Fate/Grand Order 9th Anniversary Player Survey Results

Famitsu conducted a survey on the players of Fate/Grand Order to commemorate the game’s 9th anniversary, and published the results in the 22-29 August 2024 issue of the magazine.

The surveyees

The survey was conducted from 13-15 July 2024 and answered by 5219 people, consisting of 2238 male, 2635 female, and 346 other users. 46.9% of surveyees were in their 20s while 31.6% were in their 30s, 9.6% were 19 and below, 8.3% were in their 40s, and 1.9% were above 50. 1.7% surveyees did not provide their age range.

Not all surveyees answered all questions.

5.2% of surveyees had master levels under 120, 11.9% were at 121-140, 16.0% were at 141-150, 14.8% were at 151-159, 19.4% were at 160-169, and 32.7% were at 170.

56.1% of players chose a male master, while 43.9% chose a female master. 40% of female surveyees chose a male master, while 25% of male surveyees chose a female master.

When players first started playing the game

• Pre-registration: 13.4%
• Within 2015: 8.9%
• Within 2016: 12.8%
• Within 2017: 19.2%
• Within 2018: 11.8%
• Within 2019: 9.5%
• Within 2020: 8.4%
• Within 2021: 5.5%
• Within 2022: 4.5%
• Within 2023: 4.1%
• Within 2024: 1.9%

Main story progress

Surveyees were asked what the latest main story chapter they have cleared is.

• Ordeal Call 2: Id – 83.3%
• Ordeal Call 1: Paper Moon – 7.0%
• Lostbelt no. 7: Nahui Mictlan – 3.4%
• Part 2 chapter 6.5: Traum – 1.1%
• Lostbelt no. 6: Avalon le Fae – 1.0%
• Part 2 chapter 5.5: Heian-kyo – 0.1%
• Lostbelt no. 5: Olympus – 0.6%
• Lostbelt no. 5: Atlantis – 0.5%
• Lostbelt no. 4: Yuga Kshetra – 0.5%
• Lostbelt no. 3: SIN – 0.2%
• Lostbelt no. 2: Götterdämmerung – 0.3%
• Lostbelt no. 1: Anastasia – 0.3%
• Up to the end of part 1.5: 0.4%
• Have not cleared part 1: 1.3%

Ten most popular main story chapters

• 1: Ordeal Call 2 Id: 1232 votes
• 2: Part 2 Lostbelt 6 Avalon le Fae: 1175
• 3: Part 2 Lostbelt 7 Nahui Mictlan: 593
• 4: Part 2 Lostbelt 5 Atlantis: 420
• 5: Part 1 singularity 7 Babylonia: 335
• 6: Part 1 final singularity Solomon: 158
• 7: Part 1 singularity 6 Camelot: 147
• 8: Part 1.5 singularity 1 Shinjuku: 144
• 7: Part 2 Chapter 5.5 Heian-kyo: 134
• 10: Part 2 Lostbelt 1 Anastasia: 95

Chapters that players would most like to see as an anime next

• 1: Part 2 Lostbelt 6 Avalon le Fae: 1860 votes
• 2: Ordeal Call 2 Id: 480
• 3: Part 1.5 singularity 3 Shimousa: 460
• 4: Part 2 Lostbelt 5 Atlantis: 423
• 5: Part 2 Lostbelt 7 Nahui Mictlan: 391
• 6: Part 1.5 singularity 1 Shinjuku: 355
• 7: Part 2 Chapter 5.5 Heiankyo: 296
• 8: Part 2 Lostbelt 1 Anastasia: 184
• 9: Part 2 Chapter 6.5 Traum: 84
• 10: Part 2 Prologue: 78

Ten most popular events

• 1: Servant Summer Festival 2023: 627 votes
• 2: Mahoutsukai no Yoru After Night: 544
• 3: Seihaisensen -Hakuten no Shiro, Kokuya no Shiro-: 403
• 4: SE.RA.PH: 355
• 5: Saber Wars 2: 307
• 6: Lilim Harlot: 248
• 7: Gudaguda Ryoma Kiki Ippatsu: 207
• 8: Servant Summer Festival: 194
• 9: Gudaguda Chou-Goryoukaku: 151
• 10: Eigetsu Kenpuuchou (Samurai Remnant collaboration): 143

Ten most popular April Fool’s 

• 1: 2023: Fate/Grail League: 1046 votes
• 2: 2024: Fate/Dream Striker: 819
• 3: 2019: Fate/Grand Order Quest: 721
• 4: 2022: Fate/Pixel Wars: 406
• 5: 2016: Saint Graph data changes: 392
• 6: 2021: Fate/Grand Order -Boku to Anata no Unite Sensou-: 259
• 7: 2020: Fate/Grand Order MyCraft Lostbelt: 234
• 8: 2017: Fate/Grand Order Gutentag Omen: 222
• 9: 2018: Fate/Grand Order Gutentag Omen Adios: 92

