Top 50 Newspapers in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest newspapers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 870 newspapers tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Algemeen Dagblad, Daily News and Analysis and Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8,597,022 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 767,671, and the largest, Algemeen Dagblad, reaches around 3,297,514 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each newspaper, 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 |  Algemeen Dagblad |
3,297,514 | 5.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 2 |  Daily News and Analysis |
2,740,271 | 13.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 3 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
2,559,237 | 7.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  Jyllands-Posten |
2,427,046 | 20.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 5 |  Asahi Shimbun |
1,741,028 | 83.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 6 |  The Times (Shreveport) |
1,719,305 | 16.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 7 |  Le Figaro |
1,600,877 | 6.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 8 |  Mainichi Shimbun |
1,505,477 | 96.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 9 |  Nepali Times |
1,441,290 | 23.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 10 |  B.Z. (newspaper) |
1,247,822 | 19.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 11 |  The Times |
1,214,538 | 5.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 12 |  The Journal Standard |
1,207,082 | 89.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  The Wall Street Journal |
903,647 | 9.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 14 |  The Guardian |
866,431 | 1.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  Yomiuri Shimbun |
821,226 | 86.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 16 |  Resumé (magazine) |
763,792 | 4.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  Helsingin Sanomat |
746,897 | 6.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  Financial Times |
661,621 | 3.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 19 |  USA Today |
617,047 | 1.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  Göteborgs-Posten |
606,791 | 4.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 21 |  Now (newspaper) |
602,904 | 4.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  RedEye |
530,468 | 16.6% | Newspaper | Internet & Social Media |
| 23 |  Dagens Industri |
516,806 | 2.1% | Newspaper | Business & Career |
| 24 |  New Straits Times |
513,183 | 18.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 25 |  El País (Uruguay) |
482,235 | 1.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 26 |  Tempo (Indonesian magazine) |
438,589 | 1.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 27 |  Daily Mail |
400,158 | 0.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 28 |  The Gazette (Montreal) |
364,277 | 16.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  The Independent |
364,276 | 1.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  Le Monde |
362,907 | 1.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  The Gazette (Colorado Springs) |
358,355 | 21.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 32 |  Focus |
336,700 | 0.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 33 |  The Japan Times |
319,584 | 54.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Corriere della Sera |
298,394 | 0.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 35 |  La Repubblica |
298,010 | 1.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 36 |  Prothom Alo |
291,366 | 2.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 37 |  Sankei Shimbun |
281,836 | 90.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  Libero (newspaper) |
272,628 | 1.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 39 |  The Washington Post |
262,377 | 3.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 40 |  The Times of India |
250,209 | 1.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 41 |  Excélsior |
239,720 | 3.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  Anandabazar Patrika |
236,143 | 2.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 43 |  Marca (newspaper) |
225,428 | 0.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  Bild |
219,382 | 0.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  South China Morning Post |
214,747 | 2.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 46 |  Los Angeles Times |
212,949 | 1.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 47 |  La Gazzetta dello Sport |
208,184 | 0.9% | Newspaper | Sports |
| 48 |  El País |
203,887 | 0.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  National Catholic Reporter |
202,002 | 7.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 50 |  Siamsport |
186,908 | 12.1% | Newspaper | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each newspaper 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 newspaper in Japan?
Algemeen Dagblad currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,297,514 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.