All Mario Kart World characters
Before you start those engines, it’s good to know which Mario Kart World characters are in the game, so you can make a choice ahead of race time about who you want to play as. Perhaps you could be Princess Peach? A drifting Donkey Kong? Or maybe a winning Waluigi? Scroll down to see every confirmed character for the Switch 2 game.
You can also see all the Mario Kart characters in the Switch’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and which vehicles they drive, before checking out our favorite Mario characters from the entire franchise. For more Nintendo fun, we have a list of every Zelda game in order and a ranking of the best Pokémon games, too.
Returning Mario Kart characters
Here’s a list of every returning playable character that you’ve grown to know and love across the Mario Kart series, including mainline games and Mario Kart Tour on mobile.
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Yoshi
- Bowser
- Daisy
- Pauline
- Waluigi
- Wario
- Birdo
- Toad
- Donkey Kong
- Baby Daisy
- Baby Luigi
- Baby Mario
- Baby peach
- Baby Rosalina
- Bowser Jr
- Chargin’ Chuck
- Dry Bones
- Hammer Bro.
- King Boo
- Koopa Troopa
- Lakitu
- Monty Mole
- Nabbit
- Rosalina
- Shy Guy
- Toadette
- Wiggler
New Mario Kart World characters
These are the new additions to the roster that have not featured in a Mario Kart game before:
- Cataquack
- Cheep Cheep
- Coin Coffer
- Conkdor
- Cow
- Dolpin
- Fish Bone
- Goomba
- Para-Biddybud
- Peepa
- Penguin
- Pianta
- Piranha Plant
- Pokey
- Rocky Wrench
- Sidestepper
- Snowman
- Spike
- Stingby
- Swoop
How many Mario Kart World characters are there?
We don’t know the final tally of characters, but there are currently 50 playable Mario Kart World characters confirmed to be coming at launch. There will almost certainly be more in the base game, and we’re likely to see DLC as the game progresses that adds other characters, perhaps bringing back Link, Inklings, and Isabelle from Animal Crossing.
Are there any Mario Kart World characters coming as part of DLC?
Nothing is confirmed yet, seeing as the game isn’t releasing until June, but there’s every chance that Mario Kart World will get DLC in the future. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass adds a total of eight characters and 48 courses through six waves of DLC. Mario Kart 8 on Wii U got two packs of DLC, both of which added characters, tracks, and vehicles, as well – so it’s highly likely that World will get the same treatment.
If you’re thinking of nabbing a Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order so you can play on day one, our guide has all the information you need. You can also see our picks of the best Mario games and overall best Switch games for some inspiration on what to play.
