List of drivers in Mario Kart Tour


 * For the list that covers all of the karts in the game, see List of karts in Mario Kart Tour.
 * For the list that covers all of the gliders in the game, see List of gliders in Mario Kart Tour.
 * For the list that covers all of the tires in the game, see Tire § Mario Kart Tour.
 * For the tables to convert the level shown here into the actual statistics used by the game, see Mario Kart Tour in-game statistics.

Counting each Mii costume separately, there are currently playable characters ( if including Gold Mario, who appears exclusively in the Coin Rush mode) in Mario Kart Tour, the largest number of playable characters in a Mario game. If one excludes characters based on alternate colors (such as Red Yoshi, Black Shy Guy, etc), alternate versions (such as Baby Mario, Baby Rosalina, etc), costumes (such as Toad (Pit Crew), Red Koopa (Freerunning), Dr. Mario, etc), or power-ups (such as Metal Mario, Peachette, Pink Gold Peach, Fire Rosalina, etc), the actual representation of unique characters is 43, which is still the most expansive roster in the Mario Kart series.

Notable new playable characters to the Mario Kart series include Peachette, Pauline, Hammer Bro, Boomerang Bro, Fire Bro, Ice Bro, Monty Mole, Dixie Kong, Captain Toad, Nabbit, King Bob-omb, Kamek, and Chargin' Chuck, with King Bob-omb also making his overall playable debut and Kamek and Hammer Bro making their first playable appearances in the series after they were planned for but scrapped from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii respectively. Some characters also make a return after a long absence from the series, such as Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, and Birdo, who were last playable in Mario Kart Wii, Petey Piranha, who was last playable in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Donkey Kong Jr., who was last playable in Super Mario Kart. Currently, there are only three characters from previous Mario Kart games (excluding non-Mario characters) that are not playable in this game, those being Paratroopa from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Wiggler and Honey Queen from Mario Kart 7.

Miis also return from previous Mario Kart games, debuting in the Mii Tour. Like in Mario Kart 8, they have a multitude of different racing suits they can use, with each suit having its own special item. There are currently 37 suits.

Upon launching the game for the first time, players will be given either Toad or Toadette. After the tutorial, they are granted a free pipe launch which grants Peachette, Metal Mario, or Dry Bowser. The Red Mii Racing Suit is also given as a free gift for players.

Unlike in other Mario Kart games, characters are sorted by the rarity of unlocking them. There are three tiers of rarity: Normal, Super, and High-End. While the Normal characters are easier to unlock, rarer characters have a greater amount of starting points and have more favored and favorite courses.

The only differences between drivers in the main statistics affect acceleration and weight, and depend on the kart size.

The chance of obtaining a Frenzy is increased by the driver chosen, depending on their level and rarity.