Leading sumo wrestlers in Japan 2022, by number of career wins
As of November 2022, Terunofuji Haruo, who was the highest-ranked sumo wrestler in Japan, had a total of 479 career wins. In becoming yokozuna, the sumo world's highest rank, Terunofuji followed in the footsteps of fellow Mongol sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho, who dominated the Japanese sumo world in the past years prior to his retirement in the fall of 2021.