A new study can today reveal the world’s most tattooed video games and the characters we love to ink the most – with Pokémon taking the top spot!
The research analyses the number of Instagram hashtags for popular video game and character tattoos to reveal which video games and characters gamers have been inked the most…
You can view the research in full by clicking here: https://www.casino.org/blog/the-worlds-most-inked-games/
Top 10 tattooed video games
| Rank | Video Game Franchise | Game Hashtag | Number of Instagram Posts |
| 1 | Pokémon | #pokemontattoo | 195,504 |
| 2 | Legend of Zelda | #zeldatattoo | 59,155 |
| 3 | Super Mario | #mariotattoo | 19,628 |
| 4 | Kingdom Hearts | #kingdomheartstattoo | 10,731 |
| 5 | Final Fantasy | #finalfantasytattoo | 9,754 |
| 6 | God of War | #godofwartattoo | 6,855 |
| 7 | #bioshocktattoo | 5,994 | |
| 8 | Fallout | #fallouttattoo | 5,983 |
| 9 | The Witcher | #witchertattoo | 5,815 |
| 10 | Halo | #halotattoo | 5,440 |
Pokemon is by far the most inked game, with 195,504 posts listed under #pokemontattoo on Instagram, more than three times that of any other game. With a vast array of cute characters and bright colours, Pokemon is a clear favourite amongst tattoo loving gamers!
As one of Nintendo’s most successful franchises, it is no surprise that Legend of Zelda is the second most tattooed video game. The game’s magical characters and unique style of graphics have inspired over 59,000 tattoos, with Princess Zelda being the game’s most inked character.
One of the highest-selling video games of all time, Super Mario has gained a large and loyal fanbase over the last 35 years, with over 19,000 fans getting the legendary characters inked!
Top 10 tattooed video game characters
| Rank | Character | From the Video Game Franchise | Search Term | Character Hashtag | Number of Instagram Posts |
| 1 | Pikachu | Pokémon | Pikachu | #pikachutattoo | 21,492 |
| 2 | Mario | Super Mario | Mario | #mariotattoo | 19,628 |
| 3 | Kratos | God of War | Kratos | #kratostattoo | 5,539 |
| 4 | Crash Bandicoot | Crash Bandicoot | Crash Bandicoot | #crashbandicoottattoo | 5,440 |
| 5 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog | #sonictattoo | 4,597 |
| 6 | Chun-Li | Street Fighter | Chun-Li | #chunlitattoo | 3,659 |
| 7 | Yoshi | Super Mario | Yoshi | #yoshitattoo | 3,463 |
| 8 | Pac-Man | Pac-Man | pacman | #pacmantattoo | 3,153 |
| 9 | Spyro | Spyro | Spyro | #spyrotattoo | 3,115 |
| 10 | Kirby | Kirby | Kirby | #kirbytattoo | 2,574 |
Pikachu is the world’s most tattooed video game character. As the world’s most inked video game, Pokemon’s most popular character was always going to be the most tattooed video game character. In fact, the cute yellow mouse-like Pokémon has been inked over 21,000 times.
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