HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Animation
40.8M
3.1B
0
0
2
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.7B
4.4K
135
3
Animation
Humor
36.7M
33.2B
1.7K
9
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35M
543.6M
393
3
5
82
DIY & Life Hacks
19.8M
15.5B
23.6K
1.5K
6
688
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.7B
15.1K
345
7
2337
Food & Drinks
15.3M
3.7B
6K
297
8
Video games
Animation
14.7M
4.4B
783
4
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.6M
8.3B
3.1K
31
10
Music & Dance
12.1M
7B
5.9K
140
11
Humor
Animation
11.5M
3.4B
22
0
12
Family & Parenting
Food & Drinks
11.3M
8.2B
0
0
13
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.2M
18.4B
76
1
14
Music & Dance
Fashion
10.4M
97.3M
1
1
15
DIY & Life Hacks
10.1M
3.3B
65.5K
629
16
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
9.4M
1.1B
1.9K
57
17
807
Music & Dance
9.2M
5.4B
23.6K
448
18
768
Humor
9.1M
21.9B
18.7K
911
19
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
35
0
20
Music & Dance
8.6M
8.7B
18.8K
543
21
Humor
News & Politics
8.6M
3.6B
834
10
22
Animation
Video games
8.3M
2.9B
8K
86
23
Toys
7.6M
3.3B
1K
0
24
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
3.3K
68
25
462
Travel
7.3M
16.4B
18.6K
991
26
Animation
Humor
7.2M
9.9B
3K
12
27
Music & Dance
7.1M
735.3M
235
8
28
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.9M
8.6B
491
8
29
794
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.7B
10.3K
397
30
Education
6.6M
665.6M
127
3
31
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
623
51
32
36
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.4M
4.4B
79.3K
363
33
Music & Dance
Animation
6.4M
11.2B
98
2
34
Music & Dance
6.4M
6.7B
23.9K
347
35
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.9B
2K
17
36
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
7B
789
5
37
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
2.1K
26
38
Animation
5.8M
11.1B
725
3
39
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.4B
952
12
40
Music & Dance
5.7M
710.4M
45
0
41
14
Video games
Toys
5.7M
6.9B
34.5K
2K
42
Toys
Family & Parenting
5.7M
7.3B
76
0
43
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.6M
2.7B
5.2K
242
44
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
147
1
45
News & Politics
5.5M
1.2B
2.1K
177
46
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.3B
306
8
47
104
Humor
5.3M
1.6B
20K
1.7K
48
Toys
Animation
5.2M
18.3K
114
0
49
744
Travel
5M
5.2B
14K
206
50
Music & Dance
5M
2.4B
4.4K
77
51
News & Politics
5M
5.8B
80
19
52
Family & Parenting
5M
3.6B
112
0
53
Food & Drinks
5M
2.9B
2.6K
35
54
275
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
21.2K
812
55
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
44
2
56
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
21.7K
2.6K
57
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
188
0
58
Music & Dance
4.7M
4B
41
0
59
Toys
Animation
4.7M
6.9B
0
0
60
Show
4.6M
384.4M
541
0
61
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.9B
140
0
62
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.4B
14.2K
192
63
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.6B
83K
1.1K
64
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
899
40
65
Music & Dance
4.4M
2.3B
21.6K
375
66
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
2.2K
19
67
Animals & Pets
4.3M
719M
1.4K
96
68
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7.2B
679
17
69
Animation
Design/art
4.3M
3.3B
2.2K
31
70
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.3B
8.2K
41
71
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.2B
2.2K
77
72
Animation
Toys
4.1M
2.7B
205
0
73
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.8K
158
74
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
30
75
Family & Parenting
4M
535.9M
720
45
76
Animation
4M
2.2B
111
13
77
Music & Dance
4M
3.3B
14.1K
124
78
Family & Parenting
4M
9.4B
1.3K
71
79
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
19
0
80
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
976.4M
371
32
81
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
3.4K
59
82
Animation
3.9M
4.8B
963
16
83
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
3.1K
151
84
DIY & Life Hacks
3.8M
1.7B
5
0
85
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
3.3K
28
86
187
Food & Drinks
3.7M
8.2B
55.1K
561
87
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.5K
80
88
Video games
Animation
3.7M
2.1B
2.1K
0
89
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
2K
24
90
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.6B
9.9K
383
91
Movies
Animation
3.6M
1.2B
4.1K
164
92
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.6B
3.8K
21
93
Music & Dance
3.6M
1.8B
2.1K
36
94
Animation
3.5M
2.5B
949
0
95
Food & Drinks
3.5M
103.9M
0
0
96
25
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
8.9K
1K
97
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
73
8
98
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
87
1
99
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
3.3K
30
100
Toys
Animation
3.4M
2.8B
57
0

The Top Channels in Japan

In May 2026, Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 40.8M subscribers. Their videos gained 44.6K views, 0 likes, and 0 comments.

Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) ranked 2nd on the list with 38.7M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 403.8K views, 135 comments, and 4.4K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber Saito (@saito09) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 36.7M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 164.2K views, 1.7K likes, and 9 comments.

35M subscribers took TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (@toyotagazooracingjpchannel) to 4th place on our top list. As for engagement metrics, the channel’s videos were watched 55.1K times and got 393 likes and 3 comments.

19.8M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.2M views, 23.6K likes, and 1.5K comments.

FAQ - The Most Popular Channels in Japan

Which channel is the most popular in Japan?

As of May 2026, the YouTube channel Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) has the most subscribers, with 40.8M in total.

What are the top 5 channels with the most subscribers in Japan?

The top 5 channels in the Japan are:

はじめしゃちょー(hajime) (@hajimesyacho) with 16.3M subscribers

Kimagure Cook (@kimagurecook) with 15.3M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.7M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 12.6M subscribers

THE FIRST TAKE (@the_firsttake) with 12.1M subscribers

Check back next month to see who achieved the highest position on our channel ranking in Japan.

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