Top 27 Pokers in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 27 largest pokers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Poker tournament, World Poker Tour and Poker strategy lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 953,485 people. Across all 27 entries the average audience size is 45,300, and the largest, Poker tournament, reaches around 425,485 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each poker, 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 |  Poker tournament |
425,485 | 3.8% | Poker | Games |
| 2 |  World Poker Tour |
278,803 | 9.0% | Poker | Sports |
| 3 |  Poker strategy |
249,197 | 7.3% | Poker | Games |
| 4 |  PokerStars |
189,206 | 1.2% | Poker | Games |
| 5 |  Daniel Negreanu |
8,924 | 1.3% | Poker | Sports |
| 6 |  Phil Ivey |
8,911 | 1.2% | Poker | Sports |
| 7 |  Tom Dwan |
4,607 | 2.9% | Poker | Sports |
| 8 |  European Poker Tour |
2,268 | 1.1% | Poker | Sports |
| 9 |  Poker After Dark |
1,809 | 2.9% | Poker | Sports |
| 10 |  High Stakes Poker |
1,167 | 0.7% | Poker | Sports |
| 11 |  Phil Laak |
1,153 | 0.5% | Poker | Sports |
| 12 |  Antonio Esfandiari |
910 | 0.8% | Poker | Sports |
| 13 |  Erik Seidel |
721 | 1.3% | Poker | Sports |
| 14 |  Sky Poker |
643 | 0.4% | Poker | Games |
| 15 |  Vanessa Rousso |
616 | 0.7% | Poker | Sports |
| 16 |  Bertrand Grospellier |
501 | 1.5% | Poker | Sports |
| 17 |  Gavin Smith (poker player) |
444 | 0.6% | Poker | Sports |
| 18 |  Jonathan Little |
439 | 1.5% | Poker | |
| 19 |  Mike Sexton |
436 | 0.5% | Poker | Sports |
| 20 |  Phil Galfond |
405 | 1.4% | Poker | Sports |
| 21 |  World Series of Poker Europe |
357 | 1.0% | Poker | Sports |
| 22 |  Luca Pagano |
304 | 2.1% | Poker | Sports |
| 23 |  PokerStars Caribbean Adventure |
185 | 2.0% | Poker | Games |
| 24 |  Michael Mizrachi |
176 | 0.1% | Poker | Sports |
| 25 | Max Stern (poker player) |
80 | 0.8% | Poker | Sports |
| 26 |  WSOP – Texas Holdem Poker |
72 | 0.2% | Poker | Sports |
| 27 |  UK and Ireland Poker Tour |
0 | 0.0% | Poker | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 27 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each poker 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 poker in Japan?
Poker tournament currently leads with an estimated audience of 425,485 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.