Popularity polls

Weekly Shōnen Jump periodically polls the popularity of Bleach characters and publishes the results. There were four such polls as of February 2008. The third and fourth polls had their results published in the manga itself

1st Poll
The rest of the entries were deemed too minor to be included, and thus, are not listed here.

1. Ichigo Kurosaki = 9742

2. Rukia Kuchiki = 6804

3. Ishida Uryū = 3310

4. Kon = 2962

5. Orihime Inoue = 2413

6. Yasutora Sado = 2109

7. Kisuke Urahara = 1105

8. Tatsuki Arisawa = 949

9. Mizuiro Kojima = 828

10. Ururu Tsumugiya = 504

11. Keigo Asano = 496

12. Isshin Kurosaki = 488

13. Yuzu Kurosaki = 482

13. Chizuru Honshō = 475

15. Yoruichi Shihōin = 471

16. Karin Kurosaki = 462

17. Misato Ochi = 459

18. Jinta Hanakari = 457

19. Byakuya Kuchiki = 446

20. Tite Kubo = 395

21. Don Kanonji = 390

22. Tsubaki = 382

23. Renji Abarai = 374


 * Shun'ō = 374

25. Masaki Kurosaki = 351

26. Tessai Tsukabishi = 333

27. Ryō Kunieda = 292

28. Rukia's horror manga = 281

29. Yūichi Shibata = 268

30. Menos Grande = 236

31. Sora Inoue = 203

32. Midori Tōno = 166

33. Soul Candy: Chappy = 132

34. Michiru Ogawa = 107

35. Shun Shun Rikka = 104

36. Lily = 85

37. Ayame = 69

38. Little ghost girl who appeared in Chapter 1 = 41

39. Mahana Natsui = 28

40. Sōken Ishida = 25

41. Shigeo = 22

43. Grand Fisher = 12

45. Reiichi Ōshima = 9

47. Acidwire = 8

48. Random Hollow = 7

51. Harutoki = 6

53. Enraku = 5


 * Kouchou Sensei = 5


 * Mi-chan = 5

58 Postuff = 4


 * Kagine-Sensei = 4


 * Hinagiku = 4

64. Baigon = 3


 * The Hollow(s) that came out of Shrieker = 3


 * Fishbone D = 3


 * Yama-chan = 3

74. Shrieker = 2


 * Magical Girl Megaron = 2

79. Kon's stuffed animal without Kon in it = 1


 * Parakeet that isn't Shibata = 1


 * Oscar Joaquín de la Rosa = 1

2nd poll
1. Ichigo Kurosaki = 7388 2. Rukia Kuchiki = 5943 3. Renji Abarai = 4741 4. Kisuke Urahara = 3673 5. Gin Ichimaru = 3602 6. Tōshirō Hitsugaya = 2796 7. Hanatarō Yamada = 2667 8. Uryū Ishida = 2509 9. Momo Hinamori = 1852 10. Byakuya Kuchiki = 1712 11. Kon = 1574 12. Orihime Inoue = 1289 13. Sōsuke Aizen = 1168 14. Yasutora Sado = 835 15. Ururu Tsumugiya = 439 16. Isshin Kurosaki = 421 17. Karin Kurosaki = 368 18. Izuru Kira = 354 19. Yoruichi Shihōin = 321 20. Tatsuki Arisawa = 283 21. Keigo Asano = 269 22. Ikkaku Madarame = 225 23. Tite Kubo = 212 24. Zangetsu = 207 25. Kūkaku Shiba = 201 26. Ganju Shiba = 197 27. Kenpachi Zaraki = 173 28. Mizuiro Kojima = 152 29. Yachiru Kusajishi = 135 30. Zennosuke Kurumadani = 63 31. Bonnie-chan = 61 32. Nemu Kurotsuchi - 54 34. Yuzu Kurosaki = 52
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa = 52

36. Shunsui Kyōraku 39. Rangiku Matsumoto = 40 40. Akon = 35 42. Jinta Hinakari = 32 43. Tsubaki = 31 44. Soifon = 29 45. Zangetsu (Sword form) = 27 47. Masaki Kurosaki = 24
 * Shūhei Hisagi - 24

