Top 50 Churches in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest churches in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 51 churches tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. African Methodist Episcopal Church, Community centre and Iglesia ni Cristo lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 414,963 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 12,285, and the largest, African Methodist Episcopal Church, reaches around 226,412 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each church, 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 |  African Methodist Episcopal Church |
226,412 | 13.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Community centre |
101,023 | 0.5% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Iglesia ni Cristo |
87,528 | 17.6% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Christ's Commission Fellowship |
69,125 | 9.5% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  North Point |
21,759 | 6.3% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
12,973 | 2.9% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Milan Cathedral |
8,585 | 1.0% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 8 |  Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
8,231 | 2.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Calvary Chapel |
7,239 | 0.8% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Greek Orthodox Church |
5,591 | 0.1% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
5,576 | 0.6% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Trinity Church (Manhattan) |
4,505 | 1.3% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 13 |  Nondenominational Christianity |
4,089 | 0.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Non-denominational |
4,042 | 1.0% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  San Benedetto |
3,739 | 0.4% | Church | Food & Beverages |
| 16 |  Bethel Church (Redding, California) |
3,392 | 0.3% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 17 |  Lakewood Church |
2,949 | 0.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Canção Nova |
2,923 | 0.1% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
2,796 | 0.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  First Baptist Church (Atlanta) |
2,725 | 0.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Saddleback Church |
2,444 | 0.5% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  United Church of Christ |
2,414 | 0.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Armenian Apostolic Church |
2,164 | 0.9% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Congregational church |
2,041 | 0.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Assemblies of god church |
1,964 | 0.1% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  City Harvest Church |
1,705 | 4.1% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Gateway Church (Texas) |
1,644 | 0.3% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 28 |  Romanian Orthodox Church |
1,532 | 0.5% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  New Life Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
1,399 | 0.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Jesus is Lord Church |
1,332 | 1.0% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Apostolic Church (denomination) |
1,147 | 0.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Calvary Baptist Church (Manhattan) |
1,128 | 0.3% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 33 |  Bible Baptist Church |
902 | 0.8% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 34 |  Universal Church of the Kingdom of God |
792 | 0.5% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Church of Ireland |
669 | 1.0% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Christ Fellowship |
657 | 0.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 37 | Georgian Orthodox Church |
611 | 0.8% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  St Leonards-on-Sea |
561 | 0.9% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 39 |  Elgin, Moray |
530 | 0.1% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 40 |  Yavuz Sultan Selim Han |
450 | 0.2% | Church | Arts & Culture |
| 41 |  Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
433 | 0.2% | Church | Travel & Leisure |
| 42 |  Philippine Independent Church |
428 | 7.5% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Catholic Church in the United States |
385 | 0.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 44 |  Grace Bible Church. |
354 | 0.1% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Apostolic Faith Church |
335 | 0.4% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 46 |  Fellowship Church |
318 | 0.0% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Jehovah's witness church |
248 | 0.2% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 48 |  God is Love Pentecostal Church |
192 | 0.0% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 49 | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
175 | 0.0% | Church | Politics & Society |
| 50 |  Protestant Church in the Netherlands |
98 | 1.1% | Church | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each church 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 church in Japan?
African Methodist Episcopal Church currently leads with an estimated audience of 226,412 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.