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Top 100 Rugbies in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest rugbies in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 143 rugbies tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. National Rugby League, Scarlets and National Rugby League (France) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 45k, and the largest, National Rugby League, reaches around 1.4M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each rugby, 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 Chiefs (rugby union) 1.2k 24.0 35.6% Rugby
77 James Haskell 1.2k 40.1 26.2% Rugby
78 Wigan Warriors 1.2k 33.5 34.4% Rugby
79 Official Lions Rugby 1.2k 29.8 25.2% Rugby
80 Jonathan Sexton 1.1k 25.7 0.0% Rugby
81 Paulie Malignaggi 1.1k 37.4 0.0% Rugby
82 St. George Illawarra Dragons 1k 35.1 23.9% Rugby
83 Section Paloise 1k 34.1 37.1% Rugby
84 Aviron Bayonnais 1k 32.9 22.9% Rugby
85 Leigh Halfpenny 996 31.8 63.8% Rugby
86 Castres Olympique 981 40.2 26.9% Rugby
87 RC Toulonnais 960 34.6 0.0% Rugby
88 Hull F.C. 960 34.1 45.1% Rugby
89 Fiji national rugby union team (sevens) 953 40.7 61.8% Rugby
90 Charles Piutau 945 34.8 43.2% Rugby
91 Bryan Habana 945 34.5 35.8% Rugby
92 Fiji national rugby union team 939 37.6 100.0% Rugby
93 Brian O'Driscoll 934 22.5 87.9% Rugby
94 Wales Rugby League 880 31.8 27.9% Rugby
95 Tommy Bowe 871 40.8 100.0% Rugby
96 Currie Cup 851 34.1 42.9% Rugby
97 Warrington Wolves 797 34.4 49.8% Rugby
98 Billy Slater 775 36.7 39.0% Rugby
99 Lawrence Dallaglio 725 39.2 0.0% Rugby
100 Kieran Read 724 39.3 0.0% Rugby

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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 rugby 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 rugby in Japan?

National Rugby League currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.4M people in Japan.

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