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Luffy Wins 2nd One Piece Global Poll, Top 30 Results Revealed

The regional results show Nami and Zoro outperforming Luffy in several regions, a shift from the previous poll's top three, where Luffy and Zoro took the top two spots and Nami beat Sanji for third.

Key Facts

  • Monkey D. Luffy won first place in the One Piece World Top 100 2nd poll, with Roronoa Zoro and Sanji in second and third.
  • The poll ran from March 4 to June 11, 2026, and included 1,567 characters from the One Piece franchise.
  • Nami took first place in Oceania, Europe, and the Middle East, while Roronoa Zoro led in Central and South America and Africa.
  • The final top 30 results were announced on August 23, 2026, during the ONE PIECE DAY '26 event at Makuhari Messe.
  • Eiichiro Oda drew a special illustration of Luffy for the event.

Reporting from 6 sources: Anime News Network, Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside, Anime Anime, and 2 more.

Luffy Wins 2nd One Piece Global Poll, Top 30 Results Revealed

The second global One Piece character popularity poll, "One Piece World Top 100 2nd," concluded with Monkey D. Luffy taking first place, followed by Roronoa Zoro and Sanji. The final results for the top 30 were announced on the second day of the ONE PIECE DAY '26 event at Makuhari Messe on August 23, 2026. The poll, which ran from March 4 to June 11, included 1,567 characters, with fans voting once per day. Nami secured fourth place overall, while other Straw Hat Pirates placed in the top 30, including Nico Robin at sixth, Tony Tony Chopper at 13th, Usopp at 19th, Brook at 27th, Franky at 29th, and Jinbe at 30th. Regional results varied, with Nami taking first in Oceania, Europe, and the Middle East, and Roronoa Zoro leading in Central and South America and Africa. Luffy maintained the top spot in Japan, Asia, and North America. The top 10 worldwide also included Trafalgar Law, Portgas D. Ace, Shanks, Dracule Mihawk, and Crocodile. Eiichiro Oda drew a special illustration of Luffy for the event.

  • Oceania is the only region where Luffy missed the top three, placing fourth behind Nami, Zoro, and Sanji.
  • Mihawk took third in Japan, ahead of Sanji, who placed third in Asia, Oceania, and North America.
  • In Central and South America, Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy took the top three spots in that order.
  • Europe and the Middle East both ranked Nami first, Zoro second, and Luffy third.
  • Africa placed Zoro first, Nami second, and Luffy third.
  • The poll's midterm results in early May had the same top three as the final tally.
  • The first poll ran in 2021 to mark the manga's 1,000th chapter; this second edition celebrated the series reaching 600 million circulating copies.
  • Voting ran through the official WT100 website, the ONE PIECE BASE app, and physical ballots in select print editions of Weekly Shonen Jump and Saikyo Jump.
  • Regional weekly top 5 rankings were published every Monday starting March 16.
  • Top-ranked characters receive newly drawn illustrations by Eiichiro Oda and are expected to appear in anime, games, and merchandise.
  • The top 30 results were announced on the second day of ONE PIECE DAY '26, one day after the 31-100 rankings were revealed.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 6 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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