HypeAuditor
Top Rankings
Rank
Influencer
Category
Subscribers
Views
Likes (Avg.)
Comments (Avg.)
1
Humor
Daily vlogs
38.7M
24.3B
515
37
2
Animation
Humor
35.8M
31B
2.2K
12
3
Autos & Vehicles
Sports
30.4M
618.5M
347
6
4
169
DIY & Life Hacks
19.7M
14.9B
24.8K
1.3K
5
251
Food & Drinks
Mystery
16.3M
13.4B
15.2K
377
6
451
Food & Drinks
14.8M
3.6B
6.4K
383
7
Video games
Animation
14.5M
4.2B
4.2K
6
8
Music & Dance
11.7M
6.4B
12.3K
182
9
DIY & Life Hacks
Health & Self Help
11.5M
7.4B
1.3K
6
10
Family & Parenting
Toys
11M
17.2B
70
0
11
2317
Humor
9M
21.3B
14.5K
539
12
Toys
8.8M
2.5B
64
0
13
1428
Music & Dance
8.7M
4.9B
16.4K
230
14
1795
Music & Dance
8.4M
7.9B
16.9K
174
15
120
Animation
Video games
7.9M
2.6B
9.8K
172
16
4191
Music & Dance
7.4M
6.2B
4.1K
61
17
Music & Dance
7.3M
796.1M
7.7K
134
18
Travel
7.2M
15.9B
19.5K
1.1K
19
Music & Dance
Daily vlogs
6.6M
7.7B
365
5
20
Education
6.6M
655M
309
5
21
1243
Video games
Animation
6.6M
8.5B
8.4K
393
22
Animation
Humor
6.5M
7.6B
1.1K
3
23
7388
Animation
6.4M
4.2B
1.9K
15
24
Music & Dance
Animation
6.3M
11B
89
2
25
224
Music & Dance
6.2M
5.8B
24.8K
293
26
Animals & Pets
Humor
5.7M
3.3B
553
9
27
Education
DIY & Life Hacks
5.7M
993.7M
1.6K
48
28
Animals & Pets
Daily vlogs
5.6M
6.1B
1.4K
6
29
Humor
5.6M
1.2B
339
2
30
Music & Dance
5.6M
3.7B
6.9K
48
31
Animation
5.6M
10B
1.7K
5
32
37
Video games
Toys
5.5M
6.6B
28.7K
1.6K
33
Food & Drinks
DIY & Life Hacks
5.5M
2.4B
4.8K
241
34
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.6B
0
78
35
Music & Dance
5.3M
2.2B
502
17
36
Food & Drinks
5.2M
2.2B
350
53
37
Toys
Animation
5.2M
1.4B
214
0
38
3292
Family & Parenting
Animals & Pets
5.1M
3.2B
29.2K
58
39
200
Humor
5M
1.5B
18.9K
1.2K
40
Music & Dance
5M
2.3B
5.5K
61
41
Food & Drinks
Daily vlogs
5M
2.3B
55
2
42
7
Travel
5M
5.1B
12.1K
291
43
Food & Drinks
Travel
4.9M
1.8B
21.7K
883
44
News & Politics
4.9M
5.5B
57
13
45
Family & Parenting
4.8M
3B
342
12
46
Music & Dance
4.7M
3.9B
2.1K
0
47
Show
4.6M
366.3M
233
0
48
Toys
Animation
4.4M
2.7B
186
0
49
Animals & Pets
4.4M
694.7M
1.7K
113
50
Travel
4.4M
4.4B
3.1K
185
51
1700
Music & Dance
4.3M
2.1B
13K
611
52
26
Music & Dance
4.2M
5B
16.4K
2.1K
53
Food & Drinks
Humor
4.1M
4.9B
1.4K
184
54
Family & Parenting
4.1M
528.1M
678
61
55
Animation
4M
2.2B
238
13
56
Animation
Design/art
4M
2.9B
3K
42
57
Family & Parenting
3.9M
10.4B
1.6K
78
58
2338
Family & Parenting
Daily vlogs
3.8M
4.6B
4.7K
78
59
528
Music & Dance
3.8M
3B
58.6K
2.4K
60
Video games
Mystery
3.8M
4.1B
1.6K
90
61
News & Politics
Education
3.7M
776M
278
24
62
Animation
3.7M
4.3B
272
5
63
Animation
3.7M
2.2B
8.2K
68
64
Food & Drinks
3.6M
1.1B
3K
151
65
Music & Dance
3.6M
4.2B
3.9K
36
66
Video games
3.6M
1.5B
387
19
67
Music & Dance
3.5M
1.8B
537
14
68
Humor
Toys
3.5M
4.3B
68
4
69
151
Music & Dance
3.5M
2.3B
10.3K
2.6K
70
Music & Dance
3.5M
3.1B
1.6K
16
71
Animation
3.3M
646.6M
648
14
72
284
Food & Drinks
3.3M
6.3B
55.7K
487
73
Sports
Fitness
3.3M
3.9B
3.8K
25
74
Music & Dance
3.2M
2.4B
788
73
75
Video games
Animation
3.2M
7.2B
4.1K
140
76
Video games
DIY & Life Hacks
3.2M
3.2B
3.6K
90
77
226
Humor
DIY & Life Hacks
3.1M
2.4B
10K
788
78
Animation
Video games
3.1M
1.1B
307
19
79
News & Politics
3.1M
4.5B
66
18
80
Show
3.1M
1.2B
1.5K
65
81
News & Politics
3.1M
4.8B
37
2
82
Video games
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
3.1K
0
83
Music & Dance
Animation
3.1M
1.7B
201
2
84
Food & Drinks
3.1M
4.2B
8.8K
79
85
Music & Dance
3.1M
496.4M
5.9K
199
86
83
Animation
3.1M
3.3B
14.2K
537
87
149
Mystery
Show
3M
3B
8.4K
341
88
Video games
Animation
3M
1.4B
992
85
89
Humor
3M
2B
867
22
90
ASMR
Animation
3M
2.1B
130
8
91
Sports
3M
3.3B
1.6K
37
92
Music & Dance
2.9M
3.2B
110
2
93
112
Animation
Music & Dance
2.9M
6.2B
50.4K
312
94
Health & Self Help
Fitness
2.9M
837.8M
6.8K
377
95
Music & Dance
2.9M
2B
430
7
96
Humor
2.8M
2.2B
1.6K
47
97
Music & Dance
2.8M
3.1B
2.3K
89
98
Animals & Pets
2.8M
699.1M
304
1
99
Daily vlogs
Fashion
2.8M
4.4B
539
22
100
Daily vlogs
Toys
2.8M
6.7B
1.8K
63

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 99.1K views, 515 likes, and 37 comments.

Saito (@saito09) ranked 2nd on the list with 35.8M subscribers. The channel’s videos collected 209.4K views, 12 comments, and 2.2K likes in the previous month.

YouTuber TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (@toyotagazooracingjpchannel) secured the 3rd place in Japan with 30.4M subscribers. The YouTuber’s videos generated 33.4K views, 347 likes, and 6 comments.

19.7M 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 24.8K 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 944.4K views, 15.2K likes, and 377 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 14.8M 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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