Top 50 Video / Board Games in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest video / board games in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2,962 video / board games tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Pokémon, Bandai and Fortnite lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 32,749,151 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,609,500, and the largest, Pokémon, reaches around 19,654,976 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each video / board game, 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 |  Pokémon |
19,654,976 | 18.7% | Animation | Games |
| 2 |  Bandai |
7,692,008 | 44.7% | Games | |
| 3 |  Fortnite |
5,402,167 | 5.5% | Shooter | Games |
| 4 |  Pokémon (video game series) |
4,917,157 | 9.2% | Action-Adventure | Games |
| 5 |  League of Legends |
4,759,024 | 6.1% | Online game | Games |
| 6 |  Dota 2 |
4,698,220 | 20.4% | Video game | Games |
| 7 |  One Piece (video game) |
4,268,896 | 27.5% | Games | |
| 8 |  Pikachu |
4,109,164 | 19.9% | Games | |
| 9 |  Call of Duty |
3,488,775 | 4.5% | Shooter | Games |
| 10 |  Roblox |
3,203,923 | 2.5% | Video game | Games |
| 11 |  Minecraft |
3,196,178 | 4.5% | Open world game | Games |
| 12 |  Baccarat |
2,674,358 | 16.0% | Games | |
| 13 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
2,565,929 | 6.1% | Shooter | Games |
| 14 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship (video game) |
2,529,583 | 1.5% | Games | |
| 15 |  Assassin's Creed |
2,521,311 | 7.6% | Shooter | Games |
| 16 |  Valorant |
2,510,581 | 14.8% | Video game | Games |
| 17 |  Call of Duty |
2,500,453 | 8.0% | Shooter | Games |
| 18 |  Dungeons & Dragons |
2,490,029 | 10.8% | Games | |
| 19 |  Final Fantasy XI |
2,282,786 | 76.8% | Role playing | Games |
| 20 |  Animal Crossing |
1,948,177 | 14.2% | Video game | Games |
| 21 |  Splatoon |
1,922,921 | 57.1% | Video game | Games |
| 22 |  JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (video game) |
1,900,635 | 61.8% | Games | |
| 23 |  Super Mario |
1,834,960 | 9.4% | Video game | Games |
| 24 |  FIFA (video game series) |
1,819,354 | 3.9% | Soccer | Games |
| 25 |  Clannad (visual novel) |
1,775,830 | 58.8% | Games | |
| 26 |  Solitaire |
1,752,514 | 4.0% | Card game | Games |
| 27 |  Paradise (video game) |
1,733,610 | 6.0% | Games | |
| 28 |  Horizon Zero Dawn |
1,679,942 | 39.4% | Video game | Games |
| 29 |  Links (golf) |
1,630,296 | 12.2% | Games | |
| 30 |  Fate/stay night |
1,556,792 | 35.7% | Video game | Games |
| 31 |  Magic: The Gathering |
1,533,779 | 7.8% | Games | |
| 32 |  Donkey Kong |
1,511,722 | 41.5% | Games | |
| 33 |  Locker (cabinet) |
1,435,183 | 11.2% | ||
| 34 |  Psycho-Pass |
1,397,483 | 65.1% | Anime | Games |
| 35 |  Mortal Kombat (2011 video game) |
1,397,173 | 25.6% | Video game | Games |
| 36 |  Shin Megami Tensei |
1,389,772 | 52.8% | Video game | Games |
| 37 |  Age of Empires |
1,333,699 | 16.7% | Strategy | Games |
| 38 |  Lips (video game) |
1,316,972 | 56.3% | Games | |
| 39 |  Pokémon Go |
1,296,271 | 10.5% | Action-Adventure | Games |
| 40 |  SimCity |
1,249,230 | 16.7% | Strategy | Games |
| 41 |  Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket |
1,232,779 | 46.3% | Video game | Games |
| 42 |  Monster Hunter Freedom |
1,228,452 | 83.0% | Video game | Games |
| 43 |  Final Fantasy Tactics |
1,226,595 | 40.8% | Role playing | Games |
| 44 |  MapleStory |
1,194,511 | 30.3% | Games | |
| 45 |  Resident Evil |
1,187,255 | 7.8% | Shooter | Games |
| 46 |  Final Fantasy 16 |
1,160,464 | 44.1% | Video game | Games |
| 47 |  The Last of Us |
1,136,620 | 5.7% | TV series | Games |
| 48 |  The Sims (video game) |
1,134,920 | 13.8% | Simulation | Games |
| 49 |  Toon Blast |
1,047,912 | 15.5% | Video game | Games |
| 50 |  Angry Birds |
1,043,701 | 8.0% | Card game | Games |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each video / board game 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 video / board game in Japan?
Pokémon currently leads with an estimated audience of 19,654,976 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.