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Top 100 Movie / TV Show / Series in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest movie / tv show / series in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 7.3k movie / tv show / series tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. 24 (TV series), Harry Potter and One Piece lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 51M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.4M, and the largest, 24 (TV series), reaches around 21M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each movie / tv show / series, 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
26 Chloe (film) 2.2M 34.1 79.8%
27 Loving (TV series) 2.2M 47.6 100.0%
28 Fate/Zero 2.1M 26.5 45.7% TV series
29 Thunderbirds (TV series) 2.1M 45.6 37.1%
30 Tangled 2.1M 30.5 77.4% Animation
31 Neighbors (1981 film) 2M 33.6 71.4%
32 Neighbors 1.9M 31.4 89.1% Comedy
33 Blended (film) 1.9M 36.5 51.5%
34 Succession 1.9M 30.6 62.7% TV series
35 Sex and the City 1.8M 28.4 64.5% TV series
36 vonvon 1.8M 42.3 52.1%
37 Peacemaker 1.7M 35.0 32.5% TV series
38 Akira (film) 1.7M 29.1 52.8%
39 Roots (TV miniseries) 1.7M 39.8 57.6% TV series
40 Aladdin (1992 Disney film) 1.7M 31.6 78.2% Animation
41 Twilight (series) 1.7M 44.9 46.9% Science Fiction & Fantasy
42 The Lord of the Rings 1.6M 31.2 55.1%
43 Snow White 1.6M 30.7 79.6%
44 KPop Demon Hunters 1.5M 29.4 69.5%
45 Akira (manga) 1.5M 26.2 52.4% Manga
46 Cars (film) 1.4M Animation
47 Spider-Man 1.4M 30.7 41.0% Animation
48 Suits (TV series) 1.4M 36.2 43.4% TV series
49 Beetlejuice 1.4M 36.4 76.1% Video game
50 Snoopy 1.4M 33.2 82.9%

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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 movie / tv show / series 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 movie / tv show / series in Japan?

24 (TV series) currently leads with an estimated audience of 21M people in Japan.

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