Top News Websites in Japan
The top 10 most visited news websites in Japan by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
February 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | asahi.com |
8.6M
+542.7K
|
+542.7K | |
| 2 | ↑1 | prtimes.jp |
5.2M
+657.6K
|
+657.6K |
| 3 | ↓1 | nhk.or.jp |
4.7M
-541.8K
|
-541.8K |
| 4 | ↑2 | web.nhk |
4.2M
+1.2M
|
+1.2M |
| 5 | ↓1 | yomiuri.co.jp |
4M
+336.8K
|
+336.8K |
| 6 | ↓1 | livedoor.com |
3.6M
+226K
|
+226K |
| 7 | au.com |
3M
+98.2K
|
+98.2K | |
| 8 | news-postseven.com |
2.5M
+288K
|
+288K | |
| 9 | nhk.jp |
1.9M
-27.2K
|
-27.2K | |
| 10 | sankei.com |
1.7M
-5.5K
|
-5.5K |
Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in February 2026.
Trending up
#4
web.nhk
↑2
#2
prtimes.jp
↑1
#1
asahi.com
#7
au.com
#9
nhk.jp
#10
sankei.com
#3
nhk.or.jp
↑1
↑1
#6
livedoor.com
↑1
Trending down
#3
nhk.or.jp
↓1
↓1
#6
livedoor.com
↓1
#1
asahi.com
#7
au.com
#9
nhk.jp
#10
sankei.com
#2
prtimes.jp
↓1
#4
web.nhk
↓2