Top 50 Soccers in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest soccers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 3,797 soccers tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. UEFA Champions League, Japan national football team and Premier League lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 23,624,165 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,353,466, and the largest, UEFA Champions League, reaches around 9,312,622 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each soccer, 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 |  UEFA Champions League |
9,312,622 | 4.0% | Soccer | Sports |
| 2 |  Japan national football team |
7,895,864 | 80.9% | Soccer | Sports |
| 3 |  Premier League |
6,415,679 | 3.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 4 |  FC Barcelona |
6,332,161 | 2.4% | Soccer | Sports |
| 5 |  Real Madrid C.F. |
6,183,284 | 1.2% | Soccer | Sports |
| 6 |  Serie A |
5,901,726 | 3.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 7 |  La Liga |
4,990,643 | 2.9% | Soccer | Sports |
| 8 |  Bundesliga |
4,896,073 | 4.4% | Soccer | Sports |
| 9 |  Manchester United F.C. |
4,804,886 | 2.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 10 |  F.C. Tokyo |
4,035,206 | 81.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 11 |  Manchester City F.C. |
3,473,992 | 2.4% | Soccer | Sports |
| 12 |  Juventus F.C. |
3,451,989 | 2.6% | Soccer | Sports |
| 13 |  Vissel Kobe |
3,314,096 | 56.9% | Soccer | Sports |
| 14 |  Deco |
3,275,840 | 4.3% | Soccer | Home & Garden |
| 15 |  Major League Soccer |
3,246,663 | 6.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 16 |  FC Bayern Munich |
2,628,728 | 2.3% | Soccer | Sports |
| 17 |  A.C. Milan |
2,553,573 | 2.9% | Soccer | Sports |
| 18 |  Inter Milan |
2,139,333 | 2.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 19 |  Paris Saint-Germain |
2,074,393 | 1.2% | Soccer | Sports |
| 20 |  Ligue 1 |
1,916,029 | 2.7% | Soccer | Sports |
| 21 |  Brazil national football team |
1,883,049 | 3.9% | Soccer | Sports |
| 22 |  FIFA (video game series) |
1,819,354 | 3.9% | Soccer | Games |
| 23 |  Spain national football team |
1,815,904 | 7.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 24 |  FIFA World Cup |
1,686,805 | 0.4% | Soccer | Sports |
| 25 |  A.S. Roma |
1,553,416 | 2.4% | Soccer | Sports |
| 26 |  Petróleo |
1,429,218 | 2.9% | Soccer | Cars & Mobility |
| 27 |  Japan women's national football team |
1,251,663 | 96.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 28 |  Borussia Dortmund |
1,083,495 | 2.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 29 |  Argentina national football team |
1,026,471 | 3.2% | Soccer | Sports |
| 30 |  Iraq national football team |
1,023,377 | 27.4% | Soccer | Sports |
| 31 |  Ferencvárosi TC |
990,937 | 15.7% | Soccer | Sports |
| 32 |  TIMNAS INDONESIA |
938,871 | 9.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 33 |  Cristiano Ronaldo |
899,658 | 0.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 34 |  National League |
871,369 | 7.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 35 |  Galatasaray S.K. |
788,525 | 0.2% | Soccer | Sports |
| 36 |  Sofascore |
755,264 | 1.6% | Soccer | Sports |
| 37 |  Persib Bandung |
726,470 | 4.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 38 |  Vietnam women's national football team |
726,034 | 9.6% | Soccer | Sports |
| 39 |  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
715,473 | 3.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 40 |  Transfermarkt |
693,558 | 1.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 41 |  S.S.C. Napoli |
692,391 | 2.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 42 |  Atlético Madrid |
682,061 | 1.2% | Soccer | Sports |
| 43 |  Inter Miami CF |
672,182 | 0.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 44 |  Lionel Messi |
635,154 | 1.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 45 |  Neymar |
613,301 | 0.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 46 |  Voetbal International |
608,874 | 4.8% | Soccer | Sports |
| 47 |  CR Flamengo |
608,586 | 0.2% | Soccer | Sports |
| 48 |  Frauen-Bundesliga |
550,617 | 6.1% | Soccer | Sports |
| 49 |  Eredivisie |
544,583 | 5.5% | Soccer | Sports |
| 50 |  Copa Libertadores |
543,865 | 1.9% | Soccer | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each soccer 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 soccer in Japan?
UEFA Champions League currently leads with an estimated audience of 9,312,622 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.