Top 50 Spirits in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest spirits in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 153 spirits tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Suntory, The real McCoy and Jim Beam lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2,120,252 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 142,276, and the largest, Suntory, reaches around 1,330,334 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each spirits, 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 Suntory Suntory 1,330,334 52.7% Spirits Food & Beverages
2 The real McCoy The real McCoy 425,172 51.0% Spirits Food & Beverages
3 Jim Beam Jim Beam 364,746 5.4% Spirits Food & Beverages
4 Glenfiddich Glenfiddich 336,860 4.4% Spirits Food & Beverages
5 Hennessy Hennessy 331,033 2.9% Spirits Food & Beverages
6 Glenmorangie Glenmorangie 317,352 7.7% Spirits Food & Beverages
7 Laphroaig distillery Laphroaig distillery 265,291 8.5% Spirits Food & Beverages
8 Martini (vermouth) Martini (vermouth) 262,862 2.8% Spirits Food & Beverages
9 Maker's Mark Maker's Mark 258,783 5.8% Spirits Food & Beverages
10 Absolut Vodka Absolut Vodka 215,629 2.1% Spirits Food & Beverages
11 Smirnoff Smirnoff 215,613 2.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
12 Ballantine's Ballantine's 181,977 2.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
13 Bombay Sapphire Bombay Sapphire 144,089 2.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
14 Dimple Dimple 141,356 7.7% Spirits Food & Beverages
15 Bacardi Bacardi 138,455 1.4% Spirits Food & Beverages
16 Talisker distillery Talisker distillery 133,390 7.5% Spirits Food & Beverages
17 Ardbeg distillery Ardbeg distillery 129,681 11.0% Spirits Food & Beverages
18 Tanqueray Tanqueray 125,093 1.8% Spirits Food & Beverages
19 Pitú Pitú 122,922 9.5% Spirits Food & Beverages
20 Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard 113,398 2.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
21 Belvedere (vodka) Belvedere (vodka) 109,796 1.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
22 Umeshu Umeshu 104,306 21.8% Spirits Food & Beverages
23 Woodford Reserve Woodford Reserve 88,476 2.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
24 Bols (brand) Bols (brand) 85,100 0.6% Spirits Food & Beverages
25 St. Germain (liqueur) St. Germain (liqueur) 81,691 3.0% Spirits Food & Beverages
26 Jägermeister Jägermeister 74,852 2.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
27 Campari Campari 70,136 1.1% Spirits Food & Beverages
28 Aperol Spritz Aperol Spritz 59,882 0.7% Spirits Food & Beverages
29 Captain Morgan Captain Morgan 57,750 1.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
30 Lagavulin distillery Lagavulin distillery 54,081 4.1% Spirits Food & Beverages
31 Don Julio Don Julio 51,633 0.8% Spirits Food & Beverages
32 Havana Club Havana Club 51,174 2.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
33 Cointreau Cointreau 47,917 1.1% Spirits Food & Beverages
34 Malibu Rum Malibu Rum 47,863 1.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
35 Chartreuse (liqueur) Chartreuse (liqueur) 46,336 1.5% Spirits Food & Beverages
36 Cîroc Cîroc 44,060 1.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
37 Jose Cuervo Jose Cuervo 43,696 1.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
38 Aperol Aperol 42,483 0.5% Spirits Food & Beverages
39 Cinzano Cinzano 41,522 5.4% Spirits Food & Beverages
40 Black Nikka Black Nikka 38,302 40.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
41 Gordon's Gin Gordon's Gin 38,005 1.1% Spirits Food & Beverages
42 Port Ellen Port Ellen 36,733 25.6% Spirits Food & Beverages
43 The Botanist (gin) The Botanist (gin) 34,812 2.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
44 Bushmills Bushmills 34,664 6.2% Spirits Food & Beverages
45 Bruichladdich distillery Bruichladdich distillery 34,463 5.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
46 Baileys Irish Cream Baileys Irish Cream 32,168 0.6% Spirits Food & Beverages
47 Bowmore distillery Bowmore distillery 27,610 7.7% Spirits Food & Beverages
48 Four Roses Four Roses 27,281 3.8% Spirits Food & Beverages
49 Buffalo Trace Distillery Buffalo Trace Distillery 26,870 1.3% Spirits Food & Beverages
50 Patrón Tequila Patrón Tequila 26,142 1.3% Spirits Food & Beverages

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

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

Suntory currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,330,334 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.

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