The top 10 most visited news websites in Japan by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
Rank | Website | Search traffic | |||
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1 | yahoo.co.jp | 254M | +2.1M | ||
2 | nhk.or.jp | 19M | +667K | ||
3 | nikkei.com | 13M | −1.9M | ||
4 | asahi.com | 8.0M | −351K | ||
5 | nhk.jp | 6.2M | −657K | ||
6 | prtimes.jp | 5.7M | −327K | ||
7 | ↑1 | yomiuri.co.jp | 4.9M | −181K | |
8 | ↓1 | bunshun.jp | 4.7M | −942K | |
9 | forbesjapan.com | 3.8M | −504K | ||
10 | New | bbc.com | 3.6M | +2.4M |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in July 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
10 | bbc.com | ↑17 | |
7 | yomiuri.co.jp | ↑1 | |
1 | yahoo.co.jp |
Rank | Website | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
8 | bunshun.jp | ↓1 | |
1 | yahoo.co.jp | ||
2 | nhk.or.jp |
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