Top 50 TV Channels in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest tv channels in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,944 tv channels tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. 3+, 4+ and 5+ lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 78,625,657 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 3,467,617, and the largest, 3+, reaches around 29,075,473 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  3+ |
29,075,473 | 67.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 2 |  4+ |
24,902,016 | 70.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 3 |  5+ |
24,648,168 | 69.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 4 |  Netflix |
14,400,562 | 4.4% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  ETC (TV channel) |
8,200,836 | 61.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 6 |  QVC |
4,974,513 | 12.7% | Home shopping | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  M3 (Canadian TV channel) |
3,439,941 | 39.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 8 |  Hulu |
3,270,514 | 9.4% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Amazon Prime Video |
3,074,695 | 5.9% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  DAZN |
2,907,214 | 19.0% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  K2 (TV channel) |
2,709,958 | 27.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 12 |  S1 |
2,682,248 | 59.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 13 |  TV Tokyo |
2,533,930 | 17.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 14 |  TV Asahi |
2,530,125 | 83.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 15 |  TVS (Venezuela) |
2,270,687 | 10.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 16 |  CNN |
2,159,283 | 1.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 17 |  ABS-CBN News Channel |
1,817,622 | 38.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 18 |  BS-TBS |
1,749,443 | 99.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 19 |  NBC |
1,749,336 | 1.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 20 |  H2 (TV network) |
1,674,790 | 40.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 21 |  Astro (Malaysian satellite television) |
1,654,589 | 10.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 22 |  STV (TV channel) |
1,424,142 | 27.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 23 |  Mnet (TV channel) |
1,382,645 | 44.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 24 |  ESPN |
1,375,006 | 1.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 25 |  KARE |
1,330,736 | 31.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 26 |  DirecTV |
1,305,097 | 2.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 27 |  CNN Newsroom |
1,287,077 | 4.3% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  E! (Europe) |
1,268,696 | 8.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 29 |  WAVE (TV) |
1,239,579 | 17.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 30 |  Bhutan Broadcasting Service |
1,220,766 | 37.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 31 |  Create (TV network) |
1,203,277 | 2.6% | ||
| 32 |  Viu (streaming media) |
1,188,477 | 5.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 33 |  Music Station |
1,176,139 | 65.8% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  FX (TV channel) |
1,126,930 | 8.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 35 |  TNT (Sweden) |
1,112,395 | 11.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 36 |  Showtime |
1,098,295 | 24.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 37 |  N1 (television) |
1,068,520 | 39.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 38 |  HBO |
1,033,088 | 1.5% | Pay TV | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  KDDI |
1,029,460 | 83.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 40 |  BBC |
940,535 | 1.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 41 |  Casa (TV channel) |
909,545 | 5.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 42 |  lrt |
886,645 | 21.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 43 |  Peacock |
873,640 | 1.3% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  PBS |
845,767 | 2.5% | Charity | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  RAI |
810,152 | 4.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 46 |  TLC (Latin America) |
808,022 | 5.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 47 |  hotstar |
801,977 | 2.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 48 |  History (Australian TV channel) |
767,172 | 2.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 49 |  Bayerischer Rundfunk |
723,460 | 5.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 50 |  Gold (TV channel) |
717,676 | 4.0% | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each tv channel 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 tv channel in Japan?
3+ currently leads with an estimated audience of 29,075,473 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.