| Rank | Contestant | Season(s) | Type | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Natalie Anderson | S29, S40 | EI (3), EoE | 36 |
| 2-t |  |
Reem Daly | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 32 |
| 2-t |  |
Amber Mariano | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 32 |
| 4 |  |
Danni Boatwright | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 29 |
| 5 |  |
Matt Elrod | S22 - Redemption Island | RI | 28 |
| 6 |  |
Chris Underwood | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 27 |
| 7 |  |
Ethan Zohn | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 26 |
| 8 |  |
Aubry Bracco | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 22 |
| 9-t |  |
Boston Rob Mariano | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 21 |
| 9-t |  |
Parvati Shallow | S16, S40 | EI (2), EoE | 21 |
| 11 |  |
Ozzy Lusth | S16, S23 | EI (3), RI (15) | 18 |
| 12-t |  |
Yul Kwon | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 17 |
| 12-t |  |
Tyson Apostol | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 17 |
| 14-t |  |
Laura Morett | S27 - Blood vs. Water | RI | 16 |
| 14-t |  |
Joe Anglim | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Candice Woodcock Cody | S13, S27 | EI (5), RI (10) | 15 |
| 17-t |  |
Mike Chiesl | S22 - Redemption Island | RI | 14 |
| 17-t |  |
Christine Shields-Markoski | S23 - South Pacific | RI | 14 |
| 17-t |  |
Wendell Holland | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 14 |
| 20 |  |
Eric Hafemann | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 13 |
| 21-t |  |
Tina Wesson | S27 - Blood vs. Water | RI | 12 |
| 21-t |  |
Julia Carter | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 12 |
| 21-t |  |
Adam Klein | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 12 |
| 24-t |  |
John Cody | S27 - Blood vs. Water | RI | 11 |
| 24-t |  |
Keith Sowell | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 11 |
| 26-t |  |
Sugar Kiper | S17 - Gabon | EI | 10 |
| 26-t |  |
David Wright | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 10 |
| 28-t |  |
Aras Baskauskas | S12, S27 | EI (4), RI (4) | 8 |
| 28-t |  |
Terry Deitz | S12 - Panama | EI | 8 |
| 28-t |  |
Kelley Wentworth | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 8 |
| 31-t |  |
Taj Johnson-George | S18 - Tocantins | EI | 7 |
| 31-t |  |
Sophie Clarke | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 7 |
| 31-t |  |
Jeremy Collins | S29, S40 | EI (3), EoE | 7 |
| 34-t |  |
Danielle DiLorenzo | S12 - Panama | EI | 6 |
| 34-t |  |
Jason Siska | S16 - Micronesia | EI | 6 |
| 34-t |  |
Stephen Fishbach | S18 - Tocantins | EI | 6 |
| 34-t |  |
Marissa Peterson | S27 - Blood vs. Water | RI | 6 |
| 34-t |  |
Rick Devens | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 6 |
| 34-t |  |
'Wardog' DaSilva | S38 - Edge of Extinction | EoE | 6 |
| 34-t |  |
Kim Spradlin | S40 - Winners at War | EoE | 6 |
| 41-t |  |
Adam Gentry | S13 - Cook Islands | EI | 5 |
| 41-t |  |
Jonathan Penner | S13 - Cook Islands | EI | 5 |
| 41-t |  |
Brendan Synnott | S18 - Tocantins | EI | 5 |
| 41-t |  |
Vytas Baskauskas | S27 - Blood vs. Water | RI | 5 |
Complete through Survivor 46. Click contestant name/picture to view their contestant page
We have "exile" in quotes because on this leaderboard, we're tracking all days played outside the regular game — whether it be Exile Island, Redemption Island, Ghost Island, temporary exile, or Edge of Extinction. Each format is a bit different from the others, and it's not really fair to lump them all together like this, but who really wants a list of just Exile Island stays? So the "type" reflects the format: EI = Exile Island; EoE = Edge of Extinction; and RI = Redemption Island.
Note: Oucasts in Pearl Islands were not on camera when off-game, so we only have the show's claim that they were indeed "on limited food" to go on ... reports at the time were that they were not, so this was not counted.
This is not an exhaustive list. We dropped all totals of 4 days or below, because you have to stop somewhere. But good news, Aras now makes the career cut when his 4 Exile and 4 Redemption days get added together. Yay!