Top 50 Journalists in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest journalists in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 145 journalists tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Joan Didion, Anna Wintour and Mark Twain lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 196,099 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 10,135, and the largest, Joan Didion, reaches around 71,316 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each journalist, 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 |  Joan Didion |
71,316 | 5.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 2 |  Anna Wintour |
68,442 | 0.9% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 3 |  Mark Twain |
56,341 | 1.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 4 |  Megyn Kelly |
37,616 | 0.5% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Boris Johnson |
33,973 | 1.3% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Ayn Rand |
18,474 | 0.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 7 |  L. Frank Baum |
16,754 | 2.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 8 |  Mehdi Hasan |
13,880 | 0.8% | Journalist | News |
| 9 |  Hunter S. Thompson |
12,088 | 0.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 10 |  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
10,514 | 0.4% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Carol Vorderman |
10,230 | 0.3% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Miriam Defensor Santiago |
9,924 | 15.0% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Kara Swisher |
9,311 | 1.0% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Glenn Greenwald |
9,101 | 0.8% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Steven Crowder |
8,474 | 0.5% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Christopher Hitchens |
8,196 | 0.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 17 |  Graham Hancock |
8,103 | 0.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 18 |  Charles Duhigg |
7,842 | 4.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 19 |  Dave Meltzer |
6,237 | 1.4% | Journalist | News |
| 20 |  Gloria Steinem |
5,880 | 0.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 21 |  Chris Hayes (journalist) |
5,815 | 0.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 22 |  Daniel H. Pink |
5,619 | 2.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 23 |  Atul Gawande |
5,214 | 1.2% | Journalist | Health |
| 24 |  Jilly Cooper |
5,191 | 0.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 25 |  Rich Eisen |
4,805 | 0.8% | Journalist | Sports |
| 26 |  Ines De La Fressange |
4,287 | 0.7% | Journalist | Fashion & Accessoires |
| 27 |  José Saramago |
4,168 | 0.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 28 |  James O'Keefe |
4,001 | 0.5% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Andrew Ross Sorkin |
3,883 | 0.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 30 |  Victoria Coren Mitchell |
3,876 | 0.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 31 |  Malcolm Turnbull |
3,453 | 0.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Mike Wallace |
3,418 | 0.7% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Suzy Menkes |
3,380 | 6.7% | Journalist | Fashion & Accessoires |
| 34 |  Karl Rove |
2,613 | 0.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Germaine Greer |
2,408 | 1.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 36 |  James Thurber |
2,094 | 1.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 37 |  Galvão Bueno |
2,073 | 0.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Max Hastings |
1,971 | 1.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 39 |  Ismael Cala |
1,852 | 1.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 40 |  Isaac Bashevis Singer |
1,701 | 1.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 41 |  Don McCullin |
1,690 | 1.3% | Journalist | News |
| 42 |  Karl Stefanovic |
1,506 | 0.2% | Journalist | News |
| 43 |  Drauzio Varella |
1,384 | 0.1% | Journalist | Health |
| 44 |  Yiğit Bulut |
1,316 | 0.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 45 |  Kate Atkinson |
1,292 | 0.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 46 |  Caren Miosga |
1,227 | 0.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Andrew Breitbart |
1,147 | 0.4% | Journalist | News |
| 48 |  Émile Zola |
1,057 | 0.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 49 |  Roberto Leal |
886 | 0.4% | Journalist | News |
| 50 |  Elin Kling |
770 | 2.7% | Journalist | Internet & Social Media |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each journalist 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 journalist in Japan?
Joan Didion currently leads with an estimated audience of 71,316 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.