Top 50 Music instruments in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest music instruments in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 117 music instruments tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ibanez, Boss Corporation and Epiphone lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2,699,243 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 156,339, and the largest, Ibanez, reaches around 1,212,691 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each music instrument, 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 |  Ibanez |
1,212,691 | 14.7% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  Boss Corporation |
1,049,979 | 7.0% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Epiphone |
436,573 | 8.9% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  Hang (instrument) |
434,439 | 31.2% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  Roland Corporation |
412,703 | 8.5% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Jazz piano |
410,038 | 21.7% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  Korg |
348,281 | 11.3% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  Electronic drum |
234,559 | 7.3% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  Electronic piano |
198,973 | 13.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Euphonium |
156,743 | 10.9% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Peavey Electronics |
151,262 | 15.8% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  JHS Pedals |
150,286 | 20.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  Mesa Boogie |
138,295 | 16.8% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Player piano |
134,354 | 10.9% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  IK Multimedia |
130,390 | 18.7% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Thomann |
123,177 | 0.9% | Music instrument | Shopping |
| 17 |  orange amplifiers |
119,296 | 9.4% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  Oud |
110,548 | 2.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  Rhythm guitar |
101,478 | 4.2% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Acoustic bass guitar |
97,578 | 5.2% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Steel-string acoustic guitar |
95,240 | 5.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  Guitar pick |
89,468 | 6.0% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  Jazz guitar |
88,093 | 4.8% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  Steinway & Sons |
81,526 | 8.7% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  Nagara (drum) |
79,743 | 20.6% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 26 |  Gretsch |
75,797 | 8.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  Paiste |
74,174 | 15.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Jackson Guitars |
69,126 | 5.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  Piccolo trumpet |
69,055 | 15.6% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  TC Electronic |
67,591 | 10.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Acoustic-electric guitar |
66,321 | 5.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  Analog modeling synthesizer |
57,820 | 11.3% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  Moog |
56,097 | 9.2% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Xylophone |
54,995 | 3.6% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  B.C. Rich |
53,272 | 14.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Bongo |
50,315 | 5.5% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  Cowbell (instrument) |
48,362 | 8.5% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  Seymour Duncan |
48,261 | 6.0% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Crash cymbal |
46,293 | 6.8% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  Rickenbacker |
40,983 | 5.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  novation |
40,130 | 7.0% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Didgeridoo |
39,977 | 6.0% | Music instrument | Travel & Leisure |
| 43 |  D'Addario |
39,416 | 2.4% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  Steel guitar |
38,339 | 2.1% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Ovation Guitar Company |
36,479 | 4.2% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Flugelhorn |
35,390 | 5.5% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Surdo |
33,292 | 2.6% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Twelve-string guitar |
31,025 | 3.6% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  DigiTech |
29,635 | 4.9% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  Gretsch Guitars |
29,099 | 7.3% | Music instrument | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each music instrument 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 music instrument in Japan?
Ibanez currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,212,691 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.