I legit think Iron Man had a chance to become #1 if the marvel cinematic universe had been written differently.
that character was getting ridiculous levels of love before they died. And then they kind of transitioned from iron man into spider man.
And the Marvel cinematic universe has sucked absolute ass ever since. Mostly besides a few winners, like, hilariously and ironically enough, Loki
Super Man is still number one I think. I'm not really sure how Batman is viewed outside of america.
Possibly as a furry. He is dressed like a bat