Who Beat Hello Kitty In The 2024 Sanrio Character Ranking?

To some, Sanrio remains a throwback to our childhood, a cute reminder of our younger years. But in 2024, Sanrio proved to us its enduring relevance beyond childhood with the recent 2024 Sanrio Character Ranking Contest. 

Started in 1986 in the monthly newspaper 'Ichigo Shinbun,' the Sanrio Character Awards has been an annual tradition and a way for the Japanese company to promote Sanrio ~*fan favorites*~.

To start, the company selects 90 characters from an initial list of 450 Sanrio characters. The official voting is done on the Sanrio Character Awards Official Website. To qualify to vote, you must obtain tickets earned from the video game 'Hello Sweet Days' or through a purchase of any items at the in-app store. The official voting for this year ran from April 11, 2024 to May 26, 2024.

Sanrio Releases Results of 2024 Character Ranking Contest

Included in the contest are long-time fan favorites, Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, and Little Twin Stars, among many others. Other characters like Dear Daniel, Pokkyuten, Tiny Chum, JEWELPET, and more were also up for voting.

The 39th Annual Sanrio Character Ranking Contest, with the theme "All we need is mutual love and thanks," crowned Cinnamoroll for a *fifth* (!) consecutive year with 5,665,543 votes. Pochacco followed with 4,591,020 votes, and Kuromi secured third place with 4,125,678 votes. Pompompurin and Hello Kitty round out the top five in fourth and fifth place respectively.

Here's the Top 20 in the 2024 Sanrio Character Ranking:

1. Cinnamoroll: 5,665,543
2. Pochacco: 4,591,020
3. Kuromi: 4,125,678
4. Pompompurin: 4,089,750
5. Hello Kitty: 3,551,441
6. My Melody: 2,723,108
7. Kerokerokeroppi: 2,244,819
8. Hangyodon: 2,118,662
9. Tuxedosam: 1,925,732
10. Little Twin Stars: 1.849,224
11. AHIRUNOPEKKLE: 1,816,402
12. Cogimyun: 1,689,085
13. BAD BADTZ-MARU: 1,633,492
14. HANAMARUOBAKE: 1,351,001
15. WISH ME MELL: 1,128,708
16. GUDETAMA: 1,116,298
17. MY SWEET PIANO: 837,632
18. KIRIMICHAN: 750,010
19. COROCOROKURIRIN: 735,312
20. U.SA.HA.NA: 649,859

Which character do you want to see on top next year? Let us know!