Top 50 Cheeses in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cheeses in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 51 cheeses tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cheese, Cream cheese and Cheddar cheese lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 10,204,434 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 232,866, and the largest, Cheese, reaches around 8,698,091 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each cheese, 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	Cheese	8,698,091	4.5%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
2	Cream cheese	863,447	7.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
3	Cheddar cheese	642,896	2.8%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
4	Mozzarella	324,079	1.8%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
5	Parmigiano-Reggiano	195,145	1.5%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
6	Blue cheese	150,620	5.4%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
7	Gratin	137,319	6.7%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
8	Camembert	133,291	5.5%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
9	Pecorino	77,003	2.5%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
10	Ricotta	60,518	1.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
11	Cottage cheese	56,353	1.2%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
12	Gorgonzola	51,947	1.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
13	Grana Padano	28,897	1.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
14	Brie	25,084	1.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
15	Feta	24,121	0.7%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
16	Provolone	13,096	0.9%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
17	Pecorino Romano	12,935	1.2%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
18	Gouda cheese	12,840	2.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
19	Smoked cheese	11,851	1.3%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
20	Goat cheese	10,171	0.4%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
21	Buffalo mozzarella	7,944	0.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
22	Comté cheese	7,444	3.2%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
23	Grated cheese	7,419	1.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
24	Emmental cheese	7,145	0.7%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
25	String cheese	7,084	2.4%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
26	Grana (cheese)	7,003	1.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
27	Gruyère cheese	6,333	1.5%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
28	Fromage blanc	5,681	7.3%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
29	Reblochon	5,678	0.9%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
30	Manchego	5,271	0.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
31	Edam cheese	4,615	2.7%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
32	Boursin cheese	4,427	0.4%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
33	Pepper jack cheese	3,904	0.9%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
34	Vegan cheese	3,836	0.3%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
35	Monterey Jack	3,411	0.5%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
36	Havarti	3,359	1.3%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
37	Stilton cheese	3,263	2.7%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
38	Caprice des Dieux	3,113	2.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
39	Processed cheese	3,088	0.8%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
40	Pizza cheese	2,301	1.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
41	Queso blanco	1,900	0.3%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
42	Jarlsberg	1,729	1.1%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
43	Wensleydale cheese	1,676	0.7%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
44	Jarlsberg cheese	1,563	2.2%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
45	Cheese spread	1,346	0.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
46	Taleggio cheese	1,192	0.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
47	Apetina	605	0.6%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
48	Biraghi S.P.A.	587	0.4%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
49	Kasseri	445	0.3%	Cheese	Food & Beverages
50	Nabulsi cheese	273	0.0%	Cheese	Food & Beverages