HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.4B
2.3K
75
2
Animation
Humor
35.9M
31.3B
2.2K
15
3
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
30.8M
654.4M
375
5
4
169
DIY & Life Hacks
19.6M
15B
27K
1.4K
5
251
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.5B
13.6K
785
6
451
Food & Drinks
14.9M
3.6B
5.7K
263
7
Video games
Animation
14.5M
4.2B
4.2K
6
8
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.1M
7.7B
2.1K
13
9
Music & Dance
11.8M
6.5B
13.5K
194
10
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.1M
17.4B
78
1
11
DIY & Life Hacks
10.1M
3.2B
113.1K
594
12
2317
Humor
9M
21.4B
20.8K
488
13
1428
Music & Dance
8.9M
5B
12.9K
422
14
Toys
8.8M
2.6B
38
0
15
1795
Music & Dance
8.5M
8.1B
43.9K
552
16
120
Animation
Video games
8M
2.7B
7K
211
17
4191
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.3B
19.6K
605
18
Music & Dance
7.2M
802.6M
1.7K
51
19
Travel
7.2M
15.9B
19K
1.1K
20
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.7M
7.8B
1.3K
12
21
Education
6.6M
656.6M
81
3
22
Animation
Humor
6.6M
7.9B
1.6K
5
23
1243
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.5B
4.9K
230
24
7388
Animation
6.4M
4.2B
1.9K
15
25
Music & Dance
Animation
6.3M
11B
409
4
26
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
6.3M
1B
1.8K
49
27
224
Music & Dance
6.3M
6B
25.9K
268
28
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
5.7M
6.3B
1.3K
9
29
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.3B
919
12
30
Music & Dance
5.6M
3.7B
7K
48
31
Animation
5.6M
10.2B
1.8K
6
32
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
425
2
33
37
Video games
Toys
5.5M
6.6B
31.6K
1.8K
34
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.5M
2.4B
4.4K
211
35
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.7B
39.6K
0
36
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
513
17
37
3292
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
5.2M
3.3B
19.9K
66
38
Food & Drinks
5.2M
2.2B
533
78
39
Toys
Animation
5.2M
1.5B
326
0
40
200
Humor
5M
1.6B
20.9K
1.5K
41
Music & Dance
5M
2.3B
5.5K
73
42
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
5M
2.3B
40
1
43
7
Travel
5M
5.1B
20.4K
1K
44
Food & Drinks
Travel
4.9M
1.8B
28.9K
580
45
News & Politics
4.9M
5.5B
70
15
46
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3B
677
8
47
Music & Dance
4.7M
3.9B
2.7K
44
48
Show
4.6M
346.1M
189
0
49
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.7B
193
0
50
Travel
4.4M
4.4B
3.6K
210
51
Animals & Pets
4.4M
697.7M
1.6K
88
52
26
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.1B
15.8K
1.9K
53
Food & Drinks
Humor
4.1M
4.9B
2K
250
54
Family & Parenting
4M
529.2M
935
62
55
Animation
4M
2.2B
809
20
56
Animation
Design/art
4M
2.9B
3K
42
57
Family & Parenting
4M
10.5B
1.5K
111
58
2338
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.8M
4.6B
3.9K
88
59
528
Music & Dance
3.8M
3B
17.4K
137
60
News & Politics
Education
3.8M
806.8M
472
35
61
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.1B
3.8K
199
62
Animation
3.7M
2.2B
13K
83
63
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.2B
4K
45
64
Video games
3.6M
1.5B
1K
63
65
Music & Dance
3.5M
1.8B
1.1K
22
66
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.3B
68
4
67
151
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
9.4K
1.7K
68
Music & Dance
3.5M
3.1B
2.1K
23
69
284
Food & Drinks
3.4M
6.5B
64.6K
565
70
Sports
Fitness
3.3M
4B
2.5K
19
71
Animation
3.3M
647.6M
941
22
72
Music & Dance
3.2M
2.4B
336
3
73
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.2B
3.7K
145
74
News & Politics
3.2M
4.6B
86
21
75
Video games
DIY & Life Hacks
3.2M
3.2B
4.1K
110
76
Animation
Video games
3.2M
1.1B
610
21
77
226
Humor
DIY & Life Hacks
3.1M
2.4B
11.8K
672
78
News & Politics
3.1M
4.9B
46
3
79
Show
3.1M
1.2B
1.8K
67
80
Food & Drinks
3.1M
4.3B
10.5K
92
81
Video games
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
3.1K
0
82
Music & Dance
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
117
2
83
83
Animation
3.1M
3.3B
16.4K
760
84
149
Mystery
Show
3.1M
3.1B
9.1K
313
85
Video games
Animation
3M
1.4B
1K
53
86
ASMR
Animation
3M
2.1B
130
8
87
Sports
3M
3.4B
1.7K
53
88
112
Animation
Music & Dance
2.9M
6.4B
44.9K
369
89
Music & Dance
2.9M
2.1B
475
10
90
Music & Dance
2.9M
3.2B
110
2
91
Health & Self Help
Fitness
2.9M
842.4M
2.9K
123
92
Humor
2.8M
2.2B
1.9K
69
93
Music & Dance
2.8M
2.6B
8.4K
79
94
Animals & Pets
2.8M
699.1M
304
1
95
Music & Dance
2.8M
3.1B
2.3K
104
96
Daily vlogs
Fashion
2.8M
4.4B
322
35
97
Daily vlogs
Toys
2.8M
6.7B
1.2K
65
98
Food & Drinks
Travel
2.8M
2.3B
3.2K
284
99
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
2.8M
3.8B
2.5K
123
100
Design/art
2.8M
1.5B
9K
83

The Top Channels in Japan

In January 2026, Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 38.7M subscribers. Their videos gained 267.9K views, 2.3K likes, and 75 comments.

Saito (@saito09) ranked 2nd on the list with 35.9M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 203.6K views, 15 comments, and 2.2K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (@toyotagazooracingjpchannel) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 30.8M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 36K views, 375 likes, and 5 comments.

19.6M subscribers took HikakinTV (@hikakintv) to 4th place on our top list. As for engagement metrics, the channel’s videos were watched 1.3M times and got 27K likes and 1.4K comments.

16.3M people have subscribed to はじめしゃちょー(hajime) (@hajimesyacho). The channel’s content triggered 969.3K views, 13.6K likes, and 785 comments.

FAQ - The Most Popular Channels in Japan

Which channel is the most popular in Japan?

As of January 2026, the YouTube channel Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) has the most subscribers, with 38.7M in total.

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

The top 5 channels in the Japan are:

Kimagure Cook (@kimagurecook) with 14.9M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.5M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 12.1M subscribers

THE FIRST TAKE (@the_firsttake) with 11.8M subscribers

Yoshipapa (@yosipapa-) with 11.1M subscribers

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

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