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Top 100 Podcasts in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest podcasts in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 105 podcasts tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Daily, Serial (podcast) and Kurzgesagt lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.6M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 24k, and the largest, The Daily, reaches around 958k people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each podcast, 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 The Daily 958k 38.0 41.9%
2 Serial (podcast) 355k
3 Kurzgesagt 327k 37.9 44.1%
4 Call Her Daddy 76k 36.0 48.0%
5 Call Her Daddy 73k 34.3 55.6%
6 Huberman Lab 43k 37.2 49.1%
7 Joe Rogan Experience 34k 36.4 45.8%
8 Stuff You Should Know 30k 46.1 53.9%
9 Welcome to Night Vale 29k 33.8 66.4%
10 Pod Save America 28k 40.6 44.0%
11 Planet Money 26k 39.5 47.2%
12 Reply All (podcast) 21k 39.1 70.5%
13 Pussytalk 19k 36.7 45.2%
14 Sunset Club 10k 36.0 48.0%
15 English as a Second Language Podcast 8k 31.3 57.3%
16 Geschichten aus der Geschichte 6.6k 35.2 53.4%
17 The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 5k 40.0 55.7%
18 Wall Street Weekly 4.5k 38.9 42.0%
19 Fest und Flauschig 4.4k 31.0 55.7%
20 Hotel Matze 3.4k 31.0 55.6%
21 beyond the obvious 3.3k 37.7 41.3%
22 Mord auf Ex 3.2k 36.1 45.9%
23 Lage der Nation 3.1k 37.4 45.5%
24 The Adam Carolla Show (podcast) 3k 33.4 60.6%
25 Herrengedeck 2.8k 36.7 45.2%

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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 podcast 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 podcast in Japan?

The Daily currently leads with an estimated audience of 958k people in Japan.

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