Top 50 Baseballs in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest baseballs in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,149 baseballs tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. MLB, Baseball park and Hanshin Tigers lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 28,246,710 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,163,755, and the largest, MLB, reaches around 17,671,602 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each baseball, 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 |  MLB |
17,671,602 | 10.9% | Baseball | Sports |
| 2 |  Baseball park |
5,545,909 | 58.6% | Baseball | Sports |
| 3 |  Hanshin Tigers |
5,029,199 | 88.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 4 |  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
4,726,155 | 86.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 5 |  Yomiuri Giants |
4,306,797 | 87.5% | Baseball | Sports |
| 6 |  Baseball glove |
3,300,452 | 43.2% | Baseball | Sports |
| 7 |  Professional baseball |
2,303,170 | 46.5% | Baseball | Sports |
| 8 |  New York Yankees |
1,956,171 | 5.0% | Baseball | Sports |
| 9 |  New York Mets |
1,125,369 | 5.6% | Baseball | Sports |
| 10 |  Chicago Cubs |
1,035,192 | 4.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 11 |  Shohei Ohtani |
969,862 | 5.9% | Baseball | Sports |
| 12 |  Shohei Ohtani |
969,219 | 5.9% | Baseball | Sports |
| 13 |  baseball cards |
668,691 | 14.4% | Baseball | Sports |
| 14 |  Los Angeles Dodgers |
661,193 | 2.6% | Baseball | Sports |
| 15 |  Philadelphia Phillies |
530,854 | 5.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 16 |  Tampa Bay Rays |
465,390 | 6.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 17 |  Pittsburgh Pirates |
437,085 | 4.0% | Baseball | Sports |
| 18 |  Atlanta Braves |
436,771 | 2.4% | Baseball | Sports |
| 19 |  Seattle Mariners |
388,399 | 1.8% | Baseball | Sports |
| 20 |  Minnesota Twins |
360,152 | 2.8% | Baseball | Sports |
| 21 |  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
313,656 | 7.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 22 |  Austin Martin |
312,323 | 1.8% | Baseball | Sports |
| 23 |  Kansas City Royals |
285,003 | 3.5% | Baseball | Sports |
| 24 |  Cleveland Guardians |
275,371 | 2.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 25 |  Detroit Tigers |
265,352 | 0.9% | Baseball | Sports |
| 26 |  Major League Baseball All-Star Game |
237,640 | 2.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 27 |  Base on balls |
214,617 | 3.4% | Baseball | Sports |
| 28 |  Cincinnati Reds |
211,587 | 1.4% | Baseball | Sports |
| 29 |  Baseball field |
204,807 | 5.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 30 |  Baltimore Orioles |
203,325 | 2.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 31 |  American League |
195,763 | 2.4% | Baseball | Sports |
| 32 |  Minor League Baseball |
187,857 | 1.6% | Baseball | Sports |
| 33 |  Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
185,499 | 6.7% | Baseball | Sports |
| 34 |  Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
185,226 | 32.6% | Baseball | Sports |
| 35 |  Will Smith |
165,278 | 0.7% | Baseball | Sports |
| 36 |  Will Smith |
165,278 | 0.7% | Baseball | Sports |
| 37 |  Toronto Blue Jays |
151,164 | 0.5% | Baseball | Sports |
| 38 |  Aaron Judge |
150,415 | 1.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 39 |  Baseball uniform |
146,261 | 12.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 40 |  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
143,793 | 18.7% | Baseball | Sports |
| 41 |  Washington Nationals |
129,817 | 2.2% | Baseball | Sports |
| 42 |  Rōki Sasaki |
128,555 | 4.8% | Baseball | Sports |
| 43 |  San Diego Padres |
119,305 | 1.1% | Baseball | Sports |
| 44 |  Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
117,210 | 17.9% | Baseball | Sports |
| 45 |  Yu Darvish |
108,163 | 10.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 46 |  Chunichi Dragons |
106,557 | 19.5% | Baseball | Sports |
| 47 |  Chiba Lotte Marines |
101,612 | 20.7% | Baseball | Sports |
| 48 |  Mookie Betts |
100,303 | 2.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 49 |  Orix Buffaloes |
96,643 | 18.3% | Baseball | Sports |
| 50 |  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
91,752 | 25.7% | Baseball | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each baseball 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 baseball in Japan?
MLB currently leads with an estimated audience of 17,671,602 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.