HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Animation
40.2M
3.1B
0
0
2
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.6B
2.4K
90
3
Animation
Humor
36.5M
32.7B
1.9K
11
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35M
520.3M
349
3
5
264
DIY & Life Hacks
19.7M
15.4B
22K
1.7K
6
997
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.7B
19.1K
456
7
346
Food & Drinks
15.2M
3.7B
6.4K
416
8
Video games
Animation
14.9M
4.4B
2.2K
4
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.4M
8.1B
8.3K
83
10
Music & Dance
12M
6.9B
3K
42
11
Humor
Animation
11.5M
3.4B
26
0
12
Family & Parenting
Food & Drinks
11.3M
8.2B
0
6
13
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.2M
18.3B
76
0
14
1573
Music & Dance
9.2M
5.3B
22.6K
643
15
575
Humor
9.1M
21.8B
17.2K
641
16
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
35
0
17
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
8.6M
1.1B
2K
48
18
Humor
News & Politics
8.3M
3.5B
1.4K
13
19
1958
Animation
Video games
8.2M
2.9B
976
104
20
Toys
7.6M
3.2B
760
0
21
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
3.2K
80
22
26
Travel
7.2M
16.3B
19.1K
927
23
Music & Dance
7.2M
816.9M
557
14
24
Animation
Humor
6.9M
9.1B
4.2K
18
25
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.8M
8.3B
900
19
26
1733
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.6B
13.5K
764
27
Education
6.6M
663.9M
123
2
28
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
935
41
29
Music & Dance
Animation
6.3M
11.1B
312
15
30
Music & Dance
6.3M
6.5B
20.7K
239
31
301
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.2M
4.1B
24.8K
124
32
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.8B
1.4K
18
33
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
6.9B
982
9
34
1132
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
2.7K
30
35
Animation
5.7M
11B
806
4
36
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.4B
419
7
37
Music & Dance
5.7M
706.1M
51
0
38
214
Video games
Toys
5.6M
6.8B
34K
1.9K
39
Toys
Family & Parenting
5.6M
7.1B
126
0
40
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.6M
2.6B
5K
249
41
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
185
1
42
News & Politics
5.5M
1.2B
2K
164
43
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
311
9
44
324
Humor
5.2M
1.6B
21.8K
1.5K
45
Toys
Animation
5.2M
44.6M
313
0
46
Music & Dance
5M
2.4B
5.7K
97
47
1213
Travel
5M
5.2B
29K
467
48
News & Politics
5M
5.8B
82
14
49
Family & Parenting
5M
3.5B
125
0
50
125
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
25.1K
711
51
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
46
2
52
Food & Drinks
4.9M
3.2B
1.1K
24
53
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
14.7K
1.8K
54
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
908
9
55
Music & Dance
4.7M
3.9B
3.1K
0
56
Toys
Animation
4.6M
6.4B
0
0
57
Show
4.6M
369.6M
428
0
58
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.8B
267
0
59
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.3B
14.6K
265
60
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.5B
63.6K
1.1K
61
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
1K
44
62
Music & Dance
4.3M
2.2B
23.2K
317
63
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
4.4K
194
64
Animals & Pets
4.3M
716.9M
1.8K
111
65
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7B
752
21
66
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.2B
5.9K
37
67
Animation
Design/art
4.2M
3.3B
6.4K
94
68
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.1B
3.7K
102
69
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.3K
164
70
Animation
Toys
4M
2.6B
206
0
71
Family & Parenting
4M
534.8M
797
48
72
Animation
4M
2.2B
97
11
73
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
30
74
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
19
0
75
Family & Parenting
4M
9.3B
1.5K
72
76
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
940.6M
374
29
77
Music & Dance
3.9M
3.2B
7K
46
78
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
2.9K
61
79
Animation
3.8M
4.7B
913
16
80
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
3.9K
215
81
DIY & Life Hacks
3.8M
1.7B
5
0
82
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
10.2K
227
83
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.2K
40
84
Video games
Animation
3.6M
2B
2.8K
0
85
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
3.1K
40
86
Food & Drinks
3.6M
1.1B
3.1K
136
87
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.5B
17K
707
88
118
Food & Drinks
3.6M
7.8B
65.6K
634
89
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.5B
2.5K
20
90
Music & Dance
3.5M
1.8B
795
21
91
6
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
6.8K
946
92
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
75
4
93
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
88
1
94
Food & Drinks
3.5M
99.3M
0
0
95
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
16.5K
223
96
Toys
Animation
3.3M
2.7B
64
0
97
Animation
3.3M
651.8M
730
19
98
News & Politics
3.3M
4.9B
94
16
99
Food & Drinks
3.3M
4.7B
4.8K
53
100
Music & Dance
3.3M
2.5B
50
2

The Top Channels in Japan

In April 2026, Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 40.2M subscribers. Their videos gained 38.3K views, 0 likes, and 0 comments.

Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) ranked 2nd on the list with 38.7M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 226.6K views, 90 comments, and 2.4K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber Saito (@saito09) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 36.5M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 185.8K views, 1.9K likes, and 11 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 50.1K times and got 349 likes and 3 comments.

19.7M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.3M views, 22K likes, and 1.7K comments.

FAQ - The Most Popular Channels in Japan

Which channel is the most popular in Japan?

As of April 2026, the YouTube channel Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) has the most subscribers, with 40.2M 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 15.2M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.9M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 12.4M subscribers

THE FIRST TAKE (@the_firsttake) with 12M subscribers

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

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