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Top 100 Newspapers in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest newspapers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 861 newspapers tracked in Japan, the 100 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 8.5M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 430k, and the largest, Algemeen Dagblad, reaches around 3.3M 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.

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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 Defense News 98k 35.6 52.9% Newspaper
77 The Standard 97k 31.8 67.0% Newspaper
78 Hindustan Times 92k 35.1 47.4% Newspaper
79 Racing Post 86k 41.3 47.9% Newspaper
80 Daily Jang 86k 27.9 36.2% Newspaper
81 Paris Match 81k 42.2 66.9% Newspaper
82 China Daily 81k 28.6 41.2% Newspaper
83 Il Fatto Quotidiano 79k 43.7 53.9% Newspaper
84 Supply Chain Management Review 79k 30.7 43.9% Newspaper
85 Pinas (Philippine newspaper) 77k 29.4 82.7% Newspaper
86 al.com 76k 42.7 59.3% Newspaper
87 The Economic Times 76k 47.6 29.1% Newspaper
88 La Vanguardia 74k 43.6 62.4% Newspaper
89 Daily Express 74k 44.9 61.0% Newspaper
90 El Confidencial 73k 44.9 60.1% Newspaper
91 Focus 70k Newspaper
92 The Indian Express 63k 38.0 48.6% Newspaper
93 La Stampa 63k 44.8 54.0% Newspaper
94 Kantipur 61k 25.9 30.1% Newspaper
95 Guardian Australia 61k 42.9 63.9% Newspaper
96 Nagarik News 60k 26.9 24.8% Newspaper
97 Le Parisien 60k 35.2 53.1% Newspaper
98 ADN (newspaper) 59k 33.9 0.0% Newspaper
99 Bangkok Post 59k 35.2 53.2% Newspaper
100 Nikkei Asian Review 58k 44.1 35.7% Newspaper

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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 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 3.3M people in Japan.

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