Overview
- VTsIOM published 2025 popularity results from its October 24 nationwide telephone poll of 1,600 adults, citing a 95% confidence margin of error not exceeding 2.5%.
- Yaroslav Dronov (Shaman) led the male category with 28%, marking his third consecutive year at No. 1.
- Polina Gagarina topped the female category with 17%, extending her lead to a fourth straight year.
- Oleg Gazmanov followed among men at 16%, with Sergey Lazarev at 11%, and Grigory Leps, Nikolay Baskov and Philipp Kirkorov at 6% each.
- Among women, Valeria drew 11%, Larisa Dolina 8%, with Tatyana Kurtukova and Nadezhda Kadysheva at 7% each.