The need for sustainable buildings has gained traction as a result of escalating negative environmental impacts of the conventional building type. A plethora of different green building rating systems and assessment tools have been developed and implemented around the globe to gage the performance of buildings in meeting sustainability goals. However, it is not clear the most common and widely adopted green building rating tools (GBRTs). This study identifies the most widely adopted GBRTs and their features through a systematic review of literature. A total of 52 articles published between 1997 and 2021 drawn from the World Green Building Council database and Google Scholar were included in this review. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The results reviewed that there are ten most widely adopted GBRTs across the world with the LEED, BREEAM, and Passivhaus being the top three. It was also observed that even though each of the ten identified GBRTs has its focus on one or more elements of green building design, there exists a marked variation in the level of emphasis on the different green building elements due to different regional considerations. The study concludes that adequate knowledge of the most widely used GBRTs and their key features is a prerequisite for their adoption by industry stakeholders for the attainment of sustainability goals.