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
2.5K
93
3
Animation
Humor
36.5M
32.8B
1.9K
11
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35.1M
524.4M
390
3
5
82
DIY & Life Hacks
19.6M
15.4B
25.4K
1.4K
6
688
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.7B
14.5K
442
7
2337
Food & Drinks
15.3M
3.7B
7.1K
412
8
Video games
Animation
14.9M
4.4B
914
3
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.5M
8.2B
4.4K
47
10
Music & Dance
12M
6.9B
3.5K
59
11
Humor
Animation
11.5M
3.4B
24
0
12
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.3M
18.3B
75
1
13
Family & Parenting
Food & Drinks
11.3M
8.2B
0
0
14
807
Music & Dance
9.2M
5.3B
19.5K
416
15
768
Humor
9.1M
21.8B
17.7K
763
16
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
20
0
17
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
8.7M
1.1B
2K
52
18
Humor
News & Politics
8.5M
3.5B
1.3K
13
19
Toys
7.6M
3.3B
788
0
20
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
4.3K
88
21
462
Travel
7.2M
16.3B
17.8K
764
22
Music & Dance
7.2M
817.7M
346
9
23
Animation
Humor
7M
9.3B
6K
19
24
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.9M
8.4B
920
24
25
794
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.6B
14.5K
860
26
Education
6.6M
664.3M
149
2
27
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
870
43
28
Music & Dance
Animation
6.4M
11.1B
110
3
29
Music & Dance
6.3M
6.6B
23K
206
30
36
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.2M
4.2B
38.6K
143
31
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.8B
1.4K
16
32
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
6.9B
1.3K
7
33
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
1.7K
21
34
Animation
5.7M
11B
781
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
2.4K
173
42
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
351
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
13.6K
196
46
744
Travel
5M
5.2B
30.9K
485
47
News & Politics
5M
5.8B
74
14
48
Family & Parenting
5M
3.5B
255
2
49
275
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
26.3K
788
50
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
37
1
51
Food & Drinks
4.9M
3.2B
1.2K
24
52
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
14.8K
1.8K
53
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
308
5
54
Toys
Animation
4.7M
6.5B
0
0
55
Show
4.6M
375.4M
485
0
56
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.9B
139
0
57
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.3B
13.9K
214
58
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.6B
65.7K
1K
59
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
1K
37
60
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
3.3K
164
61
Music & Dance
4.3M
2.2B
22.7K
280
62
Animals & Pets
4.3M
717.4M
1.8K
118
63
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7.1B
694
17
64
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.2B
6.2K
35
65
Animation
Design/art
4.2M
3.3B
3.5K
74
66
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.1B
3.2K
96
67
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.4K
159
68
Animation
Toys
4M
2.6B
144
0
69
Family & Parenting
4M
535.1M
696
48
70
Animation
4M
2.2B
85
10
71
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
26
72
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
16
0
73
Family & Parenting
4M
9.4B
1.4K
76
74
Music & Dance
3.9M
3.2B
7.4K
68
75
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
947.8M
430
36
76
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
2.9K
73
77
Animation
3.8M
4.7B
987
16
78
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
3.9K
218
79
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
11.1K
55
80
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.2K
40
81
Video games
Animation
3.6M
2.1B
2.8K
0
82
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
3K
31
83
187
Food & Drinks
3.6M
7.9B
52.3K
601
84
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.6B
12.3K
559
85
Food & Drinks
3.6M
1.1B
3.1K
139
86
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.5B
3.3K
21
87
Music & Dance
3.5M
1.8B
1.1K
26
88
25
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
7.5K
861
89
Animation
3.5M
2.5B
124
0
90
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
93
1
91
Food & Drinks
3.5M
100.1M
0
0
92
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
80
6
93
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
17.2K
228
94
Toys
Animation
3.3M
2.7B
64
0
95
Animation
3.3M
652M
663
20
96
Food & Drinks
3.3M
4.7B
5.5K
52
97
News & Politics
3.3M
4.9B
82
15
98
Music & Dance
3.3M
2.5B
48
1
99
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.3B
3.8K
112
100
News & Politics
3.2M
5.2B
44
3

The Top Channels in Japan

In May 2026, Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 40.2M subscribers. Their videos gained 42K 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 53.8K times and got 390 likes and 3 comments.

19.6M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.1M views, 25.4K likes, and 1.4K 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 40.2M 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 15.3M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.9M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 12.5M 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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