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May 9, 2026

🇯🇵 Japan Upload Timing Analysis

When do trending videos in Japan get uploaded? Analysis based on 30 days of data.

Upload Hour Distribution

In Japan, videos published around 6PM JST appear on trending most frequently, with 184 videos from this hour making the trending list over the past 30 days. The top three upload hours are 6PM JST, 7PM JST, 8PM JST. Videos published at 6PM JST averaged 418.3K views.

6PM JST

Most Common Hour

184

Videos at Peak

418.3K

Avg Views (Current)

Videos by Upload Hour (JST)

85
0
37
1
32
2
25
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
21
7
14
8
20
9
11
10
21
11
57
12
26
13
23
14
15
15
87
16
131
17
184
18
155
19
152
20
141
21
105
22
77
23

Day of Week Distribution

Friday uploads show the most trending entries in Japan, with 248 videos reaching the trending list from this day of the week. In contrast, Saturday had the fewest trending entries at 188 videos — 32% fewer than Friday. Videos published on Friday took an average of 13.2 hours to reach the trending list.

Friday

Best Day

Saturday

Quietest Day

32%

Difference

Sun
196
Mon
196
Tue
199
Wed
208
Thu
223
Fri
248
Sat
188

Time to Trend

On average, videos in Japan take 11.5 hours from upload to their first appearance on the trending list. Videos published at 5PM JST reach trending the fastest, averaging just 9.2 hours, while those published at 4AM JST take the longest at 18.6 hours. The fastest video to trend from the 5PM JST hour did so in just 3.1 hours.

11.5h

Overall Avg

9.2h

Fastest (5PM JST)

18.6h

Slowest (4AM JST)

Avg Hours to Trend by Upload Hour (JST)

13
0
9.3
1
13.5
2
17.3
3
18.6
4
10.5
5
16.8
6
16.7
7
17
8
13.2
9
12.8
10
11.4
11
14.9
12
15.2
13
10.6
14
12.9
15
10.2
16
9.2
17
9.6
18
11.1
19
11.2
20
11.4
21
11.1
22
11.6
23
Fastest Slowest

Category Best Times

In Japan, Gaming videos have the most trending activity with 977 videos in the past 30 days. They perform best when uploaded around 6PM JST on Thursdays, taking an average of 9.8 hours to reach the trending list. Music videos trend most when uploaded at 8PM JST, with a different optimal day of Friday.

🎮

Gaming

6PM JST

Best hour

Thursday

Best day

9.8h

Avg to trend

977

Videos

🎵

Music

8PM JST

Best hour

Friday

Best day

15.8h

Avg to trend

285

Videos

🎭

Entertainment

8PM JST

Best hour

Friday

Best day

13.5h

Avg to trend

134

Videos

👤

People & Blogs

7PM JST

Best hour

Monday

Best day

10.8h

Avg to trend

29

Videos

🎬

Film & Animation

8AM JST

Best hour

Friday

Best day

17.8h

Avg to trend

27

Videos