2016 Ranking of celebrities with the most CM deals (Nihon Monitor)

This ranking released by Nihon Monitor list the top celebrities with the most CM deals between 1 January 2016 and 30 November 2016. The number of CM deals held by each celebrity is presented within the brackets:

Top male celebrities with the most CM deals
1) Aiba Masaki / Nishikori Kei (12)

2) Sakurai Sho / Nishijima Hidetoshi / Ninomiya Kazunari / Endo Kenichi (11)

3) DAIGO / Nagase Tomoya / Matsumoto Jun (10)

4) Ohno Satoshi / Saito Tsukasa (Trandy Angel) / Matsuoka Shuzo (9)

5) Oguri Shun / Joshima Shigeru / Matsushige Yutaka (8)

Top female celebrities with the most CM deals
1) Yoshida Yo (13)

2) Hirose Suzu / Matsuko Deluxe / Rola (12)

3) Arimura Kasumi / Matsuoka Mayu (11)

4) Kiritani Mirei / Taira Yuna / Haru (10)

5) Ayase Haruka / An / Ueto Aya / Kimura Fumino / Yamamoto Mizuki (9)

There was also a list of celebrities who saw a huge jump in the number of CM deals they had in 2016 compared to the previous year. Listing only actors and actresses here though:

Yamazaki Kento - from 2 deals to 7

Sakaguchi Kentaro - from 2 deals to 6

Koura Kengo - from 1 deal to 5

Seino Nana - from 3 deals to 5

Nagano Mei - from 1 deal to 5

Yoshioka Riho - from 0 deal to 4

Yoshine Kyoko - from 1 deal to 4

Source: Nihon Monitor