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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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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
76 Durch die Gegend 654 36.5 42.1%
77 Weibers 619 33.0 49.7%
78 Sternengeschichten 441 37.2 54.1%
79 Paardiologie 436 36.7 45.2%
80 Zwei Dreissiger 421 27.6 54.7%
81 KrimiKiosk 418 34.0 57.7%
82 kicker meets DAZN 408 32.6 36.2%
83 Niemand muss ein Promi sein 405 32.0 58.0%
84 Steingarts Morning Briefing 218 36.7 45.1%
85 Plötzlich Schwanger 218 36.7 45.1%
86 Neues vom Känguru 218 36.5 48.8%
87 Alle Wege führen nach Ruhm 217 36.5 45.1%
88 Fußball MML 204 32.5 36.2%
89 Besser als Sex 201 31.5 55.1%
90 The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast 194 29.2 74.7%
91 Die Boss - Macht ist weiblich 0 36.0 48.0%
92 GEDANKENtanken 0 33.8 58.9%
93 Happy, holy and confident 0 41.1 63.4%
94 Liebe kann alles 0 37.8 58.1%
95 Neues vom Känguru reloaded 0 34.6 55.2%
96 Pobidcast 0 31.0 55.7%
97 Podkinski 0 36.7 45.2%
98 SPIEGEL Update 0 39.2 44.6%
99 Schaumermal 0 36.7 45.3%
100 Sexvergnügen 0 31.5 44.4%

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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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