⚡ Charting in Japan

Charting libraries and tools help developers create interactive charts, graphs, and data visualizations for websites and applications.

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

According to our data, charting libraries are detected on 0.6% of websites from Japan.

Statistics based on 201K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top charting libraries in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Chart.js, which dominates the market with a substantial 53.7% share.
It is followed by Easy Pie Chart with 22.5% and Google Charts with 7%.

Chart.js 53.7%
Easy Pie Chart 22.5%
Google Charts 7%
D3.js 5.6%
Highcharts 4.4%
Mermaid 2.9%
amCharts 1.6%
CanvasJS 1.3%
jqPlot 1.3%
Chartist 1.2%
C3.js 1%
Morris.js 0.9%
ApexCharts 0.9%
Apache ECharts 0.7%
Recharts 0.6%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. Google Charts ^(-1)
4. D3.js ^(-1)
6. Mermaid ^(-2)
8. CanvasJS ^(-1)
9. jqPlot ^(-12)
10. Chartist ^(-5)
11. C3.js ^(-9)
16. Diagrams.net ^(-3)
20. Google Drawings ^(-3)
22. AnyChart ^(-3)

✨ Best Charting Libraries

Below is a more detailed list of 24 charting libraries used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Chart.js An open-source JavaScript library for data visualization that renders charts in HTML5 canvas. FreeOpen source	53.7%
2	Easy Pie Chart Westport, Connecticut, United States A lightweight JavaScript library for rendering animated pie charts and circular progress indicators using the HTML5 canvas element. FreeOpen source	22.5%
3	Google Charts Mountain View, California, United States A free JavaScript library for creating interactive data visualizations using HTML5 and SVG. Free	7%
4	D3.js San Francisco, California, United States An open-source, low-level JavaScript toolbox for data visualization. FreeOpen source	5.6%
5	Highcharts Vik i Sogn, Norway A commercial JavaScript charting framework based on SVG, with optional WebGL for high-volume rendering. Free$176+/seat/year	4.4%
6	Mermaid San Francisco, California, United States An open-source JavaScript diagramming and charting library that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions into dynamically generated diagrams and visualizations. FreeOpen source$10+/user/month	2.9%
7	amCharts Neringa, Lithuania A JavaScript data visualization suite that provides libraries for interactive charts, gauges, stock charts, Gantt charts, and vector maps for web applications. FreeOpen source$80+/seat/year	1.6%
8	CanvasJS Claymont, Delaware, United States A commercial JavaScript charting library for creating interactive data visualizations in web and mobile applications. Free$299+	1.3%
9	jqPlot A jQuery plugin to generate pure client-side JavaScript charts in your web pages. FreeOpen source	1.3%
10	Chartist Zurich, Switzerland A simple, responsive, SVG-based charting library. FreeOpen source	1.2%
11	C3.js A reusable chart library built on top of D3.js. FreeOpen source	1%
12	Morris.js An open-source JavaScript charting library for drawing simple line, bar, area, and donut charts with minimal configuration. FreeOpen source	0.9%
13	ApexCharts Cranbury, New Jersey, United States An open-source JavaScript charting library for building interactive data visualizations in web applications with a declarative API and responsive SVG rendering. FreeOpen source$199+/developer/year	0.9%
14	Apache ECharts Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source JavaScript charting and data visualization library used to build interactive charts in web applications. FreeOpen source	0.7%
15	Recharts An open-source, composable charting library built with React and D3.js for creating data visualizations. FreeOpen source	0.6%
16	Diagrams.net Northampton, United Kingdom Production-grade deployment of Draw.io, a browser-based diagramming/whiteboarding visualization application. Free$1.70/month	0.5%
17	Flot A JavaScript plotting library for jQuery with a focus on ease of use, attractive appearance, and interactive features. FreeOpen source	0.4%
18	jQuery Sparklines San Jose, CA, United States A jQuery plugin for generating small sparkline charts directly in the browser. FreeOpen source	0.4%
19	Plotly.js Montreal, Quebec, Canada An open-source JavaScript charting library for interactive and scientific data visualizations with a declarative API and more than 40 chart types. FreeOpen source	0.2%
20	Google Drawings Mountain View, California, United States A cloud-based diagramming and illustration tool that allows users to create simple vector graphics, diagrams, and visual content directly in a web browser. Free$7+/user/month	0.2%
21	Flourish Sydney, Australia A data visualization platform that allows anyone to turn their data into stunning charts, maps, and interactive stories. Free$$$	0.09%
22	AnyChart St. Augustine, Florida, United States A commercial JavaScript data visualization suite for embedding interactive charts, dashboards, maps, and Gantt visualizations into web, desktop, and mobile applications. $49+	0.09%
23	FusionCharts Austin, Texas, United States A commercial JavaScript charting library for building interactive dashboards, business reports, and geographic visualizations. $949+/year	0.09%
24	NVD3 Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States An open-source, reusable charting library based on D3.js. FreeOpen source	0.09%

👉 See Also

🌎 Charting 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 201,037 websites from Japan.
We currently track the presence of 27 charting libraries across the web.
Of these, 24 were detected on websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on September 18, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.