Top ten five star servants that players want

1. Sodom’s Beast/Draco: 177 votes
2. Scáthach-Skaði (Ruler): 164
3. The Count of Monte Cristo: 158
4. Tezcatlipoca: 157
5. Archetype: Earth: 148
6. Oberon: 129
7. Ashiya Doman: 113
8. Kuonji Alice: 98
9. Aozaki Aoko: 97
10. Altria Caster (Berserker): 94

Players’ predictions for servants to get swimsuits next

(Note that this survey was conducted before the announcements at Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2024)

Male servants

• 1: Tezcatlipoca: 817 votes
• 2: Cu Chulainn (lancer): 227
• 3: Muramasa: 211
• 4: Saito Hajime: 164
• 5: Taigong Wang: 149
• 6: James Moriarty (Ruler): 142
• 7: Takasugi Shinsaku: 126
• 8: Arthur Pendragon (Prototype): 200
• 9: Astolfo: 83
• 10: Elkidu: 78

Female servants

1. Ereshkigal: 655
2. Tlaloc: 403
3. Van Gogh: 194
4. Archetype: Earth: 193
5. Kriemhild: 190
6. Koyansyaka of Light: 149
7. Kukulkan: 135
8. Passion Lip: 112
9. Xu Fu: 100
10. Yang Guifei: 76

Top ten Type Moon characters players would like to see implemented in Fate/Grand Order

(Note that this survey was conducted before the announcements at Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2024)

• 1: Ciel: 325 votes
• 2: Aozaki Touko: 248
• 3: Tohno Shiki: 204
• 4: Matou Shinji: 118
• 5: Sajou Manaka: 76
• 6: Gilgamesh (Prototype): 62
• 7: Archimedes: 56
• 8: Kishinami Hakuno (52)
• 9: Abe no Seimei: 47
• 10: Archer (Fate/Samurai Remnant): 44

Servants players would like to go to school with

Wanted as a childhood friend

1. Mashu: 787 votes
2. Altria Caster: 179
3. Mandricardo: 111
4. Ereshkigal: 80
5. Xu Fu: 71

Wanted as a form teacher

1. Chiron: 217
2. Morgan: 135
3. Ptolemaios: 110
4. Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II): 105
5. Salieri: 92

Wanted as a senpai

1. Consort Yu: 297
2. Takasugi Shinsaku: 87
3. Emiya: 78
4. Charlemagne: 66
5. Achilles: 64

Wanted as a friend (male)

1. Mandricardo: 902
2. Oberon: 235
3. Charlemagne: 200
4. Sakata Kintoki: 111
5. Astolfo: 72

Wanted as a friend (female)

1. Sei Shonagon: 326
2. Osakabehime: 220
3. Altria Caster: 209
4. Xu Fu: 178
5. Suzuka Gozen: 133

The top five most popular FGO NPCs

1. Camazotz: 474 votes
2. Umisachihiko: 161
3. Agravain: 160
4. Romani Archaman: 108
5. Yoshida Shouin: 94

The ten most popular Valentine’s Day scenarios

1. Aesc the Savior: 198 votes
2. Oberon: 185
3. Takasugi Shinsaku: 150
4. Saitou Hajime: 104
5. Morgan: 77
6. Tezcatlipoca: 70
7. Ashiya Douman: 67
8. Ptolemaios: 63
9. Kriemhild: 61
10. Sodom’s Beast/Draco: 47

Top ten servants players want to see as the main character in an event

1. Archetype: Earth: 115 votes
2. Tezcatlipoca: 112
3. Ashiya Douman: 95
4. Oberon: 71
5. Muramasa: 67
6. Tlaloc: 65
7. Morgan: 59
8. Melusine: 55
9. Aesc the Savior: 45
10. Ereshkigal: 54

Top ten four star servants players want a five star version of 

1. Heracles: 282 votes
2. Arash: 106
3. Sasaki Kojiro: 101
4. Chacha: 88
5. Tlaloc: 84
6. David: 78
7. Mandricardo: 71
8. Cu Chulainn: 69
9. Hans Christian Andersen: 65
10. Passion Lip: 64

The survey also asked for comments on what players are looking forward to in the future of FGO, and on the 9th anniversary.

Comments on what players are looking forward to

• “I want it to exceed my expectations.” (40s/M)
• “I want to be convinced that Ordeal Call was really necessary to end part 2.” (30s/F)
• “Add a feature to increase drops by increasing AP used!” (20s/M)
• “I’d like to see a Fake collaboration!” (20s/F)
• “I want an auto skip…!” (20s/M)
• “The end of the story. A conclusion that makes us feel it was worth it.” (20s/M)

Comments on the 9th anniversary

• “The 10th anniversary is so close!” (30s/F)
• “I intend on seeing this to the end.” (40s/M)
• “The 9th anniversary! Only one more year to two digits! Keep running, not just to the 10th but to the 20th anniversary too!” (20s/F)
• “Camazotz please” (10s)
• “Envelop all of Type-Moon!” (30s/F)

Also see:

Fate/Grand Order 8th Anniversary Player Survey Results

Event Report: FGO Expo -Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2024 9th Anniversary- (Part 1)