Popularity Polls

Weekly Shonen Jump occasionally organizes popularity polls of the series published on it and announces the results. The first My Hero Academia poll was announced after its first year anniversary.

Popularity Polls (Japan)
The first popularity poll was announced in Chapter 52 (WSJ 35, 2015), with the voting period starting on July 27th and ending on August 10th. People could vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump. 11,125 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 62. The top 50 are as follows: The second popularity poll was announced in Chapter 106 (WSJ 41, 2016), with the voting period starting on September 12th and ending on September 26th. People could vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump. 12,766 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 120. The top 50 are as follows: The third popularity poll was announced in Chapter 146 (WSJ 34, 2017), with the voting period starting on July 24th and ending on August 7th. People could vote by mailing a postcard (no voting stamp was required). 35,681 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 163. The top 50 are as follows: The fourth popularity poll was announced in Chapter 192 (WSJ 35, 2018), with the voting period starting on July 30th and ending on August 8th. People could vote by mailing a postcard (no voting stamp was required). 80,714 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 207. The top 50 are as follows: The fifth popularity poll was announced in Chapter 235 (WSJ 33, 2019), with the voting period starting on July 13th and ending on August 31st. People could vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump or with tickets in Volume 24. 70,410 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 254. The top 50 are as follows: The sixth popularity poll was announced in Chapter 279 (WSJ 35, 2020), with the voting period starting on August 3rd and ending on September 30th. People could vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump, with a digital copy of that issue, or with tickets in Volume 28. 57,928 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 293. The top 50 are as follows: The seventh popularity poll was announced in Chapter 321 (WSJ 35, 2021), with the voting period starting on August 2nd and ending on August 31st. People could vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump, with a digital copy of that issue, or with tickets in Volume 31. 76,539 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 336. The top 50 are as follows: The eighth popularity poll was announced in Chapter 359 (WSJ 33, 2022), with the voting period starting on July 19th and ending on August 31st. People could vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump, or with a digital copy of that issue. 58,854 votes were received and the results were revealed in Chapter 376. The top 50 are as follows: The ninth popularity poll was announced in Chapter 403 (WSJ 46, 2023), with the voting period starting on October 16th and ending on December 18th. People can vote by mailing a postcard with a voting stamp from that issue of Jump, with a digital copy of that issue, or with tickets in Volume 39.
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Popularity Polls (US)
Shonen Jump US also announced the results of the English-language polls which was launched on July 27, 2015. Shonen Jump US announced the results of the English-language polls which was launched on September 22, 2016. Viz Media announced the results of the fourth popularity poll on December 3, 2018. Viz Media announced the results of the fifth popularity poll on December 15, 2019.
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Trivia

 * The ranking charts only lists characters up to 20th in the weekly manga magazine, except for Tomura Shigaraki (19th), as mentioned by the author in his Twitter.
 * Other unlisted votes include Naruto, Katsura Kotaro from Gintama, Hana Aoi, Shishido, Shiina from the author's previous works, and Izuku's shoe.
 * The full list has been included in the Volume 7 release of the manga.
 * The other votes in second popularity poll were as follows:
 * Pikachu and Mega Man X had 1 vote each.
 * Izuku's shoe had 2 votes.
 * Eraser Head's Goggles had 3 votes.
 * Katsuki's Grenadier Bracers had 5 votes.