How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 43, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  POV (TV series) |
582k | 6.3% | 30.0 | 45.8% | Documentary |
| 2 |  Vice (TV series) |
314k | 10.4% | 32.1 | 49.8% | Documentary |
| 3 |  Yves Saint Laurent (film) |
233k | 1.6% | 31.8 | 36.8% | Documentary |
| 4 |  Pina (film) |
73k | 8.7% | 33.8 | 71.2% | Documentary |
| 5 |  Walking with Dinosaurs |
63k | 6.0% | 36.9 | 54.9% | Documentary |
| 6 |  FRONTLINE |
58k | 0.8% | 42.7 | 53.6% | Documentary |
| 7 |  Silent Voices (2005 film) |
35k | 2.9% | 39.0 | 82.0% | Documentary |
| 8 |  Blue Planet |
28k | 6.2% | 33.0 | 59.0% | Documentary |
| 9 |  Earthling |
16k | 3.5% | 36.3 | 57.8% | Documentary |
| 10 |  Pumping Iron |
14k | 1.2% | 31.8 | 74.2% | Documentary |
| 11 |  Roadkill (Internet show) |
11k | 2.0% | 41.8 | 7.8% | Documentary |
| 12 |  Aluna |
8.1k | 3.8% | 41.9 | 36.0% | Documentary |
| 13 |  Oddities (TV series) |
7.3k | 1.1% | 32.0 | 58.1% | Documentary |
| 14 |  Bowling for Columbine |
5.8k | 1.1% | 28.9 | 49.5% | Documentary |
| 15 |  Restrepo (film) |
5k | 0.3% | 31.8 | 49.5% | Documentary |
| 16 |  Hard Knocks |
4.6k | 1.1% | 34.5 | 11.8% | Documentary |
| 17 |  Inside Edition |
3.6k | 0.3% | 38.9 | 66.8% | Documentary |
| 18 |  Hail Satan |
3.1k | 3.0% | 33.4 | 43.0% | Documentary |
| 19 |  What the Bleep Do We Know!? |
2.7k | 1.2% | 43.0 | 60.4% | Documentary |
| 20 |  The Thin Blue Line (1988 film) |
2.6k | 0.5% | 25.1 | 48.0% | Documentary |
| 21 |  Scared Straight! |
2.3k | 2.2% | 26.9 | 49.5% | Documentary |
| 22 |  Frozen Planet |
2.2k | 0.9% | 41.8 | 43.6% | Documentary |
| 23 |  Man on Wire |
2.1k | 0.6% | 26.7 | 48.1% | Documentary |
| 24 |  Vegucated |
2k | 4.9% | 42.5 | 59.7% | Documentary |
| 25 |  March of the Penguins |
1.7k | 0.6% | 38.8 | 74.7% | Documentary |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 43 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each documentary 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 documentary in Japan?
POV (TV series) currently leads with an estimated audience of 582k people in Japan.