500 Most Followed Athletes on X in Japan

1,001 athletes and sports stars ranked by followers on X in Japan. Yu Darvish leads with 2.85M followers, ahead of Keisuke Honda (1.8M) and Masahiro Tanaka (1.65M). November 2026 ranking, updated weekly.

1,001 accounts rankedTotal audience: 74.8MUpdated November 13, 2026

Rank	Name	Followers	17 days
1 =	Yu Darvish @faridyu · Public figure	2.85M
2 =	Keisuke Honda @kskgroup2017 · Public figure	1.8M
3 =	Masahiro Tanaka @t_masahiro18 · Public figure	1.65M
4 =	Yūto Nagatomo @yutonagatomo5 · Public figure	1.29M
5 =	Yuki Tsunoda @yukitsunoda07 · Public figure	1.26M
6 =	Shinji Kagawa @s_kagawa0317 · Public figure	1.25M
7 =	Naomi Osaka @naomiosaka · Public figure	1.06M
8 =	MMikuru Asakura @mikuruasakura_ · Public figure	1.02M
9 =	Naoya Inoue @naoyainoue_410 · Public figure	1.02M
10 =	Tenshin Nasukawa @teppentenshin · Public figure	981K
11 =	KKei Nishikori @keinishikori · Public figure	882K
12 =	槙野智章 @tonji5 · Public figure	741K
13 =	SShinsuke Nakamura @shinsuken · Public figure	698K
14 =	武武尊 Takeru @takerusegawa · Public figure	698K
15 =	KKoji Uehara @teamuehara · Public figure	687K
16 =	RRan Takahashi @ran_volley0902 · Public figure	661K
17 =	MMaya Yoshida @mayayoshida3 · Public figure	654K
18 =	Rikako Ikee @rikakoikee · Public figure	595K
19 =	中村憲剛 @kengo19801031 · Public figure	576K
20 =	新新庄 剛志 @shinjo_freedom · Public figure	567K

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