{"id":51270,"date":"2026-05-13T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/pompompurin-retakes-lead-in-sanrio-character-ranking-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:15:04","slug":"pompompurin-retakes-lead-sanrio-ranking-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/pompompurin-retakes-lead-sanrio-ranking-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompompurin Retakes Lead in Sanrio Character Ranking 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pompompurin has surged back to the top spot in the Sanrio<\/a> Character Ranking 2026, reclaiming the lead from Cinnamoroll in the interim results published by the company on May 7<\/a>, 2026. The figures, which reflect votes cast between April 9 and May 6, 2026, position the golden retriever for a potential second consecutive victory after his win in 2025. This shift marks a significant reversal from the initial results announced in April 2026<\/a>, where Cinnamoroll held the leading position and Pompompurin sat in second place. The two characters have now swapped places, while Pochacco remains solidly in third position, rounding out the top three. The full interim ranking of twenty mascots reveals the current state of the popularity contest, with Kuromi climbing to fourth, Hello Kitty maintaining fifth, and My Melody following at sixth. Pekkle, Hangyodon, Little Twin Stars, and Badtz Maru complete the top ten in that order. The remaining positions include Tuxedosam at eleven, Cogimyun at twelve, My Sweet Piano at thirteen, Hanamaruobake at fourteen, Keroppi at fifteen, Wish Me Mell at sixteen, Usahana at seventeen, Gaopowerroo at eighteen, Corocorokuririn at nineteen, and Gudetama at twenty. The regional breakdown provided by Sanrio shows a commanding performance from Pompompurin across global markets. The character captured first place in Australia, Chinese Mainland, Germany, Italy, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Cinnamoroll led only in France<\/a>, while Pekkle took the top spot in Hong Kong, and Yoshikitty emerged as the favorite in Thailand. In Brazil, Pompompurin also claimed the lead, displacing Cinnamoroll from the initial results. Sanrio also provided an update on the newly introduced Happilinafriends characters that were added to the poll this year. The three categories for these characters are Always Together, Collector’s Choice, and Favorite Story. Chokochilla, a chinchilla character, is currently leading in all three categories, indicating strong early support for the newcomer. The Sanrio Character Ranking 2026 popularity poll is scheduled to run until May 24, 2026, with the final results set to be announced worldwide on June 28, 2026. The winner of the overall ranking is expected to receive increased visibility on merchandise, a common benefit for the top-performing character in previous years. This interim update provides a snapshot of the voting dynamics midway through the polling period and suggests that Pompompurin’s momentum from 2025 has carried into 2026, though the final outcome remains uncertain as voting continues. The competition between Pompompurin and Cinnamoroll has become the defining narrative of this year’s ranking, with the two characters trading places between the initial and interim checkpoints. Sanrio fans around the world continue to cast their votes, and the final results in June will determine whether Pompompurin secures a second straight title or if Cinnamoroll can mount a comeback in the remaining days of the poll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pompompurin has surged back to the top spot in the Sanrio Character Ranking 2026, reclaiming the lead from Cinnamoroll in the interim results published by the company on May 7, 2026. The figures, which reflect votes cast between April 9 and May 6, 2026, position the golden retriever for a potential second consecutive victory after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":85892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cards.overcentral.com\/cards\/en\/51270.png","fifu_image_alt":"Pompompurin Retakes Lead in Sanrio Character Ranking 2026","footnotes":""},"categories":[32908],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pop-culture"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cards.overcentral.com\/cards\/en\/51270.png","fifu_image_alt":"Pompompurin Retakes Lead in Sanrio Character Ranking 2026","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}