Sanrio Character Rankings
{{Short description|Annual character popularity poll}}
The Sanrio Character Rankings are an annual popularity poll in which users vote for their favourite Sanrio character. The popularity poll has been conducted every year since 1986. Previously conducted via Sanrio's official monthly newspaper, the Strawberry Newspaper, the ranking is now conducted online.{{cite web|url=https://www.sanrio.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0407Revised_2022PressRelease_EN.pdf|title=2022 Sanrio Character Ranking Kicks Off!|website=sanrio.eu|access-date=2022-07-06 }} From the official Sanrio Character Ranking 2025 website FAQs: "The Sanrio character ranking is an annual, popularity contest for Sanrio characters and this year marks its 40th year! The 90 characters included have been chosen after careful consideration from various perspectives."{{Cite web |title=2025 Sanrio character ranking Official Website |url=https://ranking.sanrio.co.jp/en/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=2025 Sanrio character ranking Official Website |language=en}} The Character Cinnamoroll has been incredibly popular in the rankings in recent years, having won seven out of eight times between 2017 and 2024. Hello Kitty topped the list for the first time in 1998 and remains in the all-time lead, having topped the list fifteen times as of 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=Hello Kitty Most Popular Sanrio Character in Annual Ranking History |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02236/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=nippon.com |language=en}}
Previous top ten winners
Leaderboard
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Character !Number of 1st place Wins !Years Won !Most Recent Win |
| Hello Kitty
|15 |1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2019 |2019 |
| Cinnamoroll
|7 |2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |2024 |
| Pochacco
|5 |1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |1995 |
| My Melody
|3 |2010, 2011, 2014 |2014 |
| Pompompurin
|3 |1997, 2015, 2016 |2016 |
| Minna no Tabo
|2 |1988, 1989 |1989 |
| Keroppi
|1 |1990 |1990 |
| Marroncream
|1 |1987 |1987 |
| Zashikibuta
|1 |1986 |1986 |
| Badtz-Maru
|1 |1996 |1996 |
See also
References
External links
- [https://ranking.sanrio.co.jp/en/characters/ Official website]
- [https://www.sanrio.co.jp/special/characterranking/2024/en/result/ 2024 Sanrio character ranking results]
- [https://www.sanrio.co.jp/special/characterranking/2023/en/result/ 2023 Sanrio character ranking results]