Two things happened this morning. Sekhmet won the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026, and Pocketpair named the next Palworld update: Side by Side, coming Winter 2026.
The results came first, so let's start there.
Sekhmet beat 280+ Pals
More than 280 Pals were on the ballot, and Sekhmet took 1st place. Zoe was voted the most popular character.
Here's the official Pals top 10, straight from Pocketpair's results graphic:
- Sekhmet
- Solenne
- Chillet
- Dupin
- Eidrolon
- Frostallion
- Jetragon
- Selyne
- Bellanoir Libero
- Katress
And the character top 10:
- Zoe
- Auri
- Saya
- Zenara
- Lily
- Player
- Wannabe Depresso Islander
- Black Marketeer
- Victor
- Bjorn
Want to go deeper? Pocketpair's Japanese account says the full rankings and the rankings by language are in its replies. That reply thread links to a special poll results site. Go see where your favorite landed.
Side by Side is coming Winter 2026
The bigger news was tucked at the end of the post. Palworld's next update is called Side by Side, and it's due Winter 2026. The Japanese post gives the full name as Palworld: Side by Side.
Bucky from the Palworld team posted it too: "Palworld's next update, Side by Side, arrives this Winter 🤝"
That's everything official so far. There's no exact date and no feature list yet, so I won't guess. When Pocketpair shares more, I'll write it up here.
Congrats to the Sekhmet fans. Thanks for reading. Go check where your Pal ranked.
Sources
- Palworld (@Palworld_EN), poll results and Side by Side announcement (October 20, 2026): https://x.com/Palworld_EN/status/2112531409139311022
- パルワールド/Palworld 公式 (@Palworld_JP), poll results announcement (October 20, 2026): https://x.com/Palworld_JP/status/2112531362947399942
- @Palworld_JP reply linking the poll results site (October 20, 2026): https://x.com/Palworld_JP/status/2112531437337678110
- Bucky (@Bucky_cm), Side by Side post (October 20, 2026): https://x.com/Bucky_cm/status/2112532239796109388
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