According to a survey conducted in May 2021, Yoshi was the most popular character of the Super Mario franchise in Japan, with more than 18 percent of respondents stating to like this character the most. The survey was conducted due to the 35th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Most popular Super Mario characters in Japan as of May 2021
*For this survey question, the source excluded those among the respondents who had previously answered that they did not know about Super Mario. The ranking does not show the share of respondents who answered that they did not have a particular character they liked, as well as those who stated that the character they liked was not part of the possible answers.
Survey question: "Which character related to Super Mario do you like the most?"
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LINE Research. (June 17, 2021). Most popular Super Mario characters in Japan as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274039/japan-most-popular-super-mario-characters/
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