Most Popular Anime Characters (2026)

The top 100 anime characters, ranked by AniList community favourites — a transparent, data-backed measure of who fans love most.

#	Character	Anime	Favourites
1	Levi	Attack on Titan	42,783
2	Satoru Gojou	JUJUTSU KAISEN	41,468
3	Killua Zoldyck	Hunter x Hunter (2011)	37,388
4	Luffy Monkey	ONE PIECE	35,966
5	Eren Yeager	Attack on Titan	34,509
6	Lelouch Lamperouge	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion	29,006
7	L Lawliet	Death Note	28,765
8	Zoro Roronoa	ONE PIECE	28,733
9	Emilia	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-	28,512
10	Mikasa Ackerman	Attack on Titan	28,444
11	Ken Kaneki	Tokyo Ghoul	27,718
12	Arataka Reigen	Mob Psycho 100	25,087
13	Itachi Uchiha	Naruto	23,097
14	Kurisu Makise	Steins;Gate	22,918
15	Makima	Chainsaw Man	22,758
16	Yuuji Itadori	JUJUTSU KAISEN	22,566
17	Kakashi Hatake	Naruto	22,544
18	Thorfinn Karlsefni	Vinland Saga	22,501
19	Maomao	The Apothecary Diaries	22,159
20	Frieren	Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End	22,143
21	Kurapika	Hunter x Hunter (2011)	21,771
22	Rintarou Okabe	Steins;Gate	21,739
23	Light Yagami	Death Note	21,693
24	Kaguya Shinomiya	Kaguya-sama: Love is War	21,449
25	Denji	Chainsaw Man	21,267
26	Violet Evergarden	Violet Evergarden	21,213
27	Shigeo Kageyama	Mob Psycho 100	21,102
28	Power	Chainsaw Man	20,903
29	Edward Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood	20,025
30	Naruto Uzumaki	Naruto	19,840
31	Tanjirou Kamado	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	19,801
32	Shouto Todoroki	My Hero Academia	19,596
33	Megumi Fushiguro	JUJUTSU KAISEN	18,674
34	Katsuki Bakugou	My Hero Academia	18,534
35	Sakura Matou	Fate/stay night	18,239
36	Osamu Dazai	Bungo Stray Dogs	17,801
37	Joseph Joestar	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	17,751
38	Megumin	KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!	17,396
39	Marin Kitagawa	My Dress-Up Darling	17,220
40	Chika Fujiwara	Kaguya-sama: Love is War	17,040
41	Rem	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-	17,003
42	Askeladd	Vinland Saga	16,819
43	Gintoki Sakata	Gintama	16,534
44	Gon Freecss	Hunter x Hunter (2011)	16,527
45	Nezuko Kamado	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	16,384
46	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	Classroom of the Elite	16,384
47	Senkuu Ishigami	Dr. STONE	16,251
48	Saitama	One-Punch Man	16,186
49	Shouyou Hinata	HAIKYU!!	16,051
50	Armin Arlert	Attack on Titan	16,006
51	Inosuke Hashibira	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	15,987
52	Hisoka Morow	Hunter x Hunter (2011)	15,870
53	Izuku Midoriya	My Hero Academia	15,850
54	Izumi Miyamura	Horimiya	15,822
55	Jin-U Seong	Solo Leveling	15,555
56	Yuu Ishigami	Kaguya-sama: Love is War	15,397
57	Hange Zoe	Attack on Titan	15,293
58	Zenitsu Agatsuma	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	15,289
59	Subaru Natsuki	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-	15,227
60	Sanji	ONE PIECE	15,212
61	Aki Hayakawa	Chainsaw Man	15,004
62	Roy Mustang	Fullmetal Alchemist	14,986
63	Robin Nico	ONE PIECE	14,696
64	Nobara Kugisaki	JUJUTSU KAISEN	14,668
65	Yor Forger	SPY x FAMILY	14,654
66	Ichigo Kurosaki	Bleach	14,515
67	Tobio Kageyama	HAIKYU!!	14,465
68	Kento Nanami	JUJUTSU KAISEN	14,256
69	Sasuke Uchiha	Naruto	14,138
70	Rimuru Tempest	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	14,079
71	Giyuu Tomioka	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	13,783
72	Erwin Smith	Attack on Titan	13,687
73	Anya Forger	SPY x FAMILY	13,608
74	Maki Zenin	JUJUTSU KAISEN	13,500
75	Rin Tohsaka	Fate/stay night	13,281
76	Sukuna	JUJUTSU KAISEN	12,568
77	Artoria Pendragon	Fate/stay night	12,489
78	Kyouko Hori	Horimiya	12,391
79	Kyoujurou Rengoku	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	12,032
80	Yuu Nishinoya	HAIKYU!!	12,016
81	Karma Akabane	Assassination Classroom	11,963
82	Roxy Migurdia	Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation	11,833
83	Kana Arima	OSHI NO KO	11,701
84	Ai Hayasaka	Kaguya-sama: Love is War	11,378
85	Yami Sukehiro	Black Clover	11,250
86	Kenma Kozume	HAIKYU!!	11,191
87	C.C.	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion	11,190
88	Asuna Yuuki	Sword Art Online	10,884
89	Toge Inumaki	JUJUTSU KAISEN	10,682
90	Manjirou Sano	Tokyo Revengers	10,656
91	Tooru Oikawa	HAIKYU!!	10,530
92	Koro-sensei	Assassination Classroom	10,464
93	Loid Forger	SPY x FAMILY	10,425
94	Chrollo Lucilfer	Hunter x Hunter (2011)	10,373
95	Nami	ONE PIECE	10,195
96	Dio Brando	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	10,040
97	Shinobu Kochou	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	9,947
98	Asta	Black Clover	9,907
99	Shouta Aizawa	My Hero Academia	9,889
100	Kazuma Satou	KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!	9,867

About this data

Popularity is measured by AniList favourites — the number of community members who have marked each character as a favourite. It is one of the most reliable public signals of anime-character popularity. Writers and researchers are welcome to cite this leaderboard with a link to AniCodex.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the most popular anime character?

Levi is currently the most popular, with 42,783 AniList favourites.

How is this ranking calculated?

Each character is ranked by their number of AniList favourites — the count of community members who have added them to their favourites. It is a direct, transparent measure of fan popularity, updated regularly.

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