A 2025 poll of the most popular Video Game ships on the Fanfiction site Archive of Our Own (Ao3) revealed the following statistics for Cloud and Tifa (cloti):
#67 of the top 100 video game ships on AO3
the highest-ranking M/F Final Fantasy ship
the 7th highest-ranked Final Fantasy ship overall
1 of only 12 M/F ships on the entire list