This year-end summary shows how many episodes (out of a total of 52) each character appeared in during the course of 2018. 

Ranking. Character Name — Number of Appearances (out of 52)

1. Tim Fisher — 28
* Natalie Bishop — 28
3. Paula Fisher — 27
* Jason Fisher — 27
* Tori Gray — 27
6. Sarah Fisher Gray — 25
* Brent Taylor — 25
8. Travis Fisher — 23
9. Molly Taylor — 22
* Spencer Ragan — 22
11. Sonja Kahale — 20
12. Claire Fisher — 19
* Matt Gray — 19
14. Diane Bishop — 17
15. Helen Chase — 16
* Conrad Halston — 16
17. Samantha Fisher — 15
* Caleb Taylor — 15
* Bree Halston — 15
* Peter Fisher — 15
21. Rosie Jimenez — 12
* Sophie Fisher — 12
23. Sabrina Gage — 11
* Don Chase — 11
25. Danielle Taylor — 10
* Zane Tanaka — 10
* Christian Taylor — 10
* Henry Bishop — 10
* Claudia Bishop — 10
30. Elly Vanderbilt — 9
31. Landon Esco — 7
32. Alex Marshall — 6
33. Tempest Banks — 5
* Trevor Brooks — 5
* Marcus Gray — 5
36. Kathleen Bundy — 4
* Jimmy Trask — 4
* Jasmine Knight — 4
39. Jake Gray — 3
* Mia Davich Gray — 3
* Audrey Tam — 3
* Chase Marshall-Brooks — 3
* Jaq Pearson — 3
* Loretta Ragan — 3
45. Luke Berman — 2
* Billy Fisher — 2
46. Philip Ragan — 1
* Jesse — 1
* Ray — 1

Thoughts from the producer:

• When I resolved to make sure original character Tim Fisher was active in story in 2018, I had no idea he’d wind up tying for most appearances of anyone! That was a really nice surprise. Natalie being up there with him was expected, though. She drove a lot of story during the year.
• Spencer wound up in a lower place than I would’ve guessed. He still appeared plenty, but I would’ve thought he’d wind up near Natalie and Jason in the rankings.
• There were several contract characters (Alex, Trevor, Tempest) who appeared far less than I thought they did. That group had heavy story in 2017 and were on the backburner in 2018, but I’m shocked they appeared as seldom as they did. That’s something I’ll keep in mind for the characters who rotate off the frontburner in 2019 and beyond.
• When I was compiling the rankings, Conrad was up near the top for the first half of the year. He’s very much a secondary character, so I was shocked that he might turn out to be a leader. Once Paula and Rosie’s legal issues resolved mid-year, his numbers leveled out, though.