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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
51 The Conjuring 1.4M 34.3 55.6% Horror
52 Supernatural (U.S. TV series) 1.3M 26.8 61.5%
53 Dune 1.3M 33.3 42.9%
54 Numbers (TV series) 1.3M 29.9 25.5% TV series
55 Young Sheldon 1.3M 33.8 71.6% TV series
56 Wonder Woman 1.2M 28.3 44.9% Science Fiction & Fantasy
57 Valentine (film) 1.2M 31.6 70.7%
58 Next (TV series) 1.2M
59 Cellular (film) 1.2M 30.3 50.4%
60 Twilight (2008 film) 1.2M 34.9 62.4%
61 Sunny (2011 film) 1.1M 22.5 7.2%
62 Stripes (film) 1.1M 32.9 81.7%
63 Noah (band) 1.1M 30.1 42.5%
64 Cocoon (film) 1.1M 39.0 60.6%
65 True Detective 1.1M 27.3 62.2% TV series
66 Undercover 1.1M 25.9 57.1% TV series
67 Supergirl 1.1M 30.0 46.9% TV series
68 Brüno 1.1M 23.4 67.4% Comedy
69 Ben 10 1.1M 19.2 6.5% TV series
70 Masterpiece (TV series) 1.1M 27.5 84.4%
71 Cinnamoroll 1.1M 28.6 85.7%
72 Frozen (2013 film) 1.1M Animation
73 Accepted 1M 36.6 61.5%
74 Black Mirror (TV series) 1M 25.8 70.0% TV series
75 Boys Over Flowers (TV series) 1M 35.1 91.9%

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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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