to Luffy and is the right-hand man of the future pirate king. His swordsmanship skills levels are getting higher and higher and he has unlocked all three forms of Haki too. Zoro is the strongest crewmate of Star Hat Pirates next to Luffy and we hope that he will become the world’s strongest swordsman beating Mihawk in the future. For now, he has the 17th highest bounty in the show.

18. Jinbe

• Bounty: 1,100,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates, Sun Pirates(Previously)
• Devil Fruit: None
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Jinbe is widely recognized as the Knight of the Sea and is an important member of the Straw Hat pirates now. He is the Helmsman of the Straw Hats currently and he used to be a member of the Sun Pirates. Jinbe is a Fishman and mastered the Fishman karate technique. He was a former warlord of the sea and knows to use to forms of Haki. After the raid on Onigashima and fighting as part of the Straw Hat Pirates, his bounty has increased enormously and he has the 18th-highest bounty of all time.

19. Charlotte Katakuri

• Bounty: 1,057,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Big Mom Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Mochi Mochi no Mi (Mochi-Mochi Fruit)
• Haki: Armament, Observation, and Conqueror’s

Even though Katakuri is an antagonist, he is admired by fans all over the world. Katakuri is one of three sweet commanders of the Big Mom Pirates and was never defeated by anyone before he met Luffy. This status along with his special type of paramecia devil fruit and mastery of all forms of haki skyrocketed his bounty value. He is also highly skilled at hand-to-hand combats and can incorporate his devil fruit powers with his Haki. Thus, Katakuri has the 19th-highest bounty in the show.

20. Vinsmoke Sanji

• Bounty: 1,032,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates
• Devil Fruit: None
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Vinsmoke Sanji popularly known as Black Leg Sanji is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is also a loyal mate of Luffy’s next to Zoro. He repudiated the Vinsmoke surname and is one of the strongest crewmates of Straw Hat Pirates. Sanji has superhuman powers given to him by the Vinsmoke family and can use two forms of Haki too. Recently, Sanji showcased his excellent powers during the raid on Onigashima and that boosted his bounty very high to the point that he has the 20th highest bounty of all time.

21. Jack

• Bounty: 1,000,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Beast Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Zou Zou no Mi, Model: Mammoth (Elephant-Elephant Fruit, Ancient Zoan Model: Mammoth)
• Haki: Armament, and Observation

Jack is widely known as Jack the Drought and he is one of the closest companions of Kaido. He is the third and last member of the All-Stars of Beast Pirates and that proves the havoc he can cause with his mammoth devil fruit powers. Apart from this, he can also use two forms of Haki, and he proved the worth of his powers and strength in his fight against the Minks in sulong form. Currently, Jack has the 21st-highest bounty in the show.

22. Charlotte Smoothie

• Bounty: 932,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Big Mom Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Shibo Shibo no Mi (Wring-Wring Fruit)
• Haki: Armament and Observation

Charlotte Smoothie is one of the three sweet commanders of the Big Mom pirates and is a hybrid of the long leg tribe. Although we haven’t seen much of or heard of Smoothie’s powers, she has a stupendous bounty that proves she is the second strongest after Katakuri. Her devil powers allow her to squeeze the liquid out of any living being and she can perform two forms of Haki too. She is one of the dominant members of the Big Mom family and pirates, earning her the 22nd-highest bounty of all time.

23. Nico Robin

• Bounty: 930,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Hana Hana no Mi (Flower-Flower Fruit)
• Haki: N/A

Nico Robin, popularly known as Robin-chwan among the fandom, is one of the best female characters in One Piece. Do not be fooled by her innocent demeanor though, as she has a massive bounty of 930,000,000 Berries following the raid on Onigashima. She was just 8 years old when the World Government set a gigantic 79,000,000 Berries bounty on her head and coined her the Demon of Ohara. Thus, she acquired the moniker “Devil Child.”

Robin is one of only two persons in the entire world who can read the Poneglyphs and has one of the strongest devil fruits, the Hana Hana no Mi. She was given an enormous bounty for this fact from a young age, and it only increased once she joined the Straw Hat Pirates, rising to the 23rd biggest bounty in history.

24. Charlotte Cracker

• Bounty: 860,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Big Mom Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Bisu Bisu no Mi (Bis-Bis Fruit)
• Haki: Armament and Observation

Charlotte Cracker is the 15th child (10th son) of Big Mom and is known as the “Thousand Arms” Charlotte Cracker. He is also one of the three sweet commanders of Big Mom Pirates along with Katakuri and Smoothie. He is the Minister of Biscuits of the Biscuits Land which is a part of Totto Land. Even his crewmates and the people of his land greatly feared him. He was cleverly fooling the entire world by disguising himself as one of his soldiers and his true identity was hidden. He was considered a serious threat by the World Government and was marked the 23rd-highest bounty in the show. But these facts didn’t matter to Luffy as he completely broke Cracker with just one shot.

25. Charlotte Perospero

• Bounty: 700,000,000 Berries
• Pirate Crew: Big Mom Pirates
• Devil Fruit: Pero Pero no Mi (Lick-Lick Fruit)
• Haki: Armament and Observation

Charlotte Perospero is the firstborn child and son of Big Mom. He is the Minister of Candy of the Candy Land. He has been a recurring antagonist of the show continuously now up to the Wano Country Arc. With him being the eldest son in the Charlotte family, he has a bit of high authority over the people and his siblings. He also possesses a great amount of strength which earned him the 24th-highest bounty in the show. Perospero’s devil fruit powers may look sweet and harmless but it has caused numerous problems to his enemies with his intelligence.

BONUS: Sabo

• Bounty: 602,000,000 Berries
• Organization: Revolutionary Army
• Devil Fruit: Mera Mera no Mi (Flame-Flame Fruit)
• Haki: Armament and Observation

And for a little glimpse of Sabo’s future bounty, he has been stirring up a storm against the World Government lately in the Egghead Island arc. We are pretty sure his bounty is going to skyrocket in the upcoming bounty reveals. So, we are also excited to see the new bounties after the Egghead arc gets over. So, stay tuned for the upcoming reveals!

For those unaware, Sabo ate Ace’s Mera Mera no Mi and inherited his will. He is popularly known as the Flame Emperor now and is a very important officer of the Revolutionary Army. Until then, check out our article on the best arcs in One Piece.

With this article, we have covered the highest bounties in the One Piece world so far. Our aim was to provide you a clear understanding of the bounty system and how it operates in the series. We have included up-to-date bounties in this article and will update the same as and when new bounty figures are announced in the manga or anime series. If you think we missed on any character that should be on this list, let us know in the comments below. Also, tell us about your favorite One Piece character, and did you know the bounties on their head?