HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.3B
1.8K
140
2
Animation
Humor
35.8M
31.1B
2.2K
14
3
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
30.5M
631.3M
306
5
4
169
DIY & Life Hacks
19.6M
14.9B
26.4K
1.3K
5
251
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.4B
16K
386
6
451
Food & Drinks
14.7M
3.6B
6.2K
357
7
Video games
Animation
14.5M
4.2B
4.2K
6
8
Music & Dance
11.7M
6.4B
12.8K
163
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
11.5M
7.5B
1.5K
7
10
Family & Parenting
Toys
11M
17.2B
72
0
11
2317
Humor
9M
21.3B
16.9K
450
12
Toys
8.8M
2.5B
105
0
13
1428
Music & Dance
8.8M
4.9B
17.2K
232
14
1795
Music & Dance
8.4M
7.9B
18.5K
213
15
120
Animation
Video games
7.9M
2.6B
7.8K
150
16
4191
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.2B
5K
70
17
Music & Dance
7.2M
798.2M
8.2K
152
18
Travel
7.2M
15.9B
19.5K
1K
19
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.6M
7.7B
590
8
20
Education
6.6M
655.3M
343
3
21
1243
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.5B
9.9K
653
22
Animation
Humor
6.6M
7.6B
1.4K
4
23
7388
Animation
6.4M
4.2B
1.9K
15
24
Music & Dance
Animation
6.3M
11B
141
3
25
224
Music & Dance
6.2M
5.9B
25.2K
287
26
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.3B
715
11
27
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
5.7M
6.2B
1.9K
8
28
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
5.7M
995.7M
1.7K
48
29
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
415
2
30
Music & Dance
5.6M
3.7B
6.8K
49
31
Animation
5.6M
10.1B
1.7K
6
32
37
Video games
Toys
5.5M
6.6B
29.3K
1.6K
33
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.5M
2.4B
5K
265
34
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.6B
17.6K
39
35
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
518
16
36
Food & Drinks
5.2M
2.2B
366
56
37
3292
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
5.2M
3.2B
32.4K
139
38
Toys
Animation
5.2M
1.5B
239
0
39
200
Humor
5M
1.5B
18.9K
1.6K
40
Music & Dance
5M
2.3B
5.3K
63
41
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
5M
2.3B
56
2
42
7
Travel
5M
5.1B
12.8K
300
43
Food & Drinks
Travel
4.9M
1.8B
27.5K
860
44
News & Politics
4.9M
5.5B
61
14
45
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3B
374
13
46
Music & Dance
4.7M
3.9B
1.8K
0
47
Show
4.6M
367.1M
194
0
48
Toys
Animation
4.4M
2.7B
194
0
49
Animals & Pets
4.4M
695.3M
1.7K
108
50
Travel
4.4M
4.4B
3.2K
198
51
1700
Music & Dance
4.3M
2.1B
12.8K
118
52
26
Music & Dance
4.2M
5B
15.9K
2K
53
Food & Drinks
Humor
4.1M
4.9B
1.7K
216
54
Family & Parenting
4.1M
528.3M
709
62
55
Animation
4M
2.2B
214
14
56
Animation
Design/art
4M
2.9B
3K
42
57
Family & Parenting
3.9M
10.4B
1.5K
87
58
2338
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.8M
4.6B
4.9K
80
59
528
Music & Dance
3.8M
3B
59.1K
2.4K
60
News & Politics
Education
3.7M
781.2M
269
20
61
Animation
3.7M
2.2B
8.2K
55
62
Food & Drinks
3.6M
1.1B
5.4K
207
63
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.2B
3.6K
36
64
Video games
3.6M
1.5B
402
19
65
Music & Dance
3.5M
1.8B
658
15
66
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.3B
70
4
67
151
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.3B
9.4K
2.2K
68
Music & Dance
3.5M
3.1B
1.5K
15
69
284
Food & Drinks
3.3M
6.3B
58.1K
503
70
Animation
3.3M
646.9M
705
18
71
Sports
Fitness
3.3M
3.9B
3.3K
22
72
Music & Dance
3.2M
2.4B
1.1K
94
73
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.2B
4.5K
154
74
Video games
DIY & Life Hacks
3.2M
3.2B
4.1K
104
75
Animation
Video games
3.1M
1.1B
448
18
76
226
Humor
DIY & Life Hacks
3.1M
2.4B
10K
730
77
News & Politics
3.1M
4.5B
67
17
78
Show
3.1M
1.2B
1.7K
62
79
News & Politics
3.1M
4.8B
39
2
80
Video games
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
3.1K
0
81
Music & Dance
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
210
3
82
Food & Drinks
3.1M
4.2B
9.3K
81
83
Music & Dance
3.1M
496.4M
4K
168
84
83
Animation
3.1M
3.3B
25.6K
934
85
149
Mystery
Show
3M
3B
8K
324
86
Video games
Animation
3M
1.4B
1.1K
87
87
Humor
3M
2B
728
16
88
ASMR
Animation
3M
2.1B
130
8
89
Sports
3M
3.3B
1.2K
40
90
112
Animation
Music & Dance
2.9M
6.3B
52.8K
327
91
Music & Dance
2.9M
3.2B
95
2
92
Music & Dance
2.9M
2B
436
8
93
Health & Self Help
Fitness
2.9M
838.4M
3.7K
244
94
Humor
2.8M
2.2B
1.8K
62
95
Animals & Pets
2.8M
699.1M
304
1
96
Music & Dance
2.8M
3.1B
2.4K
99
97
Daily vlogs
Fashion
2.8M
4.4B
561
24
98
Daily vlogs
Toys
2.8M
6.7B
1.5K
63
99
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
2.8M
3.8B
2K
115
100
Food & Drinks
Travel
2.8M
2.3B
3.5K
359

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 339.2K views, 1.8K likes, and 140 comments.

Saito (@saito09) ranked 2nd on the list with 35.8M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 214.5K views, 14 comments, and 2.2K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (@toyotagazooracingjpchannel) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 30.5M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 10.8K views, 306 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 1.2M times and got 26.4K likes and 1.3K comments.

16.3M people have subscribed to はじめしゃちょー(hajime) (@hajimesyacho). The channel’s content triggered 1.1M views, 16K likes, and 386 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 14.7M subscribers

Mazizien (@mazicraft) with 14.5M subscribers

THE FIRST TAKE (@the_firsttake) with 11.7M subscribers

Alina & Amelia (@alinasaito) with 11.5M subscribers

Yoshipapa (@yosipapa-) with 11M subscribers

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

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