Top 50 Hip hops in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest hip hops in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 960 hip hops tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. P$C, G-Dragon and Common (rapper) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13,003,833 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 745,126, and the largest, P$C, reaches around 5,587,783 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each hip hop, 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 |  P$C |
5,587,783 | 24.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  G-Dragon |
5,234,042 | 32.9% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Common (rapper) |
2,182,008 | 26.4% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  Nas |
2,018,631 | 13.2% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  EstA |
1,954,050 | 43.9% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Dio (band) |
1,330,777 | 16.1% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  Naps |
972,734 | 13.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  Travis Scott |
851,505 | 3.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  RIN |
772,344 | 18.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  RIN (Rapper) |
746,521 | 21.6% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Kanye West |
651,529 | 1.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  Kendrick Lamar |
639,588 | 1.7% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  Logic (rapper) |
618,402 | 12.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Lune |
608,707 | 6.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  Drake |
582,792 | 1.7% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Future |
555,935 | 6.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  Sway (rapper) |
545,824 | 10.5% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  SZA (singer) |
501,798 | 2.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  T.I. |
500,316 | 4.5% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Tyler, The Creator |
490,868 | 3.4% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  P.O.S |
446,251 | 13.5% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  Eminem |
436,494 | 1.4% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  Central Cee |
422,618 | 3.9% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  B.o.B |
421,624 | 2.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  Snoop Dogg |
419,740 | 2.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 26 |  Zeebra |
409,690 | 89.1% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  XXXTentacion |
400,362 | 0.4% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Kreva (rapper) |
369,799 | 93.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  M.I.A. (rapper) |
368,386 | 3.3% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  ASAP Rocky |
353,458 | 1.9% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Diddy |
350,238 | 0.9% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  YG (rapper) |
346,478 | 15.9% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  E.S.G. |
343,970 | 7.3% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Doja Cat |
332,516 | 2.5% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  Typhoon (rapper) |
314,222 | 15.6% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Mr G |
311,257 | 30.6% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  T.O.P bigbang |
310,994 | 14.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  HAWK |
306,453 | 2.7% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Cardi B |
301,833 | 1.4% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  Savage (rapper) |
300,338 | 9.5% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  Bad Bunny |
290,142 | 0.8% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Nicki Minaj |
289,505 | 1.2% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Jay-Z |
272,292 | 2.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  The Weeknd |
264,110 | 1.6% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Curse (rapper) |
263,689 | 12.4% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Migos |
260,475 | 4.0% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Torch (rapper) |
259,495 | 7.3% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Juice Wrld |
256,878 | 2.3% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  KB (rapper) |
246,866 | 8.5% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  Lil Wayne |
240,018 | 1.7% | Hip hop | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each hip hop 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 hip hop in Japan?
P$C currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,587,783 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.