TV show PRODUCE 48 held the trainees' ranking announcement ceremony, and announced their rankings in episode 5, however the trainees also faced the show’s first elimination, as only the top 58 trainees gets the chance to move forward:

1. Lee Kaeun (633,511 votes)
2. Ahn Yujin (607,823 votes)
3. Jang Wonyoung (539,596 votes)
4. Miyawaki Sakura (532,273 votes)
5. Kwon Eun Bi (507,633 votes)
6. Goto Moe (461,078 votes)
7. Yabuki Nako (449,722 votes)
8. Wang Yireon (404,888 votes)
9. Choi Yena (390,483 votes)
10. Lee Chae-Yeon (368,218 votes)
11. Takeuchi Miyu (362,417 votes)
12. Honda Hitomi (333,670 votes)

Note: Matsui Jurina did not participate in the trainees' ranking announcement ceremony due to poor health condition

13. Matsui Jurina (329,455 votes)
14. Yamada Noe (314,400 votes)
16. Shiroma Miru (297,902 votes)
18. Takahashi Juri (289,547 votes)
21. Miyazaki Miho (256,613 votes)
24. Chiba Erii (228,389 votes)
27. Iwatate Saho (189,308 votes)
30. Murakawa Vivian (178,024 votes)
31. Kojima Mako (177,040 votes)
33. Muto Tomu (175,038 votes)
36. Shitao Miu (160,881 votes)
39. Nakanishi Chiyori (127,714 votes)
40. Murase Sae (120,865 votes)
44. Motomura Aoi (103,611 votes)
46. Asai Nanami (96,530 votes)
56. Aramaki Misaki (66,659 votes)
58. Sato Minami (64,511 votes)

59. Nakano Ikumi (64,172 votes)