Shueisha has revealed the results of the first-ever Dragon Ball The One Worldwide Character Popularity Poll, narrowing down the top 21 of 212 characters. Goku took the #1 spot of the Dragon Ball The One Worldwide Character Popularity Poll.
Here are the results of the poll:
- Goku
- Vegeta
- Gohan
- Piccolo
- Vegito
- Trunks (Teen)
- Bardock
- Android 18
- Cell
- Frieza
- Krillin
- Yamcha
- Bulma
- Tenshinhan
- Bulma’s Family Cat
- Goten
- Chichi
- Android 17
- Lunch
- Videl
- Raditz
Fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorite Dragon Ball characters on the poll’s official website over the course of four stages.
The Dragon Ball GENKIDAMATSURI event will be held on January 25, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. JST to 6:30 p.m. JST at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. During the event, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation, and Shueisha will make major announcements regarding the long-running franchise.
A special “Genkida Stage” panel will be held featuring Masako Nozawa, the iconic voice of Goku, and it will be where some of the big announcements will take place. In fact, Bandai Namco has already confirmed that a new Dragon Ball game project will be revealed at Dragon Ball GENKIDAMATSURI.
Before a new anime announcement possibly happens, fans can catch up on all 20 episodes of the Dragon Ball Daima anime series, which are streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix with English subs and dubs. Lastly, the English dub for the anime is streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.