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
24.7B
2.7K
89
3
Animation
Humor
36.7M
32.9B
2.1K
10
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35M
531.7M
386
3
5
82
DIY & Life Hacks
19.7M
15.4B
23K
1.3K
6
688
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.4M
13.7B
12.1K
461
7
2337
Food & Drinks
15.2M
3.7B
7.1K
348
8
Video games
Animation
14.8M
4.4B
1.1K
2
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.4M
8.2B
4.6K
40
10
Music & Dance
12M
6.9B
3.6K
61
11
Humor
Animation
11.5M
3.4B
24
0
12
Family & Parenting
Food & Drinks
11.3M
8.2B
0
0
13
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.2M
18.3B
74
1
14
807
Music & Dance
9.2M
5.3B
38K
715
15
768
Humor
9.1M
21.8B
19.2K
846
16
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
32
0
17
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
8.8M
1.1B
2K
51
18
Humor
News & Politics
8.6M
3.6B
1.2K
14
19
Toys
7.6M
3.3B
872
0
20
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
3.5K
86
21
462
Travel
7.3M
16.3B
18.2K
746
22
Music & Dance
7.1M
818.4M
324
9
23
Animation
Humor
7M
9.6B
5.6K
19
24
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.9M
8.5B
1.1K
30
25
794
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.6B
11.5K
379
26
Education
6.6M
664.6M
131
2
27
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
692
40
28
Music & Dance
Animation
6.4M
11.1B
86
2
29
Music & Dance
6.3M
6.6B
19.8K
194
30
36
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.2M
4.2B
35.1K
145
31
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.9B
1.4K
18
32
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
6.9B
1K
5
33
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
1.6K
19
34
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.4B
964
10
35
Animation
5.7M
11.1B
751
4
36
Music & Dance
5.7M
708.1M
46
0
37
Toys
Family & Parenting
5.7M
7.2B
130
0
38
14
Video games
Toys
5.7M
6.8B
47.3K
2.8K
39
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.6M
2.7B
4.6K
262
40
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
284
1
41
News & Politics
5.5M
1.2B
2.2K
164
42
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
349
9
43
104
Humor
5.2M
1.6B
18.8K
1.3K
44
Toys
Animation
5.2M
44.9M
907
0
45
Music & Dance
5M
2.4B
7.4K
110
46
744
Travel
5M
5.2B
17.6K
176
47
News & Politics
5M
5.8B
79
15
48
Family & Parenting
5M
3.6B
279
2
49
275
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
27.2K
792
50
Food & Drinks
5M
3.2B
1.5K
26
51
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
39
1
52
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
251
4
53
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
15.2K
1.9K
54
Toys
Animation
4.7M
6.6B
0
0
55
Show
4.6M
378.7M
537
0
56
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.9B
130
0
57
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.3B
13.9K
193
58
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.6B
67.2K
1.1K
59
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
728
47
60
Music & Dance
4.4M
2.3B
19.9K
191
61
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
2.6K
87
62
Animals & Pets
4.3M
717.8M
1.6K
84
63
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7.1B
660
16
64
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.3B
6.9K
36
65
Animation
Design/art
4.2M
3.3B
3.3K
59
66
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.2B
2.5K
82
67
Animation
Toys
4.1M
2.6B
179
0
68
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.3K
154
69
Family & Parenting
4M
535.2M
641
48
70
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
26
71
Animation
4M
2.2B
87
10
72
Family & Parenting
4M
9.4B
1.2K
74
73
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
18
0
74
Music & Dance
3.9M
3.2B
10.7K
98
75
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
953.2M
425
38
76
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
3K
80
77
Animation
3.8M
4.7B
996
16
78
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
3.5K
199
79
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
11.4K
56
80
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.3K
42
81
187
Food & Drinks
3.7M
8B
49.7K
590
82
Video games
Animation
3.6M
2.1B
2.4K
0
83
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
2.9K
27
84
Movies
Animation
3.6M
1.1B
3.4K
139
85
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.6B
14.9K
615
86
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.6B
2.7K
19
87
Music & Dance
3.6M
1.8B
1.4K
31
88
25
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
8.6K
1K
89
Animation
3.5M
2.5B
184
0
90
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
81
6
91
Food & Drinks
3.5M
101.2M
0
0
92
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
91
1
93
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
18.9K
243
94
Toys
Animation
3.3M
2.7B
61
0
95
Animation
3.3M
652.1M
665
19
96
Food & Drinks
3.3M
4.7B
4.9K
49
97
News & Politics
3.3M
4.9B
83
15
98
Music & Dance
3.3M
2.5B
52
1
99
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.4B
3.5K
113
100
News & Politics
3.2M
5.3B
46
3

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 50.4K views, 0 likes, and 0 comments.

Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) ranked 2nd on the list with 38.7M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 296.3K views, 89 comments, and 2.7K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber Saito (@saito09) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 36.7M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 192.4K views, 2.1K 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 55K times and got 386 likes and 3 comments.

19.7M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.1M views, 23K likes, and 1.3K 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 15.2M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.8M 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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