How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 84, 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Annie Leibovitz |
80k | 3.6% | 30.5 | 61.6% | Photographer |
| 2 |  Marina Abramović |
46k | 0.6% | 37.2 | 49.1% | Photographer |
| 3 |  Mika Ninagawa |
43k | 51.8% | 43.0 | 68.1% | Photographer |
| 4 |  Alphonse Mucha |
32k | 3.0% | 46.8 | 68.3% | Photographer |
| 5 |  Bruce Weber (photographer) |
32k | 8.5% | 42.3 | 70.1% | Photographer |
| 6 |  Steve McCurry |
30k | 3.2% | 33.6 | 47.1% | Photographer |
| 7 |  Ansel Adams |
29k | 1.4% | 36.1 | 50.8% | Photographer |
| 8 |  Nick Knight (photographer) |
28k | 6.9% | 31.8 | 62.6% | Photographer |
| 9 |  Peter Lindbergh |
28k | 5.8% | 32.0 | 43.7% | Photographer |
| 10 |  Henri Cartier-Bresson |
27k | 2.8% | 47.2 | 45.2% | Photographer |
| 11 |  Man Ray |
26k | 1.5% | 33.9 | 43.4% | Photographer |
| 12 |  Scott Schuman |
25k | 10.6% | 26.3 | 78.4% | Photographer |
| 13 |  Terry Richardson |
23k | 3.6% | 31.7 | 80.8% | Photographer |
| 14 |  Martin Parr |
23k | 1.3% | 23.6 | 76.1% | Photographer |
| 15 |  Helmut Newton |
22k | 1.7% | 33.4 | 73.5% | Photographer |
| 16 |  Linda McCartney |
22k | 1.0% | 42.3 | 80.4% | Photographer |
| 17 |  Cindy Sherman |
20k | 1.1% | 39.9 | 83.2% | Photographer |
| 18 |  Vivian Maier |
19k | 2.4% | 34.8 | 48.4% | Photographer |
| 19 |  Ryan McGinley |
19k | 15.4% | 38.9 | 64.0% | Photographer |
| 20 |  Sally Mann |
17k | 2.5% | 32.6 | 48.5% | Photographer |
| 21 |  Richard Avedon |
17k | 2.4% | 34.5 | 48.8% | Photographer |
| 22 |  M. C. Escher |
17k | 1.8% | 37.5 | 45.3% | Photographer |
| 23 |  Stephen Shore |
16k | 9.0% | 32.5 | 100.0% | Photographer |
| 24 |  Robert Capa |
16k | 1.8% | 35.9 | 46.3% | Photographer |
| 25 |  Nan Goldin |
14k | 1.4% | 35.2 | 45.8% | Photographer |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 84 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each photographer 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 photographer in Japan?
Annie Leibovitz currently leads with an estimated audience of 80k people in Japan.