NARUTOP99

Fans all around the globe participated in NARUTOP99, and the final results are in! View all 488 character rankings here and only here on the official site! In addition, with our exclusive data you can view the results from various angles, such as popularity by age group!

Results
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RANKING

Final Voting Results Video
The top 20 characters
2 extra character illustrations
Masashi Kishimoto originals!
Message from Masashi Kishimoto

Thank you for the incredible amount of votes!
It was fun seeing how results varied from region to region.
I was shocked to see Minato at the top for all regions, and the fact that Sakura is so beloved by many people around the world made me proud as a writer.
To tell you the truth, I was actually rooting for Kurama.
I was planning on drawing only the top 20 characters, but I really wanted to add Kurama, who was close at 22nd...
So I ended up including him and Guy, who was in 21st place!
Sorry for completely ignoring the original plan to have the top 20 characters for the 20th anniversary because of my personal attachment.
Right now I'm working on the short manga for Minato who placed 1st.
While trying to make a story that would match the expectations of his fans, I ended up with more pages than I had originally anticipated.
Please look forward to the secret story behind Minato's jutsu!
I want to thank you all very much again for voting!

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Exclusive
Data

Check out the various angles from which we analyzed the votes submitted by NARUTO fans! Characters you voted for may have made the rankings in some unexpected places!

Ranking by Age

These rankings could be made thanks to the gender and age group information submitted by our participants upon voting. An astounding percentage of the total votes were from fans in their 20s, who cast over 60%!
The overall first place winner, Minato Namikaze, was also the clear leader in this age group.
However, in the 40-49 age group, Kakashi Hatake received the highest amount of votes!
We can clearly feel the love our adult NARUTO fans have for Kakashi.

  • ALL
  • Male
  • Female
  • Other
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
Over 60
1st
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Kakashi Hatake
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
2nd
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
Itachi Uchiha
3rd
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
Itachi Uchiha
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Itachi Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
4
Shisui Uchiha
Shisui Uchiha
Kakashi Hatake
Itachi Uchiha
Kakashi Hatake
Shisui Uchiha
5
Sakumo Hatake
Kakashi Hatake
Hinata Hyuga
Hinata Hyuga
Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
Over 60
1st
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
2nd
Shisui Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
3rd
Itachi Uchiha
Shisui Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
Jiraiya
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
4
Sakumo Hatake
Sakumo Hatake
Jiraiya
Sakura Haruno
Jiraiya
Shisui Uchiha
5
Madara Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
Naruto Uzumaki
Kakashi Hatake
Naruto Uzumaki
Madara Uchiha
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
Over 60
1st
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
Kakashi Hatake
Kakashi Hatake
Sakura Haruno
2nd
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Kakashi Hatake
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
3rd
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Itachi Uchiha
Iruka Umino
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Itachi Uchiha
4
Kakashi Hatake
Sasuke Uchiha
Sasuke Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Naruto Uzumaki
Kakashi Hatake
5
Naruto Uzumaki
Kakashi Hatake
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Sasuke Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Naruto Uzumaki
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
Over 60
1st
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Sakura Haruno
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Sakura Haruno
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
2nd
Sakura Haruno
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Hinata Hyuga
Minato Namikaze
(Fourth Hokage)
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
3rd
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha
Hinata Hyuga
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno
4
Hinata Hyuga
Obito Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
Itachi Uchiha
Shisui Uchiha
Shisui Uchiha
5
Kakashi Hatake
Hinata Hyuga
Kushina Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki
Comeback Ranking
*Calculated from popularity gained after the Midterm Report.

We ranked the characters whose positions improved between the Midterm Report and the end of the voting period. The character whose rank increased the most was Yamato, who jumped up a whole nine places! Gengetsu Hozuki was at 100th and rose six places, allowing him to enter the "NARUTOP99" final ranking. Other characters with limited appearances also managed to leave a strong enough impression to win a spot in the final ranking.

  • YAMATO
  • SAMUI
  • Gengetsu Hozuki
    (second mizukage)
  • 4
    Kushina uzumaki
  • 5
    Utakata
Perfect Attendance Ranking
*Calculation of participants who voted for a character every day.

The voting period started on December 18th, 2022 (JST) and ended on January 31st, 2023 (JST). We created this ranking for the many users who made sure to show up and vote for the same character every day! Please note that we've limited this ranking to the characters who were unfortunately unable to break into the top 20. In first place we have Iruka Umino, who is very popular in Japan! In second place we have Tenten, followed by Orochimaru in third. To the fans who voted, thank you for your love and support. You all get perfect attendance awards.

  • Iruka Umino
    15Number of
    people
  • Tenten
    5Number of
    people
  • Orochimaru
    3Number of
    people
Characters excluding the top 3 with fans
who voted every day
  • Yamato
  • Might Guy
  • Temari
  • Genma Shiranui
  • Torune Aburame
REGION’S SPOTLIGHT
*Highlights characters that gained a markedly greater number of votes in the specified region of the world.

For the REGION'S SPOTLIGHT of the final results, we've selected characters who placed in the top 99 globally, but gained a markedly greater number of votes in the specified region of the world. In Japan, the birthplace of NARUTO, Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha made the ranking. In Oceania, Sakumo Hatake was popular, while in Europe, Shisui Uchiha got a lot of love.

  • Asia
    Itachi Uchiha
    Zetsu
    Ay
    (Fourth Raikage)
  • Japan
    Kakashi Hatake
    Naruto Uzumaki
    Sasuke Uchiha
  • Europe
    Shisui Uchiha
    Tobirama Senju
    (Second Hokage)
    Kurama
    (Nine Tails)
  • North America
    Rock Lee
    KUSHINA Uzumaki
    ANKO MITARASHI
  • Africa
    Madara Uchiha
    Hashirama Senju
    (First Hokage)
    HIDDAN
  • Central &
    South America
    Sakura Haruno
    Hinata Hyuga
    MITO Uzumaki
  • Middle East
    Minato Namikaze
    (Fourth Hokage)
    JUBI
    INO YAMANAKA
  • Oceania
    Sakumo Hatake
    ASHINA Uzumaki
    TEUCHI

Here are the results of the Special Vote project,
which were unveiled during the voting period!

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