The top 10 most visited news websites in Japan by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
Rank | Website | Search traffic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yahoo.co.jp | 269M | +20M | ||
| 2 | nhk.or.jp | 20M | −2.1M | ||
| 3 | nikkei.com | 17M | +2.5M | ||
| 4 | asahi.com | 8.9M | −305K | ||
| 5 | ↑2 | nhk.jp | 8.4M | +2.3M | |
| 6 | ↑2 | yomiuri.co.jp | 6.0M | +247K | |
| 7 | ↓1 | bunshun.jp | 5.9M | −256K | |
| 8 | ↓3 | prtimes.jp | 5.6M | −940K | |
| 9 | news-postseven.com | 4.0M | +521K | ||
| 10 | New | hochi.news | 3.1M | −188K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in May 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | nhk.jp | ↑2 | |
| 6 | yomiuri.co.jp | ↑2 | |
| 10 | hochi.news | ↑1 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | prtimes.jp | ↓3 | |
| 7 | bunshun.jp | ↓1 | |
| 1 | yahoo.co.jp |
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