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2022 Sanrio Character Ranking Results

June 15, 2022

Sanrio is pleased to announce the final results of the 2022 Sanrio Character Ranking, the 37th annual popularity contest for Sanrio characters. This year’s total number of votes received was 26,467,259, the highest number ever recorded in the history of the contest!

The first place in 2022 went to Cinnamoroll, who is celebrating his 20th anniversary this year and won the top spot for the third year in a row. Second place went to Pompompurin, who has been in the top three for eight consecutive years now! And in third place was Kuromi, making it the first time for her to surpassed Melody in this historic round!

Download the official Press Release and discover the whole ranking!