As of June 2024, Terunofuji Haruo, who was the highest-ranked sumo wrestler in Japan, had a total of 509 career wins. In becoming yokozuna, the sumo world's highest rank, Terunofuji followed in the footsteps of fellow Mongol sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho, who dominated the Japanese sumo world in the past years prior to his retirement in the fall of 2021.
Leading active sumo wrestlers in Japan as of June 2024, by number of career wins
Sumo wrestler ranks are indicated in brackets next to their name.
East ranks are higher than West ranks.
Ranks in descending order: Yokozuna, Ozeki, Sekiwake, Komusubi, Maegashira
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Japan Sumo Association. (June 25, 2024). Leading active sumo wrestlers in Japan as of June 2024, by number of career wins [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175819/japan-highest-ranked-sumo-wrestlers-by-number-of-career-wins/
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