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Top 100 Hip hops in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest hip hops in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 943 hip hops tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. P$C, G-Dragon and Common (rapper) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 443k, and the largest, P$C, reaches around 5.6M 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.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, 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 Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Eno 160k 30.1 37.0% Hip hop
77 Jay Park 157k 27.3 67.8% Hip hop
78 Pharrell Williams 150k 30.2 50.1% Hip hop
79 Usher (entertainer) 144k 33.3 55.8% Hip hop
80 Gentleman 143k 31.8 76.8% Hip hop
81 Guru (rapper) 140k 26.6 38.8% Hip hop
82 MF Doom 139k 26.1 47.6% Hip hop
83 Chris Brown 136k 30.5 43.3% Hip hop
84 Mase 131k 31.3 49.4% Hip hop
85 Anvil (band) 127k 40.6 36.7% Hip hop
86 Megan Thee Stallion 126k 28.6 60.1% Hip hop
87 Gucci Mane 125k 27.0 39.6% Hip hop
88 Germ 123k 28.9 38.5% Hip hop
89 RAC 123k 26.9 56.4% Hip hop
90 Slug (rapper) 122k 33.4 0.0% Hip hop
91 Wiz Khalifa 122k 30.5 39.3% Hip hop
92 Lil Peep 120k 25.6 43.3% Hip hop
93 Diplo 120k 33.6 58.1% Hip hop
94 Frost (rapper) 114k 32.6 45.1% Hip hop
95 Beginner (band) 113k 38.7 57.2% Hip hop
96 Kano (rapper) 113k 29.3 31.6% Hip hop
97 Lil Nas X 113k 21.7 36.8% Hip hop
98 Scarface 112k 37.6 40.0% Hip hop
99 Illy (rapper) 112k 38.2 54.7% Hip hop
100 Akala (rapper) 110k 30.1 41.7% Hip hop

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 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 5.6M people in Japan.

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