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Pac-Man has been crowned the world’s favourite video game character

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October 12, 2020

George Miller

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With over 53.1 million searches, Pac-Man has been crowned the world’s favourite video game character.

New research from Mazuma Mobile has looked at Google search data to reveal the world’s favourite video game characters.

You can view the full findings (including the top 50 favourite video game characters) here.

The Top 10 Favourite Video Game Characters

Rank	Character	Franchise	Search Volume
1	Pac-Man	Pac-Man	53,100,000
2	Pikachu	Pokémon	41,200,000
3	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog	38,440,000
4	Mario	Super Mario	23,680,000
5	Kirby	Kirby	8,526,000
6	Crash Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot	8,085,000
7	Yoshi	Super Mario	7,569,000
8	Luigi	Super Mario	7,138,000
9	Lara Croft	Tomb Raider	6,546,000
10	Mewtwo	Pokémon	5,959,000

We can’t look past the classics when it comes to our favourite video game character, with Pac-Man taking the top spot. Dating back to 1980, Pac-Man has appeared in over 30 games over the years and has even had two TV shows and a hit single named after him
The Pokémon franchise exploded in popularity in the late 90s, with over 150 characters, but Pikachu has always stood out from the crowd
Sonic the Hedgehog quickly became one of the best-known video game characters in the world throughout the 90s
3 of the top 10 favourite video game characters come from Super Mario, with Mario in 4th place, Yoshi in 7th and Luigi in 8th

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George Miller

George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.