Top 50 Car manufacturers in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest car manufacturers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 96 car manufacturers tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. BMW, Toyota and Lexus lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 31,622,334 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,038,437, and the largest, BMW, reaches around 14,735,965 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each car manufacturer, 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 BMW BMW 14,735,965 8.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
2 Toyota Toyota 8,835,101 5.1% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
3 Lexus Lexus 8,051,268 12.7% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
4 Honda Honda 7,662,008 6.1% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
5 Audi Audi 7,609,423 6.7% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
6 Nissan Nissan 6,142,673 5.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
7 Mazda Mazda 5,959,956 8.3% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
8 Suzuki Suzuki 5,664,532 7.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
9 Volkswagen Volkswagen 5,657,058 4.0% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
10 Subaru Subaru 3,874,802 10.3% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
11 Volvo Volvo 3,387,499 6.7% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
12 Hyundai Hyundai 3,038,578 2.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
13 Peugeot Peugeot 2,490,734 3.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
14 Fiat Fiat 2,320,409 4.3% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
15 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi 1,949,421 6.5% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
16 Tesla Motors Tesla Motors 1,938,512 1.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
17 Daihatsu Daihatsu 1,613,509 23.8% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
18 Jeep Jeep 1,413,881 5.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
19 Infiniti Infiniti 1,243,883 7.0% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
20 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 1,231,795 3.1% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
21 Škoda Auto Škoda Auto 1,158,340 1.4% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
22 General Motors General Motors 1,006,160 1.2% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
23 Cadillac Cadillac 636,957 2.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
24 Dodge Dodge 460,127 1.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
25 Abarth Abarth 363,284 6.2% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
26 Chrysler Chrysler 351,155 1.8% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
27 GMC GMC 322,549 1.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
28 Audi e-tron Audi e-tron 293,503 4.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
29 Proton (automobile) Proton (automobile) 281,910 3.4% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
30 Acura Acura 241,559 1.7% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
31 Cessna Cessna 229,349 5.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
32 Geely Geely 200,705 2.3% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
33 Maruti Suzuki Maruti Suzuki 190,887 2.2% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
34 Smart (automobile) Smart (automobile) 164,311 3.4% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
35 NIO NIO 130,621 2.5% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
36 Perodua Perodua 122,299 3.3% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
37 Buick Buick 121,892 1.0% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
38 Embraer Embraer 107,695 3.7% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
39 MG Cars MG Cars 106,403 0.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
40 Rivian Rivian 98,318 0.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
41 Polestar Polestar 88,127 0.8% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
42 Lee Cooper Lee Cooper 80,032 2.9% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
43 John Cooper Works John Cooper Works 71,563 12.1% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
44 Lancia Lancia 65,933 1.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
45 Chery Chery 59,229 1.0% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
46 BYD Auto BYD Auto 52,611 0.3% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
47 Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic 28,675 3.2% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
48 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 23,811 0.0% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
49 Oldsmobile Oldsmobile 23,744 1.5% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility
50 JAC Motors JAC Motors 19,140 0.6% Car manufacturer Cars & Mobility

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

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

BMW currently leads with an estimated audience of 14,735,965 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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