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Top 100 Sports in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 443 sports tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Golf, Baseball and Basketball lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 67M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 5.5M, and the largest, Golf, reaches around 25M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each sport, 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 Taekwondo 2.4M 32.4 35.5% Sport
77 Yin yoga 2.4M 36.3 69.8% Sport
78 Free climbing 2.4M 38.9 38.0% Sport
79 Half marathon 2.3M 36.2 51.7% Sport
80 Beach volleyball 2.3M 30.3 52.1% Sport
81 Artistic gymnastics 2.2M 33.5 56.3% Sport
82 Roller skating 2.2M 35.4 54.3% Sport
83 Angling 2.1M 38.5 26.7% Sport
84 Cross country running 2.1M 34.2 39.2% Sport
85 Wakesurfing 2.1M 32.5 52.5% Sport
86 Cross-country cycling 2.1M 36.8 29.8% Sport
87 Kickboxing 2.1M 32.9 30.8% Sport
88 Freestyle Motocross 2.1M 37.1 18.9% Sport
89 Downhill mountain biking 1.8M 30.7 43.7% Sport
90 Climbing 1.8M 36.9 49.5% Sport
91 Futsal 1.7M 31.5 31.6% Sport
92 Cricket 1.7M 30.0 53.3% Sport
93 Handball 1.7M 33.2 29.9% Sport
94 Rhythmic gymnastics 1.7M 37.7 76.2% Sport
95 Cross-country skiing 1.7M 32.6 48.3% Sport
96 Western riding 1.6M 34.7 29.6% Sport
97 College baseball 1.5M 29.7 38.2% Sport
98 10,000 metres 1.5M 34.5 36.9% Sport
99 Women's soccer 1.4M 33.6 52.5% Sport
100 Rallying 1.4M 36.5 18.1% Sport

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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 sport 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 sport in Japan?

Golf currently leads with an estimated audience of 25M people in Japan.

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