HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Animation
40.4M
3.1B
0
0
2
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.7B
2.8K
88
3
Animation
Humor
36.7M
33B
1.9K
10
4
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
35M
537.8M
377
2
5
82
DIY & Life Hacks
19.7M
15.4B
21.3K
1.2K
6
688
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.4M
13.7B
16.1K
505
7
2337
Food & Drinks
15.2M
3.7B
7.2K
415
8
Video games
Animation
14.8M
4.4B
784
2
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.4M
8.3B
5.3K
23
10
Music & Dance
12M
6.9B
3.2K
88
11
Humor
Animation
11.4M
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
38.6K
718
15
768
Humor
9.1M
21.8B
20.4K
886
16
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
9M
1.1B
1.8K
54
17
Toys
8.9M
2.8B
29
0
18
Humor
News & Politics
8.6M
3.6B
1.1K
12
19
Animation
Video games
8.3M
2.9B
1K
34
20
Toys
7.6M
3.3B
841
0
21
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.6B
3.6K
86
22
462
Travel
7.3M
16.3B
18.9K
821
23
Music & Dance
7.1M
818.7M
305
9
24
Animation
Humor
7.1M
9.7B
4.1K
16
25
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.9M
8.5B
1.1K
23
26
794
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.6B
13.7K
467
27
Education
6.6M
665M
100
1
28
Fashion
6.6M
5.4B
592
39
29
Music & Dance
Animation
6.4M
11.2B
89
3
30
Music & Dance
6.3M
6.6B
21K
210
31
36
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
6.3M
4.3B
15.2K
86
32
Food & Drinks
Travel
6.1M
4.9B
1.4K
17
33
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
6.1M
7B
691
5
34
Music & Dance
6M
4.4B
1.6K
21
35
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.4B
1.1K
13
36
Animation
5.7M
11.1B
745
3
37
Music & Dance
5.7M
708.5M
41
0
38
14
Video games
Toys
5.7M
6.8B
61.8K
3.7K
39
Toys
Family & Parenting
5.7M
7.2B
120
0
40
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.6M
2.7B
5K
278
41
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
238
1
42
News & Politics
5.5M
1.2B
1.7K
135
43
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.3B
321
9
44
104
Humor
5.2M
1.6B
17.8K
1.3K
45
Toys
Animation
5.2M
0
907
0
46
Music & Dance
5M
2.4B
5.2K
81
47
744
Travel
5M
5.2B
12.4K
205
48
News & Politics
5M
5.7B
76
14
49
Family & Parenting
5M
3.6B
141
0
50
Food & Drinks
5M
2.9B
1.6K
25
51
275
Food & Drinks
Travel
5M
1.9B
23.4K
696
52
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
4.9M
2.3B
43
2
53
DIY & Life Hacks
4.8M
5.7B
15.9K
2.1K
54
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3.1B
243
5
55
Toys
Animation
4.7M
6.6B
0
0
56
Show
4.6M
382M
585
0
57
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.9B
122
0
58
Music & Dance
Animation
4.4M
3.4B
14.3K
188
59
Music & Dance
4.4M
6.6B
79.9K
1.2K
60
Fitness
Health & Self Help
4.4M
1.8B
1.1K
47
61
Music & Dance
4.4M
2.3B
21K
195
62
Travel
4.3M
4.5B
2.5K
30
63
Animals & Pets
4.3M
718.1M
1.6K
80
64
Animation
Humor
4.3M
7.2B
665
16
65
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.3B
7.4K
40
66
Animation
Design/art
4.2M
3.3B
2.9K
48
67
Family & Parenting
4.1M
12.2B
2.4K
81
68
Animation
Toys
4.1M
2.7B
142
0
69
Food & Drinks
Humor
4M
4.9B
1.3K
147
70
Family & Parenting
4M
535.3M
600
44
71
Animation
Video games
4M
2B
0
28
72
Animation
4M
2.2B
95
11
73
Animation
Toys
4M
2.8B
18
0
74
Family & Parenting
4M
9.4B
1.2K
71
75
Music & Dance
3.9M
3.2B
11.7K
104
76
News & Politics
Education
3.9M
960.5M
355
34
77
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.9M
4.8B
2.8K
68
78
Animation
3.8M
4.8B
942
14
79
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.2B
2.8K
156
80
DIY & Life Hacks
3.8M
1.7B
4
0
81
Animation
3.7M
2.3B
11.9K
55
82
Video games
3.7M
1.6B
1.3K
40
83
187
Food & Drinks
3.7M
8.1B
53.6K
598
84
Video games
Animation
3.7M
2.1B
2.6K
0
85
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.4B
2K
23
86
Music & Dance
3.6M
2.6B
14.2K
642
87
Movies
Animation
3.6M
1.1B
3.3K
140
88
Sports
Fitness
3.6M
4.6B
3K
17
89
Music & Dance
3.6M
1.8B
1.4K
34
90
25
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
7.6K
967
91
Animation
3.5M
2.5B
296
0
92
Food & Drinks
3.5M
101.8M
0
0
93
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.4B
82
7
94
Music & Dance
Fitness
3.5M
5.1B
90
1
95
Music & Dance
3.4M
1.7B
3.5K
38
96
Toys
Animation
3.4M
2.8B
52
0
97
Animation
3.3M
652.3M
666
19
98
News & Politics
3.3M
4.9B
75
15
99
Food & Drinks
3.3M
4.7B
6K
49
100
Music & Dance
3.3M
2.5B
52
1

The Top Channels in Japan

In May 2026, Pokémon Kids TV (@pokemonkidstv) channel snatched the 1ts place in Japan with 40.4M subscribers. Their videos gained 78.5K views, 0 likes, and 0 comments.

Junya Official Channel (@junya1gou) ranked 2nd on the list with 38.7M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 302K views, 88 comments, and 2.8K 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, 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 54.1K times and got 377 likes and 2 comments.

19.7M people have subscribed to HikakinTV (@hikakintv). The channel’s content triggered 1.1M views, 21.3K likes, and 1.2K 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 40.4M 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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