Which Game of Thrones Characters Had the Most Screen Time? Here Are the Top 5, Ranked
Game of Thrones has always been notorious for killing its central characters like flies, but these five managed to live long enough to get the most screen time on the show.
5. Sansa Stark — 418 minutes
Out of all the Stark characters, Sansa had the most screen time. The older of Ned Stark’s two daughters, Sansa was almost an unnecessary character in the earlier seasons, but her significance increased tenfold in the later ones. Sansa ended her journey on Game of Thrones as the Queen in the North with 418 minutes of screen time. Her younger sister Arya followed closely behind in the 6th place with 393 minutes.
4. Cersei Lannister — 425 minutes
Unlike Sansa, Cersei was one of the most essential power players in Westeros since day one with her power gradually building up throughout the seasons until she ended up being the only de jure tyrant of the Seven Kingdoms. Her long and dark story arc required a screen time of 425 minutes — and since we know you’re wondering about him, Jaime only got 392 minutes and the 7th place.
3. Daenerys Targaryen — 524 minutes
Well, this one definitely came as a surprise to us since we expected Dany to be the character with the most screen time on Game of Thrones. In reality, she only took bronze — so much for having a completely standalone arc that lasted many seasons! The story of Queen Daenerys took up 524 minutes of screen time, and her unfortunate admirer surprisingly ended up in the 8th place with 328 minutes.
2. Jon Snow — 651 minutes
The one and only Jon Snow ended up with silver in our list — exactly the hair color he could’ve had if his secret Targaryen genes had worked properly. For his seasons-long Northbound journey, Jon Snow achieved many things, and a solid screen time score is one of them: the former Lord Commander took up 651 minutes of our lives. His best pal Sam ended up in the 11th place with 264 minutes.
1. Tyrion Lannister — 679 minutes
Guess who it is! Tyrion Lannister, potentially the most beloved character in the entirety of Game of Thrones, picked up his presence later in the show but was a prominent figure since the very beginning. For his charm and wits, Tyrion yanked a record screen time of 679 minutes and a gold medal while his buddy Lord Varys finished the race in the 10th place with 267 minutes.
Source: Reddit