Characters who are surprisingly popular in places you wouldn’t normally expect:

Iron Man is commonly seen as one of the most popular Superheroes in Vietnam, which is ironic considering how he was originally introduced in the comics during the Vietnam War, fighting against the Viet Cong.

Woody Woodpecker is Insanely popular in Brazil, to the extent that he’s arguably the nation’s favourite foreign cartoon character, which is also kind of darkly ironic, when you think about all the Likely destruction of woodpecker habitats in Brazil, due to deforestation.

Peppa Pig is an absolutely huge IP in China, so much so that the government relaxed their censorship on media featuring talking animals, to allow the show to air.