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Top 100 Car Models in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest car models in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.2k car models tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Mazda CX-5, BMW X3 (F25) and BMW X3 (E83) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 505k, and the largest, Mazda CX-5, reaches around 4M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each car model, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

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
1 Mazda CX-5 4M 36.4 24.5%
2 BMW X3 (F25) 1.5M 23.2 13.1% Car type
3 BMW X3 (E83) 1.5M 21.9 0.0% Car type
4 Mazda2 1.4M 38.2 35.2% Car type
5 Mazda3 1.4M 39.1 24.4%
6 Audi Q5 1.4M 40.7 32.6% Car type
7 Porsche 911 1.4M 37.0 31.9% Car type
8 Lexus RX 1.3M 39.3 25.6%
9 BMW X1 1.2M 40.2 28.1% Car type
10 BMW X5 1.2M 38.8 38.8% Car type
11 BMW X3 1.1M 45.6 29.3% Car type
12 BMW M3 1M 36.2 21.1% Car type
13 Honda Fit 1M 34.0 30.9% Car type
14 BMW X5 (E70) 937k 33.5 21.4% Car type
15 BMW X5 (F15) 915k 31.8 21.3%
16 BMW X5 (E53) 893k 30.3 20.4% Car type
17 Nissan 180SX 867k 32.7 21.5% Car type
18 Audi A6 808k 37.8 27.6% Car type
19 BMW X6 803k 44.6 17.1% Car type
20 BMW Z4 (E85) 736k 29.9 0.0%
21 BMW Z4 (E89) 729k 29.9 0.0% Car type
22 Audi A3 707k 40.1 32.8% Car type
23 BMW M4 635k 36.2 20.4% Car type
24 Mazda6 624k 33.0 43.8%
25 Audi Q3 601k 38.6 27.5% Car type

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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 car model 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 car model in Japan?

Mazda CX-5 currently leads with an estimated audience of 4M people in Japan.

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