Top 50 Mobile phone operators in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest mobile phone operators in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 131 mobile phone operators tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. LINE, T-Mobile and NTT DoCoMo lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 20,171,787 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 532,477, and the largest, LINE, reaches around 15,101,980 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each mobile phone operator, 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 | 15,101,980 | 44.9% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 2 | 2,739,085 | 3.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 3 | 2,330,722 | 95.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 4 | 1,692,444 | 6.3% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 5 | 789,085 | 76.8% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 6 | 597,429 | 0.7% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 7 | 544,151 | 4.8% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 8 | 457,350 | 16.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 9 | 427,243 | 1.4% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 10 | 214,391 | 14.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 11 | 213,884 | 1.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 12 | 149,450 | 0.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 13 | 142,732 | 0.3% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 14 | 142,288 | 5.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 15 | 71,974 | 1.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 16 | 65,567 | 1.3% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 17 | 62,151 | 0.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 18 | 50,714 | 0.7% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 19 | 46,569 | 16.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 20 | 43,467 | 0.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 21 | 42,357 | 0.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 22 | 36,786 | 0.7% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 23 | 36,343 | 9.7% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 24 | 35,876 | 0.3% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 25 | 35,177 | 0.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 26 | 31,685 | 0.3% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 27 | 31,525 | 0.4% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 28 | 31,215 | 0.8% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 29 | 28,738 | 0.7% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 30 | 28,359 | 1.9% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 31 | 27,053 | 0.6% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 32 | 26,743 | 1.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 33 | 25,436 | 0.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 34 | 25,174 | 6.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 35 | 24,541 | 0.4% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 36 | 23,188 | 0.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 37 | 22,857 | 1.8% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 38 | 22,566 | 0.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 39 | 21,073 | 0.3% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 40 | 20,615 | 20.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 41 | 20,232 | 34.5% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 42 | 18,878 | 2.6% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 43 | 18,482 | 18.4% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 44 | 18,438 | 15.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 45 | 18,352 | 0.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 46 | 16,761 | 10.1% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 47 | 16,455 | 0.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 48 | 13,306 | 0.6% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 49 | 12,817 | 0.2% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics | |
| 50 | 10,169 | 0.4% | Mobile phone operator | Technology & Electronics |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each mobile phone operator 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 mobile phone operator in Japan?
LINE currently leads with an estimated audience of 15,101,980 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.