Image via Pocketpair

Pocketpair announced the winning Pal and Human characters from the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 it held earlier this year while also teasing a Side by Side update. Sekhmet ended up in the top spot for Palworld monsters, while Zoe took first place when it came to humans. It’s unknown if this means we could see new merchandise or content in-game for the winners. As for the new patch and content, that will show up sometime in Winter 2026. 

First, here are the top 25 most popular Pal characters in the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026. Sekhmet took first with 49,637 votes, with runners-up Sol and Chillet getting 37,425 and 34,625, respectively. (Sekhmet has yet to appear on any Palworld merchandise.) The full ranking included all 288 characters.

1. Sekhmet
2. Sol
3. Chillet
4. Dumean
5. Eidrolon
6. Frostallion
7. Jetragon
8. Selyne
9. Bellanoir Libero
10. Kapet
11. Wispaw
12. Astralym
13. Anubis
14. Tarredriss
15. Ophydia
16. Splatterina
17. Wistella
18. Eidrolon Ignis
19. Depresso
20. Bellanoir
21. Cattiva
22. Quivern
23. Shaolong
24. Lunaris
25. Shadowbeam

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In case you were curious, the bottom five characters in the poll were Kelsea Ignis with 48 votes, Pierdon Cryst with 47 votes, Gorirat Terra with 30 votes, Univolt Cryst with 30 votes, and Surfent Terra with 29 votes.

As for the human characters in the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026, Zoe ran away with first. She got 133,221 votes. (We’ve seen her appear as a Makeship plush before.) Auri came in second with 114,226, and Saya placed third with 85,957. As only 16 humans total appeared, here’s the full list showing where each person placed.

1. Zoe
2. Auri
3. Saya
4. Zenara
5. Lily
6. Player’s avatar
7. Wannabe DepressoIslander
8. Black Marketeer
9. Victor
10. Bjorn
11. Harold
12. Pal Merchant
13. Dr. Brawn
14. Marcus
15. Negotiator
16. Axel

Pocketpair also shared official infographic images for both categories, which you can see in the gallery below.

Palworld is available on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Side by Side update is set to arrive on all three platforms in Winter 2026.

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