Top 50 MLB teams in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest mlb teams in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 980 mlb teams tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. New York Yankees, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,116,732 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 227,615, and the largest, New York Yankees, reaches around 1,956,171 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each mlb team, 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 New York Yankees New York Yankees 1,956,171 5.0% Baseball Sports
2 New York Mets New York Mets 1,125,369 5.6% Baseball Sports
3 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs 1,035,192 4.3% Baseball Sports
4 Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers 661,193 2.6% Baseball Sports
5 Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies 530,854 5.3% Baseball Sports
6 Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Rays 465,390 6.3% Baseball Sports
7 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates 437,085 4.0% Baseball Sports
8 Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves 436,771 2.4% Baseball Sports
9 Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners 388,399 1.8% Baseball Sports
10 Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins 360,152 2.8% Baseball Sports
11 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 313,656 7.3% Baseball Sports
12 Austin Martin Austin Martin 312,323 1.8% Baseball Sports
13 Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals 285,003 3.5% Baseball Sports
14 Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians 275,371 2.1% Baseball Sports
15 Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers 265,352 0.9% Baseball Sports
16 Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds 211,587 1.4% Baseball Sports
17 Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles 203,325 2.3% Baseball Sports
18 Will Smith Will Smith 165,278 0.7% Baseball Sports
19 Will Smith Will Smith 165,278 0.7% Baseball Sports
20 Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays 151,164 0.5% Baseball Sports
21 Washington Nationals Washington Nationals 129,817 2.2% Baseball Sports
22 Rōki Sasaki Rōki Sasaki 128,555 4.8% Baseball Sports
23 San Diego Padres San Diego Padres 119,305 1.1% Baseball Sports
24 Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers 90,734 0.6% Baseball Sports
25 Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks 86,917 1.7% Baseball Sports
26 Cal Raleigh Cal Raleigh 81,199 1.3% Baseball Sports
27 Chris Martin Chris Martin 78,063 0.7% Baseball Sports
28 Paul Skenes Paul Skenes 54,568 1.1% Baseball Sports
29 Munetaka Murakami Munetaka Murakami 54,398 8.5% Baseball Sports
30 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki 53,971 6.6% Baseball Sports
31 Miami Marlins Miami Marlins 46,973 1.1% Baseball Sports
32 Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox 44,909 0.2% Baseball Sports
33 Max Muncy Max Muncy 44,296 2.4% Baseball Sports
34 Max Muncy Max Muncy 44,296 2.4% Baseball Sports
35 Blake Snell Blake Snell 43,975 2.1% Baseball Sports
36 Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies 43,859 0.7% Baseball Sports
37 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts 43,139 3.8% Baseball Sports
38 St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 39,502 0.2% Baseball Sports
39 Kyle Schwarber Kyle Schwarber 39,065 1.1% Baseball Sports
40 Alex Vesia Alex Vesia 37,234 1.4% Baseball Sports
41 Pete Crow Armstrong Pete Crow Armstrong 37,227 1.3% Baseball Sports
42 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong 37,227 1.3% Baseball Sports
43 Tommy Edman Tommy Edman 35,374 3.1% Baseball Sports
44 Bo Bichette Bo Bichette 33,205 0.7% Baseball Sports
45 Jung Hoo Lee Jung Hoo Lee 32,519 2.7% Baseball Sports
46 Andy Pages Andy Pages 32,327 3.1% Baseball Sports
47 Kyle Tucker Kyle Tucker 31,680 1.1% Baseball Sports
48 Texas Rangers (baseball) Texas Rangers (baseball) 30,686 0.2% Baseball Sports
49 San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants 30,443 0.3% Baseball Sports
50 Tanner Scott Tanner Scott 30,386 3.7% Baseball Sports

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each mlb team 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 mlb team in Japan?

New York Yankees currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,956,171 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.

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