HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Animation
40.3M
3.1B
0
0
2
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.6B
2.5K
93
3
Animation
Humor
36.5M
32.8B
1.9K
11
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35.1M
522.5M
409
3
5
82
DIY & Life Hacks
19.6M
15.4B
25.8K
1.7K
6
688
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.4M
13.7B
20.1K
432
7
2337
Food & Drinks
15.3M
3.7B
7.2K
427
8
Video games
Animation
14.8M
4.4B
1.1K
3
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.5M
8.2B
4K
26
10
Music & Dance
11.9M
6.9B
3.2K
41
11
Humor
Animation
11.4M
3.4B
24
0
12
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.3M
18.3B
73
1
13
Family & Parenting
Food & Drinks
11.2M
8.2B
0
0
14
807
Music & Dance
9.2M
5.3B
19.2K
415
15
768
Humor
9.1M
21.8B
17.5K
720
16
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
20
0
17
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
8.7M
1.1B
1.9K
51
18
Humor
News & Politics
8.4M
3.5B
1.3K
13
19
Toys
7.6M
3.2B
707
0
20
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
4.1K
88
21
462
Travel
7.2M
16.3B
18.3K
807
22
Music & Dance
7.2M
817.6M
481
11
23
Animation
Humor
6.9M
9.2B
6.1K
19
24
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.9M
8.4B
817
17
25
794
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.6B
14.2K
841
26
Education
6.6M
664.2M
115
2
27
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
759
43
28
Music & Dance
Animation
6.4M
11.1B
271
12
29
Music & Dance
6.3M
6.6B
22.6K
292
30
36
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.2M
4.2B
31K
149
31
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.8B
1.5K
19
32
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
6.9B
1.1K
6
33
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
1.8K
24
34
Animation
5.7M
11B
793
4
35
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.4B
635
8
36
Music & Dance
5.7M
707M
46
0
37
14
Video games
Toys
5.6M
6.8B
41.3K
2.7K
38
Toys
Family & Parenting
5.6M
7.1B
126
0
39
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.6M
2.7B
5.1K
245
40
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
195
1
41
News & Politics
5.5M
1.2B
2.3K
171
42
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
349
9
43
104
Humor
5.2M
1.6B
23.9K
1.6K
44
Toys
Animation
5.2M
44.8M
713
0
45
Music & Dance
5M
2.4B
9K
130
46
744
Travel
5M
5.2B
30.6K
483
47
News & Politics
5M
5.8B
75
13
48
Family & Parenting
5M
3.5B
207
2
49
275
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
26.3K
788
50
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
38
1
51
Food & Drinks
4.9M
3.2B
1.1K
20
52
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
14.3K
1.8K
53
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
392
7
54
Toys
Animation
4.6M
6.4B
0
0
55
Show
4.6M
371.9M
383
0
56
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.9B
139
0
57
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.5B
66.1K
1K
58
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.3B
14.8K
216
59
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
1K
37
60
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
3.8K
175
61
Music & Dance
4.3M
2.2B
22.7K
280
62
Animals & Pets
4.3M
717.3M
1.7K
107
63
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7.1B
694
17
64
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.2B
6.1K
35
65
Animation
Design/art
4.2M
3.3B
4.7K
88
66
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.1B
3.5K
105
67
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.5K
163
68
Animation
Toys
4M
2.6B
163
0
69
Family & Parenting
4M
534.9M
657
48
70
Animation
4M
2.2B
85
10
71
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
28
72
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
15
0
73
Family & Parenting
4M
9.4B
1.5K
73
74
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
945.9M
408
33
75
Music & Dance
3.9M
3.2B
7K
61
76
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
3.1K
72
77
Animation
3.8M
4.7B
1K
16
78
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
3.8K
215
79
DIY & Life Hacks
3.8M
1.7B
5
0
80
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
11.1K
55
81
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.2K
40
82
Video games
Animation
3.6M
2B
2.8K
0
83
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
3K
31
84
187
Food & Drinks
3.6M
7.9B
51.5K
597
85
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.6B
19.2K
909
86
Food & Drinks
3.6M
1.1B
3.2K
137
87
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.5B
3.2K
19
88
Music & Dance
3.5M
1.8B
1.1K
26
89
25
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
7.5K
861
90
Animation
3.5M
2.5B
11
0
91
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
79
4
92
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
91
1
93
Food & Drinks
3.5M
100.1M
0
0
94
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
17K
228
95
Toys
Animation
3.3M
2.7B
73
0
96
Animation
3.3M
652M
663
20
97
Food & Drinks
3.3M
4.7B
4.8K
54
98
Music & Dance
3.3M
2.5B
48
1
99
News & Politics
3.3M
4.9B
87
15
100
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.3B
3.8K
112

The Top Channels in Japan

In May 2026, Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 40.3M subscribers. Their videos gained 43.8K views, 0 likes, and 0 comments.

Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) ranked 2nd on the list with 38.7M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 252.6K views, 93 comments, and 2.5K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber Saito (@saito09) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 36.5M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 175.1K views, 1.9K likes, and 11 comments.

35.1M subscribers took TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (@toyotagazooracingjpchannel) to 4th place on our top list. As for engagement metrics, the channel’s videos were watched 53.9K times and got 409 likes and 3 comments.

19.6M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.2M views, 25.8K likes, and 1.7K 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 40.3M 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 16.4M subscribers

Kimagure Cook (@kimagurecook) with 15.3M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.8M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 12.5M subscribers

THE FIRST TAKE (@the_firsttake) with 11.9M subscribers

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

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