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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.5,625Ads in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 1No. 1 for 5 daysIAP - 2
LINE（ライン） - 通話・メールアプリ
LINE (LY Corporation)Communication No. 1IAP - 3
ChatGPT
OpenAI4,372Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 1IAP - 4
TikTok - 動画、LIVE配信、フィルター、動画編集
TikTok Pte. Ltd.77.7KAds in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 2IAP - 51
Indeed 求人・バイト・転職・仕事探しはインディード
Indeed Jobs2,452Ads in the last 30 daysBusiness No. 1 - 61
X
X Corp.1Ads in the last 30 daysNews & Magazines No. 1IAP - 7
QuickDoc: PDF Reader Tools
Dev Globeg1,492Ads in the last 30 daysTools No. 1 - 816
エアウォレット
株式会社リクルートMUFGビジネス73Ads in the last 30 daysFinance No. 1 - 91
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.1,368Ads in the last 30 daysWeather No. 1IAP - 103
Firefox 高速・プライベートなブラウザー
Mozilla3,218Ads in the last 30 daysCommunication No. 2 - 11
Instagram
Instagram17KAds in the last 30 daysSocial No. 1IAP - 127
TVer(ティーバー) 民放公式テレビ配信サービス
TVer INC.9Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 1 - 131
天気予報 - Live Alerts
RODRIGUEZCASTILLO FABIOLA535Ads in the last 30 daysWeather No. 2 - 141
Google Gemini
Google LLC252Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 2 - 151
ジハンピ
サントリービバレッジソリューション株式会社Lifestyle No. 1 - 164
qrコード読み取りアプリ
Gamma Play20Ads in the last 30 daysTools No. 2 - 171
PayPay
PayPay Corporation1,933Ads in the last 30 daysFinance No. 2 - 189
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 Jobs597Ads in the last 30 daysLifestyle No. 2 - 192
setlog
newchatSocial No. 2 - 202
FreeReels - 話題の短編・日韓ドラマ、逆転劇
SKYWORK AI PTE.LTD.93.9KAds in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 2IAP
Top Paid
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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. 1No. 1 for 4 daysIAP - 2
Tasker
￥760joaomgcdTools No. 1 - 3
280blocker
￥500Tobila Systems Inc.Lifestyle No. 1 - 4
簡単ボイスレコーダープロ
￥860DigipomProductivity No. 1 - 52
Hula Note
￥680Hula Navi HawaiiEducation No. 1 - 61
SSH Term - 日本語入力対応SSHクライアント
￥800hg.devProductivity No. 2 - 71
Onkyo HF Player Unlocker
￥1,600Onkyo CorporationMusic & Audio No. 1 - 81
有機化学
￥1,000Hideki TouharaEducation No. 2 - 91
ShadowComms
￥180コーヒー坊主Social No. 1 - 101
パブロフ簿記３級 日商簿記仕訳対策 2026年度版
￥700willsi Co., Ltd.Education No. 3 - 111
SPI非言語 【Study Pro】
￥250Study ProEducation No. 4 - 121
FRep2 Unlock Key
￥580StrAIProductivity No. 3 - 13
FlashSCORE
￥800LemmSoundsEducation No. 5 - 142
SPI言語 【Study Pro】
￥250Study ProEducation No. 6IAP - 152
読書尚友(青空文庫ビューア)
￥350hishidaBooks & Reference No. 1 - 162
損保大学課程 試験対策
￥800RUMAHSAKU CORP.Education No. 7 - 172
英検®︎準1級 でた単
￥1,000Namiko TakahashiEducation No. 8 - 182
高分子 化学(有機・無機)
￥800Hideki TouharaEducation No. 9 - 192
GX検定ベーシック対策アプリ
￥1,800株式会社スキルアップNeXtEducation No. 10 - 202
FSKAREN(日本語入力システム)
￥980富士ソフト株式会社Tools No. 2
Top Grossing
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Google One
Google LLC6Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 1No. 1 for 78 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.3,403Ads in the last 30 daysComics No. 1IAP - 3
ChatGPT
OpenAI4,372Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 2IAP - 4
LINEマンガ
LINE Digital Frontier CorporationComics No. 2IAP - 5
TikTok - 動画、LIVE配信、フィルター、動画編集
TikTok Pte. Ltd.77.7KAds 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)Communication No. 1IAP - 7
ABEMA（アベマ）テレビやアニメ等の動画配信アプリ
AbemaTV, Inc.73Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 1IAP - 8
U-NEXT／ユーネクスト：映画、ドラマ、アニメなどが見放題
U-NEXT338Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 2IAP - 9
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.7,807Ads in the last 30 daysEntertainment No. 3IAP - 10
TikTok Lite 動画好き必見！動画×ポイントのポイ活
TikTok Pte. Ltd.5,625Ads in the last 30 daysVideo Players & Editors No. 2IAP - 11
音楽 LINE MUSIC プレイリストが豊富！音楽アプリ
LINE MUSIC CORPORATION148Ads in the last 30 daysMusic & Audio No. 1IAP - 121
マッチングアプリ 出会いはPairs(ペアーズ) 婚活・恋活
Eureka, Inc.431Ads in the last 30 daysDating No. 1IAP - 131
Pococha - ライブ配信を楽しもう！生放送 アプリ！
DeNA Co., Ltd.327Ads in the last 30 daysSocial No. 1IAP - 14
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 - 15
Spotify: 最新の音楽や人気のポッドキャストを再生
Spotify AB10.9KAds in the last 30 daysWear OS No. 2IAP - 16
GoodNovel(グッドノベル) - ネット小説が楽しめる
GoodNovel308.9KAds in the last 30 daysBooks & Reference No. 1IAP - 17
めちゃコミック
MECHACOMIC, INC.4,912Ads in the last 30 daysComics No. 3IAP - 18
Grok 生成AI
SpaceXAI218Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 3IAP - 19
Claude by Anthropic
Anthropic PBC377Ads in the last 30 daysProductivity No. 4IAP - 20
マガポケ -週刊少年マガジン公式アプリ「マガジンポケット」
Kodansha Ltd.8,828Ads in the last 30 daysComics No. 4IAP
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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