49. Yūichi Shibata = 22 50. Princess & Dragon drawing = 21

3rd Poll
1. Ichigo Kurosaki = 8370 2. Tōshirō Hitsugaya = 8321 3. Rukia Kuchiki = 6122 4. Renji Abarai = 4517 5. Gin Ichimaru = 4039 6. Byakuya Kuchiki = 3752 7. Yoruichi Shihōin = 3744 8. Kisuke Urahara = 3676 9. Kenpachi Zaraki = 3001 10. Orihime Inoue = 2901 11. Izuru Kira = 2873 12. Momo Hinamori = 2735 13. Shūhei Hisagi = 2317 14. Jushiro Ukitake = 2298 15. Uryū Ishida = 1742 16. Soifon = 1628 17. Rangiku Matsumoto = 1377 18. Sōsuke Aizen = 1266 19. Yachiru Kusajishi = 1224 20. Ulquiorra Cifer = 737 21. Yumichika Ayasegawa = 641 22. Nanao Ise = 609 23. Kon = 601 24. Ururu Tsumugiya = 566 25. Hanatarō Yamada = 545 26. Kaname Tōsen = 519 27. Ikkaku Madarame = 456 28. Mayuri Kurotsuchi = 448 29. Shunsui Kyōraku = 445 30. Isshin Kurosaki = 440 31. Yasutora Sado = 370 32. Isane Kotetsu = 346 33. Kaien Shiba = 316
 * Akon = 316

35. Zangetsu = 258 36. Ganju Shiba = 217 37. Nemu Kurotsuchi = 202 38. Retsu Unohana = 181 39. Sajin Komamura = 175 40. Tatsuki Arisawa = 174 41. Keigo Asano = 171 42. Shinji Hirako = 155 43. Hiyori Sarugaki = 151 44. Ryūken Ishida = 145 45. Chōjirō Sasakibe = 142 46. Hisana Kuchiki = 137 47. Aizen's glasses = 134 48. Rin Tsubokura = 129 49. Kūkaku Shiba = 109 50. Kiyone Kotetsu = 88

4th Poll
1. Tōshirō Hitsugaya - 8278

2. Rukia Kuchiki - 7895

3. Ichigo Kurosaki - 7829

4. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez - 4987

5. Uryū Ishida - 4710

6. Momo Hinamori - 4102

7. Byakuya Kuchiki- 4010

8. Orihime Inoue - 3975

9. Izuru Kira - 3852

10. Ulquiorra Cifer - 3751

11. Renji Abarai - 3746

12. Gin Ichimaru - 3699

13. Yumichika Ayasegawa - 3443

14. Shūhei Hisagi - 3400

15. Kenpachi Zaraki - 3385

16. Mizuiro Kojima - 3250

17. Shunsui Kyōraku - 2844

18. Yasutora Sado - 2477

19. Jūshiro Ukitake - 2003

20. Kisuke Urahara 1752

21. Rangiku Matsumoto - 1666

22. Ikkaku Madarame - 1621

23. Sōsuke Aizen - 1423

24. Nnoitra Jiruga - 1315

25. Soifon - 1228

26. Kaien Shiba - 1097

27. Yachiru Kusajishi - 980

28. Yoruichi Shihōin - 752

29. Szayel Aporro Granz - 537

30. Nel Tu - 410 votes

31. Soul Candy King - 390

32. Akon - 341

33. Kaname Tōsen - 298

34. Nemu Kurotsuchi - 246

35. Ashido Kanō - 215

36. Sajin Komamura - 190

37. Hollow Ichigo - 180

38. Hisana Kuchiki - 162

39. Luppi - 155

40. Kon - 135

41. Shinji Hirako - 118

42. Hanatarō Yamada - 107

43. Ryūken Ishida - 99

44. Kensei Muguruma - 82

45. Cirucci Thunderwitch - 69

46. Yylfordt Granz - 62

47. Ganju Shiba - 58

48. Mayuri Kurotsuchi - 53

49. Tesla - 49

50. Isshin Kurosaki - 45

5th
The fifth poll is not a Characters poll but a Zanpakutō poll instead.

1. Hitsugaya's Hyōrinmaru 2. Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki 3. Ichigo's Zangetsu 4. Kira's Wabisuke 5. Byakuya's Senbonzakura