Multilayer ceramic capacitor

A multilayer ceramic capacitor, comprising:

• a multilayer body including a plurality of dielectric layers that are laminated, a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to each other in a lamination direction of the plurality of dielectric layers, a first side surface and a second side surface opposed to each other in a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction, and a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other in a length direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction and the width direction;
• first internal electrode layers respectively on the plurality of dielectric layers and exposed at the first end surface;
• second internal electrode layers respectively on the plurality of dielectric layers and exposed at the second end surface;
• a first external electrode including a base electrode layer on the first end surface, and a plating layer on the base electrode layer on the first end surface;
• and
• a second external electrode including a base electrode layer on the second end surface, and a plating layer on the base electrode layer on the second end surface;
• wherein
• crystallites in dielectric particles included in the plurality of dielectric layers are oriented along a C-axis.