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Top 100 Events in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest events in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 3.2k events tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup, MLB and NBA lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 56M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.3M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup, reaches around 25M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each event, 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
51 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 716k 31.1 32.6% Soccer
52 IAAF World Championships in Athletics 683k 32.6 43.2% Track and field
53 World Surf League 681k 35.5 45.8% Surfing
54 Tie (draw) 677k 41.2 44.6%
55 Hanami 639k 40.7 71.0%
56 Daytona 500 632k 42.4 31.2% Motorsport
57 White Day 622k 33.9 55.2%
58 Anime Expo 611k 30.4 58.1%
59 Smash (tennis) 607k 33.1 41.2% Tennis
60 Golden Week (Japan) 593k 40.7 40.2%
61 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 585k 29.7 54.3% Music festival
62 Tomorrowland 580k 28.3 43.6% Music festival
63 X Games 557k 27.8 51.8% Extreme sports
64 PGA Championship 552k 35.0 45.3% Golf
65 Eredivisie 545k 33.4 32.0% Soccer
66 PGA Tour 544k 35.2 42.8% Golf
67 Copa Libertadores 543k 32.5 29.5% Soccer
68 Masters Tournament 526k 35.3 44.2% Golf
69 Restoration (England) 505k 41.9 53.0%
70 Spring break 500k 33.0 61.6%
71 Australian Football League 497k 33.8 38.5% Australian football
72 Japan Expo 488k 25.7 53.6%
73 PGA European Tour 487k 35.9 41.9% Golf
74 Super GT 477k 41.0 16.1%
75 Stanley Cup 475k 32.8 51.0% Ice hockey

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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 event 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 event in Japan?

FIFA World Cup currently leads with an estimated audience of 25M people in Japan.

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