⚡ Audio Streaming in Japan

Audio streaming platforms provide access to music and podcasts, allowing users to listen on demand through web browsers, mobile apps, and smart devices.

Japan is an East Asian country with a population of around 125 million people.

According to our data, audio streaming services are detected on 0.6% of websites from Japan.

Statistics based on 162K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top audio streaming services in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Spotify with an impressive share of 48.1%, followed by Apple Music with 31.2% and SoundCloud with 25.8%.

Spotify 48.1%
Apple Music 31.2%
SoundCloud 25.8%
Apple Podcasts 11.6%
Bandcamp 11.5%
Amazon Music 5.2%
Spotify for Creators 3.6%
Mixcloud 2.7%
YouTube Music 1.7%
Beatport 0.8%
Castbox 0.5%
TuneIn 0.4%
Podchaser 0.3%
Audible 0.3%
Last.fm 0.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top services that are more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Apple Music ^(-2)
6. Amazon Music ^(-1)
8. Mixcloud ^(-1)
9. YouTube Music ^(-8)
10. Beatport ^(-11)
11. Castbox ^(-9)
13. Podchaser ^(-5)
14. Audible ^(-1)
15. Last.fm ^(-7)

✨ Best Audio Streaming Services

Below is a more detailed list of 21 audio streaming services used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Spotify Stockholm, Sweden A digital music-streaming service that gives users access to a large online library of music tracks and podcasts. Free$5.99+/month	48.1%
2	Apple Music Cupertino, California, United States A subscription-based audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. $5.99+/month	31.2%
3	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	25.8%
4	Apple Podcasts Cupertino, California, United States A podcast distribution and streaming platform from Apple that allows users to discover, follow, and listen to shows across Apple devices. Free	11.6%
5	Bandcamp West Hollywood, California, United States An online music platform and community where fans discover new music and directly support artists. Free$10+/month	11.5%
6	Amazon Music Seattle, Washington, United States A music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon. Free$10.99+/month	5.2%
7	Spotify for Creators Stockholm, Sweden A free platform for creating, hosting, and distributing podcasts and video shows, formerly known as Anchor, that combines publishing, audience management, and monetization tools in one service. Free$$$	3.6%
8	Mixcloud London, United Kingdom A user-generated audio streaming platform that allows users to legally livestream and upload DJ mixes, radio shows and original tracks. Free$7.99+/month	2.7%
9	YouTube Music Mountain View, California, United States A music streaming service from Google that provides on-demand listening, playlists, and personalized recommendations. Free$5.49+/month	1.7%
10	Beatport Denver, Colorado, United States An online music marketplace and streaming platform designed for DJs and electronic music producers. $$$	0.8%
11	Castbox San Francisco, California, United States A global spoken audio platform with automated transcribing, an indexing tool for podcasts, and an advanced recommendation engine. Free$7.99/year	0.5%
12	TuneIn San Francisco, California, United States An audio streaming service that provides access to live radio, podcasts, news, sports, and music through web and mobile applications. Free$9.99+	0.4%
13	Podchaser Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States A podcast database, search engine, and discovery platform. Free$5,000+/year	0.3%
14	Audible Seattle, Washington, United States An Amazon-owned online service for audiobooks, podcasts, and original spoken-word content. $7.95+/month	0.3%
15	Last.fm London, United Kingdom A music streaming and discovery platform with Internet radio and a community for music discussion. Free$4.99/month	0.3%
16	Libsyn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States A podcast hosting platform that provides creators with tools to publish, distribute, and monetize audio and video podcasts across major listening platforms. $7+/month	0.3%
17	Deezer Paris, France A French music streaming service that provides access to over 120 million licensed tracks worldwide along with podcasts, radio, and curated playlists. Free$11.99+/month	0.3%
18	iHeart San Antonio, Texas, United States An American audio streaming platform that combines live radio, podcasts, and music streaming, available on hundreds of platforms and connected devices. Free$4.99+/month	0.2%
19	iVoox Barcelona, Spain A Spanish platform for content creators to publish, monetize and distribute spoken audio. Free€3.99+/month	0.2%
20	Tidal Oslo, Norway A music streaming service focused on high-fidelity audio and artist-centric distribution. $5.49+/month	0.2%
21	Podigee Berlin, Germany A German-based podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform. Free$19+/month	0.1%

👉 See Also

🌎 Audio Streaming in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 162,380 websites from Japan.
We currently track the presence of 28 audio streaming services across the web.
Of these, 21 were detected on websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.