Top 32 Role playings in Japan

How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 32, 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	Final Fantasy XI	2.3M	74.4%	28.2	53.9%	Role playing
2	Final Fantasy Tactics	1.2M	39.4%	27.0	52.2%	Role playing
3	Fable	330k	5.9%	28.0	57.7%	Role playing
4	Final Fantasy VII	163k	1.4%	29.5	62.6%	Role playing
5	Final Fantasy XV	140k	7.5%	30.8	58.9%	Role playing
6	Final Fantasy XIV	120k	1.2%	28.9	53.0%	Role playing
7	Divinity	117k	0.7%	31.9	67.2%	Role playing
8	Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius	94k	33.1%	30.2	61.3%	Role playing
9	Final Fantasy X	85k	1.1%	29.5	55.6%	Role playing
10	Final Fantasy VIII	84k	13.7%	29.0	56.8%	Role playing
11	Final Fantasy X-2	82k	29.7%	29.1	66.4%	Role playing
12	Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)	74k	7.4%	32.2	46.3%	Role playing
13	Final Fantasy Type-0	72k	30.7%	28.9	65.8%	Role playing
14	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	72k	14.3%	30.3	63.2%	Role playing
15	Final Fantasy XIII-2	71k	20.1%	43.0	37.4%	Role playing
16	Final Fantasy VI	63k	10.3%	32.8	55.0%	Role playing
17	Final Fantasy XII	62k	3.5%	30.1	61.3%	Role playing
18	Final Fantasy XIII	59k	5.5%	31.9	64.4%	Role playing
19	Final Fantasy IX	58k	2.7%	31.5	62.1%	Role playing
20	Final Fantasy Record Keeper	58k	28.4%	28.3	63.1%	Role playing
21	Final Fantasy V	57k	15.7%	37.8	29.8%	Role playing
22	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	53k	88.9%	28.2	63.2%	Role playing
23	Final Fantasy VII (Famicom)	42k	3.7%	—	—	Role playing
24	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance	42k	17.6%	28.1	63.8%	Role playing
25	Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift	41k	24.1%	31.6	79.2%	Role playing

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 32 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each role playing 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 role playing in Japan?

Final Fantasy XI currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.3M people in Japan.

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