HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Animation
40.6M
3.1B
0
0
2
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.7B
3.2K
114
3
Animation
Humor
36.7M
33.1B
1.9K
10
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35M
542.2M
380
3
5
82
DIY & Life Hacks
19.7M
15.5B
20.2K
1.4K
6
688
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.4M
13.7B
15K
294
7
2337
Food & Drinks
15.4M
3.7B
6.5K
353
8
Video games
Animation
14.8M
4.4B
993
2
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.6M
8.3B
3.3K
20
10
Music & Dance
12M
7B
6.1K
116
11
Humor
Animation
11.4M
3.4B
23
0
12
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.2M
18.4B
83
1
13
Family & Parenting
Food & Drinks
11.2M
8.2B
0
0
14
DIY & Life Hacks
10M
3.3B
46.2K
2.2K
15
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
9.3M
1.1B
1.9K
56
16
807
Music & Dance
9.2M
5.3B
39K
726
17
768
Humor
9.1M
21.8B
19.9K
913
18
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
34
0
19
Music & Dance
8.6M
8.7B
17.9K
528
20
Humor
News & Politics
8.6M
3.6B
936
11
21
Animation
Video games
8.3M
2.9B
4K
74
22
Toys
7.6M
3.3B
1K
0
23
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
3.7K
77
24
462
Travel
7.3M
16.4B
19.8K
974
25
Animation
Humor
7.1M
9.8B
3.6K
14
26
Music & Dance
7.1M
738.5M
253
8
27
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.9M
8.6B
932
12
28
794
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.7B
8.9K
363
29
Education
6.6M
665.5M
160
3
30
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
605
68
31
36
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.4M
4.4B
72K
327
32
Music & Dance
Animation
6.4M
11.2B
86
2
33
Music & Dance
6.3M
6.7B
22.2K
252
34
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
7B
679
5
35
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.9B
1.5K
17
36
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
1.5K
22
37
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.4B
803
9
38
Animation
5.7M
11.1B
724
3
39
Music & Dance
5.7M
709.7M
43
0
40
14
Video games
Toys
5.7M
6.9B
46K
2.7K
41
Toys
Family & Parenting
5.7M
7.2B
97
0
42
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.6M
2.7B
5.5K
278
43
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
211
1
44
News & Politics
5.5M
1.2B
2K
172
45
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.3B
318
9
46
104
Humor
5.2M
1.6B
23.1K
1.8K
47
Toys
Animation
5.2M
0
27
0
48
744
Travel
5M
5.2B
13.5K
205
49
Music & Dance
5M
2.4B
4.7K
80
50
News & Politics
5M
5.8B
72
16
51
Family & Parenting
5M
3.6B
285
0
52
Food & Drinks
5M
2.9B
1.7K
30
53
275
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
20.8K
664
54
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
42
1
55
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
20.6K
2.6K
56
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
248
1
57
Music & Dance
4.7M
4B
23
0
58
Toys
Animation
4.7M
6.8B
0
0
59
Show
4.6M
382.3M
546
0
60
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.9B
155
0
61
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.4B
14K
185
62
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.6B
77K
1.1K
63
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
952
46
64
Music & Dance
4.4M
2.3B
21.1K
247
65
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
2.6K
24
66
Animals & Pets
4.3M
718.8M
1.4K
84
67
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7.2B
624
16
68
Animation
Design/art
4.3M
3.3B
2.5K
30
69
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.3B
7.5K
38
70
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.2B
2.3K
80
71
Animation
Toys
4.1M
2.7B
158
0
72
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.7K
145
73
Family & Parenting
4M
535.8M
683
45
74
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
34
75
Animation
4M
2.2B
104
11
76
Family & Parenting
4M
9.4B
1.3K
79
77
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
20
0
78
Music & Dance
4M
3.3B
13.5K
122
79
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
970.3M
369
33
80
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
3.1K
70
81
Animation
3.8M
4.8B
984
16
82
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
3.1K
181
83
DIY & Life Hacks
3.8M
1.7B
4
0
84
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
4.4K
37
85
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.7K
85
86
187
Food & Drinks
3.7M
8.1B
57.1K
583
87
Video games
Animation
3.7M
2.1B
3.6K
0
88
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
2K
20
89
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.6B
7.5K
465
90
Movies
Animation
3.6M
1.1B
3.7K
147
91
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.6B
3.8K
15
92
Music & Dance
3.6M
1.8B
2.8K
51
93
25
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
8.9K
1K
94
Food & Drinks
3.5M
103.1M
0
0
95
Animation
3.5M
2.5B
615
0
96
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
76
7
97
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
87
1
98
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
3K
27
99
Toys
Animation
3.4M
2.8B
59
0
100
Animation
3.3M
652.7M
593
17

The Top Channels in Japan

In May 2026, Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 40.6M subscribers. Their videos gained 54.3K views, 0 likes, and 0 comments.

Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) ranked 2nd on the list with 38.7M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 355.9K views, 114 comments, and 3.2K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber Saito (@saito09) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 36.7M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 181.7K views, 1.9K likes, and 10 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 380 likes and 3 comments.

19.7M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.1M views, 20.2K 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 40.6M 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 15.4M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.8M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 12.6M 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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