The top 20 popular Android apps in Japan (with a recent update)
Google Play has 2,042,903 apps and games in 49 categories. 277,471 of them have at least 50,000 installs. The largest category is Education, with 206,800. Ranked by popularity in Japan. Together these 20 apps got 950K installs in the last 30 days. ヤマダデジタル会員 got the most installs in the last 30 days: 140K. 5 of the 20 are in Shopping. Install counts come from Google Play.
Last updated on 2026-10-25.
#
App
Installs, 30 days
vs 30 days before
Last 12 weeks
Total installs
On Play
9
ソニーの電子書籍Reader™ 漫画・小説、動画・音声対応！
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. · Books & Reference
50K
+44%
9.4M
13 years
10
カーナビ-ドライブサポーター：渋滞情報・オービス・高速道路
NAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD. · Maps & Navigation
150
+77%
5.7M
16 years
14
Japan Timetable & Route Search
NAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD. · Maps & Navigation
28K
+69%
9.5M
11 years
20
Yahoo!マップ - 最新地図、ナビや乗換案内も
Yahoo! JAPAN (LY Corporation) · Maps & Navigation
82K
+27%
16M
12 years