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Free, paid, and grossing charts represent different user and commercial signals. Compare them separately rather than converting rank directly into downloads or revenue.
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Top Apps in Japan on Google Play
Compare the top free, paid, and grossing apps in Japan. Track ranking movement and observed advertising activity across Google Play leaders.
Top Free
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TikTok Lite 動画好き必見！動画×ポイントのポイ活
TikTok Pte. Ltd.4,867Ads in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 1No. 1 for 16 daysIAP - 2
ChatGPT
OpenAI6,619Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 1IAP - 3
LINE（ライン） - 通話・メールアプリ
LINE (LY Corporation)1,740Ads in the last 30 daysCommunication No. 1IAP - 4
TikTok - 動画、LIVE配信、フィルター、動画編集
TikTok Pte. Ltd.74.1KAds in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 2IAP - 5
X
X Corp.5Ads in the last 30 daysNews & Magazines No. 1IAP - 61
Firefox 高速・プライベートなブラウザー
Mozilla2,935Ads in the last 30 daysCommunication No. 2 - 71
Indeed 求人・バイト・転職・仕事探しはインディード
Indeed Jobs2,879Ads in the last 30 daysBusiness No. 1 - 81
FreeReels - 話題の短編・日韓ドラマ、逆転劇
SKYWORK AI PTE.LTD.104.9KAds in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 1IAP - 93
NHK ONE ニュース・防災
NHK (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP.)14Ads in the last 30 daysNews & Magazines No. 2 - 10
QuickDoc: PDF Reader Tools
Dev Globeg1,850Ads in the last 30 daysTools No. 1 - 11
Instagram
Instagram21.1KAds in the last 30 daysSocial No. 1IAP - 12
PayPay
PayPay Corporation2,212Ads in the last 30 daysFinance No. 1 - 13
ウェザーニュース 天気・雨雲レーダー・台風の天気予報アプリ
Weathernews Inc.1,906Ads in the last 30 daysWeather No. 1IAP - 14
setlog
newchatSocial No. 2 - 15
PDF Flow
ivawackebuddy625Ads in the last 30 daysTools No. 2 - 16
Easy Reader - PDFリーダー-PDFビューアー
Rundong Technology402Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 2 - 17
バイト探しはタウンワーク｜アルバイト・バイト・求人・仕事探し
Indeed Jobs1,085Ads in the last 30 daysLifestyle No. 1 - 18
Google Gemini
Google LLC381Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 3 - 1910
NHKプラス
NHK (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP.)12Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 2 - 20
TVer(ティーバー) 民放公式テレビ配信サービス
TVer INC.10Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 3
Top Paid
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超かぐや姫！アラーム
￥980Pop Mint Inc.Entertainment No. 1No. 1 for 9 daysIAP - 21
280blocker
￥500Tobila Systems Inc.5Ads in the last 30 daysLifestyle No. 1 - 31
オービスガイド - 移動式オービス ネズミ捕り 検問
￥680PASOYA, CO., LTD.Maps & Navigation No. 1IAP - 4
Tasker
￥760joaomgcdTools No. 1 - 5
簡単ボイスレコーダープロ
￥860DigipomProductivity No. 1 - 61
FlashSCORE
￥800LemmSoundsEducation No. 1 - 7
FlashSCORE
￥800LemmSoundsEducation No. 1
Top Grossing
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Google One
Google LLC7Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 1No. 1 for 89 daysIAP - 2
ピッコマ-人気漫画や話題のコミックが毎日読めるマンガアプリ
Kakao piccoma Corp.3,141Ads in the last 30 daysComics No. 1IAP - 3
ChatGPT
OpenAI6,619Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 2IAP - 4
LINEマンガ
LINE Digital Frontier Corporation2,166Ads in the last 30 daysComics No. 2IAP - 5
TikTok - 動画、LIVE配信、フィルター、動画編集
TikTok Pte. Ltd.74.1KAds in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 1IAP - 6
LINE（ライン） - 通話・メールアプリ
LINE (LY Corporation)1,740Ads in the last 30 daysCommunication No. 1IAP - 7
U-NEXT／ユーネクスト：映画、ドラマ、アニメなどが見放題
U-NEXT519Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 1IAP - 8
zeta - AIキャラ・あなたの推しとロールプレイチャット
Scatter Lab, Inc.10.4KAds in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 2IAP - 9
ABEMA（アベマ）テレビやアニメ等の動画配信アプリ
AbemaTV, Inc.49Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 3IAP - 10
音楽 LINE MUSIC プレイリストが豊富！音楽アプリ
LINE MUSIC CORPORATION163Ads in the last 30 daysMusic & Audio No. 1IAP - 11
TikTok Lite 動画好き必見！動画×ポイントのポイ活
TikTok Pte. Ltd.4,867Ads in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 2IAP - 12
マッチングアプリ 出会いはPairs(ペアーズ) 婚活・恋活
Eureka, Inc.395Ads in the last 30 daysDating No. 1IAP - 13
DramaWave - 話題の短編・日韓ドラマ、逆転劇！
SKYWORK AI PTE.LTD.1.3MAds in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 4IAP - 14
Spotify: 最新の音楽や人気のポッドキャストを再生
Spotify AB12.8KAds in the last 30 daysWear OS No. 2IAP - 15
めちゃコミック
MECHACOMIC, INC.4,716Ads in the last 30 daysComics No. 3IAP - 161
Grok 生成AI
SpaceXAI153Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 3IAP - 171
GoodNovel(グッドノベル) - ネット小説が楽しめる
GoodNovel308.7KAds in the last 30 daysBooks & Reference No. 1IAP - 181
Claude by Anthropic
Anthropic PBC564Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 4IAP - 191
マッチングアプリ with(ウィズ) - 出会い
株式会社with107Ads in the last 30 daysDating No. 2IAP - 20
NetShort - 人気短編ドラマ
NETSTORY PTE. LTD.1.3MAds in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 5IAP
Reading the charts
Understanding the top Apps in Japan
These Google Play charts show daily ranking signals for apps in Japan. Rankings indicate store position, not verified downloads or revenue. Use advertising activity as a separate signal when researching competitive pressure and acquisition strategy.
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Treat ad activity as context
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