Top list · Japan

Top 100 Bands in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest bands in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.2k bands tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. AKB48, Fun and Hey! Say! JUMP lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 22M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.4M, and the largest, AKB48, reaches around 8.3M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each band, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

Last updated:

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 Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Accept (band) 825k 23.2 52.2% Band
52 9nine 821k 55.4 98.3% Band
53 Antique (band) 804k 42.2 72.5% Band
54 HE/RO 786k 22.0 57.4% Band
55 DieLochis 775k 21.8 58.1% Band
56 thats life 728k 41.8 83.1% Band
57 Pet Shop Boys 712k 33.8 54.3% Band
58 S.H.E 705k 28.9 89.9% Band
59 Orange Range 700k 32.3 64.3% Band
60 Oasis (band) 698k 33.3 42.9% Band
61 My First Story 651k 30.2 60.5% Band
62 Mina (singer) 643k 49.3 64.7% Band
63 Forbidden (band) 638k 40.0 52.2% Band
64 MGMT 631k 31.9 63.0% Band
65 Direc-t 629k 34.6 34.3% Band
66 The Yellow Monkey 629k 42.3 47.8% Band
67 Nirvana (band) 625k 32.0 56.8% Band
68 One Direction 622k 29.0 68.6% Band
69 Secret (South Korean band) 607k 35.4 77.6% Band
70 Zone (band) 583k Band
71 Brookes Brothers 573k 34.0 61.2% Band
72 Green Day 563k 28.8 56.8% Band
73 Hi-Standard 556k 33.3 28.9% Band
74 Wicker 552k 38.0 87.2% Band
75 Beast (South Korean band) 549k 24.2 74.6% Band

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

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

AKB48 currently leads with an estimated audience of 8.3M people in Japan.

Other top lists in Japan