Top 50 Crickets in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest crickets in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 211 crickets tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Kolkata Night Riders,, India national cricket team and Indian Premier League lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,459,491 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 187,931, and the largest, Kolkata Night Riders,, reaches around 1,570,292 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each cricket, 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 |  Kolkata Night Riders, |
1,570,292 | 43.5% | Cricket | Sports |
| 2 |  India national cricket team |
1,527,764 | 1.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 3 |  Indian Premier League |
1,361,435 | 0.6% | Cricket | Sports |
| 4 |  Pakistan national cricket team |
973,151 | 2.8% | Cricket | Sports |
| 5 |  ICC Champions Trophy |
716,794 | 2.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 6 |  Chennai Super Kings |
688,446 | 1.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 7 |  Bangladesh national cricket team |
583,232 | 3.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 8 |  ICC - International Cricket Council |
213,340 | 2.1% | Cricket | Sports |
| 9 |  Nepal national cricket team |
205,587 | 7.1% | Cricket | Sports |
| 10 |  Virat Kohli |
183,747 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 11 |  England cricket team |
158,283 | 0.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 12 |  Sri Lanka Cricket |
140,194 | 7.8% | Cricket | Sports |
| 13 |  Rohit Sharma |
105,293 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 14 |  Sri Lanka national cricket team |
103,106 | 1.9% | Cricket | Sports |
| 15 |  Nepal Premier League |
101,392 | 16.6% | Cricket | Sports |
| 16 |  Afghanistan national cricket team |
100,619 | 1.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 17 |  New Zealand national cricket team |
55,605 | 0.5% | Cricket | Sports |
| 18 |  South Africa national cricket team |
46,680 | 0.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 19 |  Mumbai Indians |
45,808 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 20 |  South Australia cricket team |
43,522 | 0.6% | Cricket | Sports |
| 21 |  Hardik Pandya |
39,584 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 22 |  Cricket World Cup |
28,444 | 0.1% | Cricket | Sports |
| 23 |  Test cricket |
27,578 | 0.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 24 |  United Arab Emirates national cricket team |
23,807 | 1.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 25 |  Shreyas Iyer |
19,331 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 26 |  Pakistan A cricket team |
18,853 | 3.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 27 |  Rajasthan Royals |
18,834 | 0.1% | Cricket | Sports |
| 28 |  Babar Azam |
18,820 | 0.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 29 |  Steve Smith |
18,766 | 0.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 30 |  Joe Root |
18,490 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 31 |  SA20 |
18,397 | 0.1% | Cricket | Sports |
| 32 |  Zimbabwe national cricket team |
17,841 | 1.0% | Cricket | Sports |
| 33 |  Jasprit Bumrah |
17,824 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 34 |  International League T20 |
17,703 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 35 |  Regina George |
16,494 | 1.8% | Cricket | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Rishabh Pant |
15,783 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 37 |  Shakib Al Hasan |
13,886 | 1.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 38 |  Mitchell Starc |
12,661 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 39 |  Ravindra Jadeja |
12,055 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 40 |  Ben Stokes |
11,344 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 41 |  BCCI |
11,315 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 42 |  Women's Premier League (cricket) |
9,406 | 0.1% | Cricket | Sports |
| 43 |  Pat Cummins |
8,759 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 44 |  Karachi Kings |
8,454 | 0.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 45 |  Shane Warne |
8,251 | 0.3% | Cricket | Sports |
| 46 |  Mustafizur Rahman |
8,227 | 0.7% | Cricket | Sports |
| 47 |  Shahid Afridi |
8,196 | 0.4% | Cricket | Sports |
| 48 |  Chris Gayle |
8,168 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 49 |  Jos Buttler |
7,542 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
| 50 |  Mohammed Shami |
7,495 | 0.2% | Cricket | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each cricket 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 cricket in Japan?
Kolkata Night Riders, currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,570,292 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.