HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.4B
3K
106
2
Animation
Humor
36M
31.3B
1.7K
15
3
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
31M
656.2M
434
5
4
169
DIY & Life Hacks
19.6M
15B
22.6K
1.4K
5
251
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.5B
12K
509
6
451
Food & Drinks
14.9M
3.6B
6.4K
300
7
Video games
Animation
14.5M
4.2B
4.2K
6
8
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
12.3M
7.8B
1.7K
13
9
Music & Dance
11.8M
6.6B
12.7K
217
10
Family & Parenting
Toys
11.2M
17.6B
76
1
11
Music & Dance
Fashion
10.5M
97.6M
7
6
12
DIY & Life Hacks
10.1M
3.2B
119.7K
619
13
2317
Humor
9M
21.4B
21.4K
618
14
1428
Music & Dance
8.9M
5B
11K
407
15
Toys
8.8M
2.6B
48
0
16
1795
Music & Dance
8.5M
8.2B
41.4K
350
17
120
Animation
Video games
8M
2.7B
13.4K
147
18
4191
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.3B
37.9K
1.3K
19
Travel
7.2M
16B
22.8K
1.3K
20
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.7M
7.8B
698
11
21
1243
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.6B
5K
221
22
Education
6.6M
657.3M
160
2
23
Animation
Humor
6.6M
8B
1.5K
5
24
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
6.5M
1B
2.3K
64
25
Humor
News & Politics
6.5M
2B
428
7
26
7388
Animation
6.4M
4.2B
1.9K
15
27
Music & Dance
Animation
6.3M
11B
265
2
28
224
Music & Dance
6.3M
6B
24.2K
208
29
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
5.8M
6.4B
2.7K
12
30
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.3B
794
11
31
Music & Dance
5.7M
3.9B
29.2K
132
32
Animation
5.6M
10.4B
1.6K
5
33
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
418
2
34
37
Video games
Toys
5.5M
6.7B
33.3K
1.7K
35
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.5M
2.5B
4.9K
225
36
Music & Dance
5.4M
2.7B
31K
306
37
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
525
15
38
3292
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
5.3M
3.4B
20.5K
97
39
Food & Drinks
5.2M
2.2B
681
81
40
Toys
Animation
5.2M
1.5B
366
0
41
200
Humor
5M
1.6B
10.1K
1.2K
42
Music & Dance
5M
2.3B
3.1K
44
43
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
5M
2.3B
34
1
44
7
Travel
5M
5.1B
27.4K
1K
45
Food & Drinks
Travel
4.9M
1.8B
29.3K
713
46
News & Politics
4.9M
5.5B
71
18
47
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3B
209
9
48
Music & Dance
4.7M
3.9B
156
5
49
Show
4.6M
347.7M
205
0
50
Toys
Animation
4.5M
2.7B
190
0
51
Travel
4.4M
4.4B
4K
212
52
Animals & Pets
4.4M
701.1M
1.7K
103
53
26
Music & Dance
4.2M
5.1B
8K
40
54
Food & Drinks
Humor
4.1M
4.9B
1.3K
122
55
Family & Parenting
4M
529.9M
1.1K
62
56
Animation
4M
2.2B
799
20
57
Animation
Design/art
4M
2.9B
3K
42
58
Family & Parenting
4M
10.5B
857
87
59
2338
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.8M
4.6B
3.3K
71
60
News & Politics
Education
3.8M
819M
603
53
61
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.1B
3.9K
203
62
Animation
3.7M
2.2B
16.6K
83
63
Video games
3.6M
1.5B
1.9K
89
64
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.2B
4.2K
61
65
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.3B
60
4
66
151
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.4B
7.6K
1.4K
67
Music & Dance
3.5M
3.2B
1.5K
22
68
284
Food & Drinks
3.4M
6.6B
70.5K
613
69
Sports
Fitness
3.4M
4B
3.8K
19
70
Animation
3.3M
648.2M
1.2K
25
71
Music & Dance
3.2M
2.4B
66
2
72
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.2B
3.7K
117
73
News & Politics
3.2M
4.6B
114
27
74
Video games
DIY & Life Hacks
3.2M
3.2B
4.4K
120
75
226
Humor
DIY & Life Hacks
3.2M
2.4B
9.7K
511
76
Animation
Video games
3.2M
1.2B
1.4K
20
77
Food & Drinks
3.2M
4.4B
16.1K
122
78
News & Politics
3.1M
4.9B
42
2
79
Show
3.1M
1.3B
2.2K
75
80
Video games
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
3.1K
0
81
Music & Dance
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
210
5
82
149
Mystery
Show
3.1M
3.1B
9.6K
361
83
83
Animation
3.1M
3.3B
19K
641
84
Video games
Animation
3M
1.4B
991
67
85
ASMR
Animation
3M
2.1B
130
8
86
Sports
3M
3.4B
1.8K
49
87
Music & Dance
2.9M
2.1B
589
10
88
Music & Dance
2.9M
3.2B
156
2
89
112
Animation
Music & Dance
2.9M
6.5B
47K
316
90
Health & Self Help
Fitness
2.9M
845.1M
3.4K
140
91
Music & Dance
2.9M
2.6B
9.4K
78
92
Humor
2.8M
2.2B
1.8K
65
93
Animals & Pets
2.8M
699.1M
304
1
94
Video games
Animals & Pets
2.8M
2.6B
5.1K
46
95
Music & Dance
2.8M
3.1B
2.2K
124
96
Daily vlogs
Fashion
2.8M
4.4B
366
37
97
Daily vlogs
Toys
2.8M
6.7B
1.1K
53
98
Design/art
2.8M
1.5B
11.4K
92
99
Food & Drinks
Travel
2.8M
2.3B
3.9K
489
100
Fitness
Sports
2.8M
474.6M
1.8K
247

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 433.6K views, 3K likes, and 106 comments.

Saito (@saito09) ranked 2nd on the list with 36M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 169.2K views, 15 comments, and 1.7K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (@toyotagazooracingjpchannel) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 31M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 41.1K views, 434 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 1.4M times and got 22.6K 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 717.5K views, 12K likes, and 509 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 12.3M subscribers

THE FIRST TAKE (@the_firsttake) with 11.8M subscribers

Yoshipapa (@yosipapa-) with 11.2M subscribers

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

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