⚡ Maps in Japan

Online mapping services allow users to find places, get directions, view traffic conditions and satellite images, and access location-based features.

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

According to our research, map services are detected on 10.3% of websites from Japan.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Google Maps, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 99.2% share.
It is followed by Yahoo! Japan Maps with 0.3% and Mapbox with 0.3%.

Google Maps 99.2%
Yahoo! Japan Maps 0.3%
Mapbox 0.3%
OpenStreetMap 0.2%
MapFan 0.2%
ArcGIS 0.08%
Apple Maps 0.07%
Bing Maps 0.04%
Naver Map 0.02%
MapTiler 0.02%
AMap 0.01%
Waze 0.01%
Thunderforest 0.01%
Yandex Maps 0.006%
HERE 0.006%

🚀 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. Yahoo! Japan Maps ^(-23)
3. Mapbox ^(-1)
5. MapFan ^(-23)
7. Apple Maps ^(-3)
9. Naver Map ^(-7)
11. AMap ^(-4)
13. Thunderforest ^(-6)
17. OpenTopoMap ^(-1)
19. TomTom ^(-4)

✨ Best Map Services

Below is a more detailed list of 19 map services used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Google Maps Mountain View, California, United States An online mapping service from Google that provides users with satellite imagery, street maps, 3D views, real-time traffic updates, and route planning features. Free$$$	99.2%
2	Yahoo! Japan Maps Tokyo, Japan A mapping service operated by LY Corporation.	0.3%
3	Mapbox Washington, DC, United States A mapping platform that enables software developers to quickly embed location-based context into their applications. Free$0.30+/user	0.3%
4	OpenStreetMap Cambridge, United Kingdom A free, editable world map that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license. Free	0.2%
5	MapFan Tokyo, Japan An online mapping service designed specifically for the Japanese geodetic reference system.	0.2%
6	ArcGIS Redlands, California, United States A geographic information system platform that enables users to create, use, and share geographic information within their organization, with the community, and on the web. $100+/year	0.08%
7	Apple Maps Cupertino, California, United States A web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. Free	0.07%
8	Bing Maps Redmond, Washington, United States A web mapping service offered by Microsoft that provides mapping and location-based services. Free	0.04%
9	Naver Map Seongnam, Korea A digital map service from the South Korean search engine company Naver. Free	0.02%
10	MapTiler Zug, Switzerland Provides a software platform and mapping services for creating, hosting, and integrating maps for websites, mobile apps, and other applications. Free$25+/month	0.02%
11	AMap Hangzhou, China A Chinese web mapping, navigation, and location-based service. Free	0.01%
12	Waze Mountain View, California, United States A free GPS navigation service currently owned by Google. Free	0.01%
13	Thunderforest New Malden, United Kingdom A global activity map provider that maintains a library of map styles based on OpenStreetMap data, as well as creating custom maps. Free$125+/month	0.01%
14	Yandex Maps Moscow, Russia A mapping service developed by the Russian company Yandex. Free	0.006%
15	HERE Eindhoven, Netherlands A PaaS for building, deploying, and scaling location-based applications and solutions. Free$$$	0.006%
16	Carto New York, United States A cloud-based location intelligence platform offering GIS, web mapping, data visualization, and spatial analytics. $$$	0.006%
17	OpenTopoMap Baiersdorf, Germany A free topographic map generated from OpenStreetMap and SRTM elevation data. Free	0.006%
18	2GIS Moscow, Russia A Russian mapping service with navigation tools for drivers and pedestrians.	0.006%
19	TomTom Amsterdam, Netherlands Provides maps and location solutions for the public sector, autonomous driving, fleets, logistics, and more.	0.006%

👉 See Also

🌎 Maps in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 157,427 websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on March 30, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.