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Top 100 TV Channels in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2k tv channels tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. 3+, 4+ and 5+ lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 79M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2M, and the largest, 3+, reaches around 29M 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.

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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
76 Rtv 458k 40.7 57.0%
77 For you (TV channel) 449k 24.1 41.3%
78 Yesterday (TV channel) 436k 50.6 41.6%
79 atv 431k 31.0 55.0%
80 Arte 429k 30.5 62.9%
81 ABS-CBN 426k 33.5 65.3%
82 Super! 425k 28.4 65.0%
83 Pinoy Channel 425k 28.9 68.8%
84 IGN 412k 27.0 50.6%
85 NBC News 407k 39.5 40.3%
86 VTV3 387k 27.9 49.7%
87 CBS Corporation 382k 31.2 71.7%
88 TV5Monde 379k 33.3 63.6%
89 Korean Broadcasting System 369k 38.9 63.8%
90 JYP Entertainment 367k 25.4 71.3%
91 Disney+ 365k 30.5 62.8% TV / music streaming
92 The Weather Channel 358k 39.9 60.9%
93 STS (TV channel) 354k 39.0 100.0%
94 AMC (TV channel) 349k 27.9 49.3%
95 Velocity (TV channel) 348k 43.3 13.7%
96 Encore (TV network) 347k 38.0 55.0%
97 TV5 (Philippines) 347k 33.7 60.8%
98 Revolt (TV network) 333k 32.4 55.8%
99 ATV (Austria) 329k 27.3 12.7%
100 ATV (Hungary) 324k 27.2 50.4%

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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 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 29M people in Japan.

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