How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Casino games |
8M | 9.0% | 36.8 | 59.1% | Gaming genre |
| 27 |  PC game |
7.8M | 6.6% | 30.3 | 38.9% | |
| 28 |  Bandai |
7.7M | 41.7% | 30.0 | 53.8% | |
| 29 |  Poker |
7.6M | 13.1% | 35.7 | 58.2% | |
| 30 |  Massively multiplayer online role-playing games |
7.6M | 6.2% | 31.6 | 41.3% | Gaming genre |
| 31 |  Strategy games |
6.9M | 5.9% | 32.1 | 40.1% | Gaming genre |
| 32 |  First-person shooter games |
6.7M | 2.7% | 35.5 | 40.8% | Gaming genre |
| 33 |  Collectible card game |
6.7M | 13.6% | 30.4 | 41.4% | Gaming genre |
| 34 |  Quiz |
6.3M | 6.8% | 37.6 | 59.9% | |
| 35 |  Puzzle video games |
6.2M | 3.9% | 37.0 | 52.3% | Gaming genre |
| 36 |  Baccarat (card game) |
6.2M | 58.0% | 36.8 | 62.3% | |
| 37 |  Strategy video game |
6.2M | 8.3% | 28.4 | 39.3% | |
| 38 |  Sports betting |
6.1M | 8.3% | 36.2 | 56.8% | |
| 39 |  Massively multiplayer online games |
6M | 5.2% | 32.5 | 40.2% | Gaming genre |
| 40 |  Tabletop game |
5.9M | 6.5% | 30.8 | 41.2% | Gaming genre |
| 41 |  Real-time strategy |
5.9M | 6.5% | 30.3 | 37.0% | Gaming genre |
| 42 |  Card games |
5.5M | 3.2% | 33.1 | 53.1% | Gaming genre |
| 43 |  Board games |
5.5M | 4.3% | 32.1 | 43.7% | Gaming genre |
| 44 |  Fortnite |
5.4M | 5.1% | 30.2 | 33.9% | Shooter |
| 45 |  Retrogaming |
5.1M | 11.3% | 32.0 | 49.6% | Gaming genre |
| 46 |  Pokémon (video game series) |
4.9M | 9.2% | — | — | Action-Adventure |
| 47 |  Video game developer |
4.9M | 12.4% | 33.3 | 37.4% | |
| 48 |  Gaming |
4.8M | 6.5% | 30.4 | 37.6% | |
| 49 |  League of Legends |
4.8M | 5.9% | 30.2 | 34.9% | Online game |
| 50 |  Dota 2 |
4.7M | 19.7% | 28.8 | 38.0% | Video game |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 100 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each games audience by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest games audience in Japan?
Games currently leads with an estimated audience of 48M people in Japan.