Top YouTube Channels in Japan
Explore the most subscribed YouTube channels from Japan in our tracked YouTube channel dataset. Compare subscribers, total views and video counts.
Current Leaderboard: 16 Channels
Sorted by Subscribers (Primary) & Lifetime Views (Secondary)
| Rank | Channel | Subscribers | Total Views | Videos | Country | Category | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PewDiePie @pewdiepie | 110M | 29.51B | 4,665 | JP | Gaming | |
| 2 |  Sagawa /さがわ @sagawa | 38.5M | 32.32B | 11,837 | JP | Entertainment | |
| 3 |  放課後 GAMING LIFE @hokago_gaming_life | 1.36M | 434.31M | 1,034 | JP | — | |
| 4 |  Apple Japan @applejapan | 869K | 181.7M | 220 | JP | — | |
| 5 |  EASY Piano Tutorial - Japan Anime Song @easypiano-jas | 154K | 83.77M | 742 | JP | — | |
| 6 |  makoto nakamura ⇄ makocchang's Drum Channel @makoto_nekodrum | 81K | 16.22M | 317 | JP | — | |
| 7 |  Hikage drum @hikagedrum | 55.3K | 15.93M | 126 | JP | — | |
| 8 |  九里江めいく【ゲーム制作VTuber Unreal Engine / UE5 初心者向け講座】 @kuriemeiku | 14.3K | 1.74M | 269 | JP | — | |
| 9 |  Unreal Engine 専門講座 @unreal-engine-senmon | 11.5K | 678.6K | 82 | JP | — | |
| 10 |  DEFI Channel @defi-ayatai | 1.6K | 76.4K | 119 | JP | — | |
| 11 |  HG-climbing-channel @hg-climbing1087 | 991 | 316.3K | 714 | JP | — | |
| 12 |  BAYASHITV ばやしブログ (ばやしブログ) @bayashitv | 917 | 661.6K | 96 | JP | Entertainment | |
| 13 |  NFT Media 公式チャンネル @nftmedia-biz | 759 | 48.5K | 140 | JP | — | |
| 14 |  うっしー / DrumCover @drumcover9606 | 724 | 439.7K | 275 | JP | — | |
| 15 |  issei @issei | 61 | 0 | — | JP | Comedy | |
| 16 |  Start My Piano Story @startmypianostory | 14 | 2.9K | 12 | JP | — |
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How Are These YouTube Channels Ranked?
This leaderboard highlights the top youtube channels in japan ranked strictly by verified subscriber volume from our tracked creator dataset. Subscriber numbers serve as the primary metric for measuring audience loyalty, channel reach, and community scale.
Ranking Methodology & Tie-Breaking
To ensure complete determinism, channels are sorted primarily by their verified subscriber count in descending order. In cases where two channels share identical subscriber milestones, their all-time lifetime video views serve as the secondary ranking signal. If both subscriber and view numbers are tied, internal channel IDs provide a strict, stable fallback order.
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Rankings are based on the YouTube channels currently tracked in our dataset and are refreshed with current statistics from the official YouTube Data API. Explore our wider YouTube Statistics Directory for more leaderboards, or analyze your own channel using our YouTube Description Extractor and YouTube Statistics.