CEI Rankings/ Overall

Top 50 Highest-Earning Characters

Which character earns the most?

Ranked by Estimated Annual CEI Value — merchandising, publishing, movies, games, TCG and fan momentum, added up across franchises.

All figures are independent estimates (CEI Estimate) in Japanese yen, not actual sales. Confidence: A = anchored / B = calibrated / C·D = estimate.

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#1

PikachuPokémon

TCGMerchConfidence B

CEI Estimate

¥188.5B

  1. 1PikachuPokémonB¥188.5B
  2. 2MarioSuper MarioD¥123.1B
  3. 3Monkey D. LuffyOne PieceB¥121.7B
  4. 4Son GokuDragon BallA¥118.9B
  5. 5SnoopyPeanuts (Snoopy)D¥68.4B
  6. 6EeveePokémonB¥64.7B
  7. 7LuigiSuper MarioD¥60.5B
  8. 8YoshiSuper MarioD¥56.7B
  9. 9Princess PeachSuper MarioD¥55.6B
  10. 10CharizardPokémonB¥53.9B
  11. 11AnpanmanAnpanmanC¥49.9B
  12. 12VegetaDragon BallA¥48B
  13. 13Destiny GundamGundamA¥47.2B
  14. 14Unicorn GundamGundamA¥46.4B
  15. 15Hello KittySanrioD¥45.5B
  16. 16ZakuGundamA¥45.4B
  17. 17MoominMoominD¥44.7B
  18. 18DoraemonDoraemonC¥44.3B
  19. 19BowserSuper MarioD¥43.7B
  20. 20MiffyMiffyD¥42.9B
  21. 21KirbyKirbyD¥39.7B
  22. 22MewtwoPokémonB¥39.3B
  23. 23Tanjiro KamadoDemon SlayerC¥38.4B
  24. 24Donkey KongSuper MarioD¥36.6B
  25. 25MewPokémonB¥36.2B
  26. 26Naruto UzumakiNarutoD¥34.1B
  27. 27Levi AckermanAttack on TitanD¥32.5B
  28. 28CinnamorollSanrioD¥32.2B
  29. 29Conan EdogawaDetective ConanC¥32.1B
  30. 30Wing GundamGundamA¥31.6B
  31. 31Satoru GojoJujutsu KaisenC¥30.4B
  32. 32Nezuko KamadoDemon SlayerC¥28.2B
  33. 33Eren YeagerAttack on TitanD¥28B
  34. 34Tony Tony ChopperOne PieceB¥27.5B
  35. 35My MelodySanrioD¥26.8B
  36. 36Son GohanDragon BallA¥26B
  37. 37Yuji ItadoriJujutsu KaisenC¥25B
  38. 38ToadSuper MarioD¥24.4B
  39. 39KumamonKumamonD¥24.1B
  40. 40KuromiSanrioD¥23.3B
  41. 41FriezaDragon BallA¥23.2B
  42. 42Trafalgar LawOne PieceB¥23.1B
  43. 43ν GundamGundamA¥22.9B
  44. 44Roronoa ZoroOne PieceB¥22.3B
  45. 45Winnie the PoohくまのプーさんD¥21.6B
  46. 46Sasuke UchihaNarutoD¥20.8B
  47. 47LucarioPokémonB¥19.7B
  48. 48WarioSuper MarioD¥19.4B
  49. 49NamiOne PieceB¥19.2B
  50. 50Mickey MouseDisneyD¥19B

Single characters and aggregated lines (e.g. mobile-suit families) are listed side by side. “Drivers” are the top two contributing pools. Figures change as the CEI model is updated.

Free to cite with attribution: “Source: CEI — Character Economy Index (ceiindex.com), CEI Estimate.”