Top 50 Music & Radio brands in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest music & radio brands in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 32,658 music & radio brands tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Global Underground, Live events and Canvas lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 158,921,722 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 16,375,001, and the largest, Global Underground, reaches around 56,502,225 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each music & radio brand, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56,502,225 | 93.5% | Music & Radio | ||
| 2 | 56,162,575 | 6.9% | Lifestyle cluster | Music & Radio | |
| 3 | 46,256,922 | 3.9% | Concert venue | Music & Radio | |
| 4 | 28,568,237 | 80.8% | Concert venue | Music & Radio | |
| 5 | 25,429,011 | 14.0% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 6 | 25,187,230 | 27.8% | K-pop | Music & Radio | |
| 7 | 23,584,622 | 6.5% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 8 | 22,374,634 | 25.8% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 9 | 21,053,127 | 4.4% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 10 | 20,251,155 | 4.4% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 11 | Café | 18,562,171 | 10.0% | Concert venue | Music & Radio |
| 12 | 17,943,894 | 4.8% | TV series | Music & Radio | |
| 13 | 16,207,533 | 4.0% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 14 | 16,157,557 | 4.1% | Lifestyle cluster | Music & Radio | |
| 15 | 15,138,290 | 4.4% | Record label | Music & Radio | |
| 16 | 15,066,102 | 4.7% | Record label | Music & Radio | |
| 17 | 14,907,723 | 5.0% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 18 | 14,742,414 | 4.8% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 19 | 14,298,782 | 3.5% | Music & Radio | ||
| 20 | 13,826,373 | 12.8% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 21 | 13,742,539 | 6.0% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 22 | 13,308,624 | 8.6% | Music & Radio | ||
| 23 | 13,236,241 | 5.8% | Music & Radio | ||
| 24 | 12,904,714 | 27.8% | Music & Radio | ||
| 25 | 12,467,377 | 98.1% | Pop | Music & Radio | |
| 26 | CAT | 12,128,031 | 12.5% | Concert venue | Music & Radio |
| 27 | 12,104,011 | 3.6% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 28 | 11,931,049 | 5.1% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 29 | 11,883,772 | 7.2% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 30 | 11,794,648 | 8.1% | Music & Radio | ||
| 31 | 11,691,076 | 6.0% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 32 | 11,410,473 | 5.9% | Musical instrument | Music & Radio | |
| 33 | 11,354,856 | 3.9% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 34 | 11,236,558 | 90.2% | Band | Music & Radio | |
| 35 | 11,072,847 | 13.5% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 36 | 11,066,807 | 8.6% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 37 | 11,041,904 | 13.6% | TV / music streaming | Music & Radio | |
| 38 | 10,922,319 | 4.7% | Music & Radio | ||
| 39 | 10,881,511 | 7.5% | Music & Radio | ||
| 40 | 10,759,526 | 11.3% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 41 | 10,733,449 | 4.5% | Music & Radio | ||
| 42 | 10,564,672 | 8.7% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 43 | 10,552,377 | 9.3% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 44 | 10,478,893 | 97.3% | Pop | Music & Radio | |
| 45 | 10,244,408 | 33.7% | Metal | Music & Radio | |
| 46 | 10,239,962 | 66.7% | Musical genre | Music & Radio | |
| 47 | 9,582,285 | 4.7% | Music & Radio | ||
| 48 | 9,461,012 | 4.2% | Music & Radio | ||
| 49 | 8,943,010 | 98.7% | Pop | Music & Radio | |
| 50 | 8,790,568 | 85.5% | K-pop | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each music & radio brand 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 music & radio brand in Japan?
Global Underground currently leads with an estimated audience of 56,502,225 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.