In 2009, IGN ranked Sisko as the 8th best character of "Star Trek" overall. In 2012, "Paste Magazine" rated Sisko as the #9 character of all "Star Trek" live-action television shows up to that time. In 2016, ScreenRant rated Benjamin Sisko as the fourth best character in "Star Trek" overall as presented in television and film up to that time. In 2016, Sisko was ranked as the 2nd most important character of Starfleet within the "Star Trek" science fiction universe by Wired magazine.