Nihon Monitor has revealed the ranking for the number of CM contracts for 2015. Last year, Matsuoka Shuzo, Sakurai Sho and Rola topped the male and female celebrity rankings, respectively.

Who reigned as the CM King and Queen this year? Find out below.

The results are based on the following survey:

• No. of companies that appointed each talent and has appeared in TV CMs.
• Study period: January 1- November 30, 2015
• Target station: NTV / TV Asahi / TBS / TV Tokyo / Fuji TV

CM Appointment Ranking (Male Category)
Number of Companies	Talent	Company Name (in no particular order)
12 companies
	Aiba Masaki (Arashi)	Ikeda Mohan-do / Gung Ho Online Entertainment / Kirin Beer / Kirin Beverage / Sumitomo Life Insurance / Nissan / Japan Airlines / Japan Post / Hitachi / taste sugar / Mister Donut / Mercedes-Benz Japan
11 companies
	Sakurai Sho (Arashi)	Ajinomoto / American family insurance / Kao / Gung Ho Online Entertainment / Kirin Beer / Nissan / Japan Airlines / Japan Post / Hitachi / Morinaga / Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
	Ninomiya Kazunari (Arashi)	Ezaki Glico / Gung Ho Online Entertainment / Kirin Beer / JCB / Nissan / Nisshin OilliO Group / Japan Airlines / Japan Post / next / Hisamitsu / Hitachi
10 companies
	Ohno Satoshi (Arashi)	ung Ho Online Entertainment / Kirin Beverage / Kirin Beer / Nissan / Japan Airlines / Japan Post / Hisamitsu / Hitachi / Morinaga / Lawson
	Nishikori Kei	Asahi Beer / Eau~ivu / Jaguar Land Rover Japan / Jacks / Nissin Food / P & G / Hisamitsu / Morinaga / Uniqlo / LIXIL
	Nishijima Hidetoshi	Gunze / Suntory spirits / Suzuki / Takeda / independent administrative agency Japan sports promotion center / Nissin Food / Panasonic / PanaHome / Lion / WOWOW
	Matsuoka Shuzo	KDDI / Bicycle Association / Raw sum Corporation / Sorimachi / Nissin Food / Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance / P & G / pips / Fujiyakuhin / Marudai Food Co., Ltd.
9 companies
	Okada Junichi (V6)	Ajinomoto General Foods / Otsuka / King / Sapporo Beer / Toyo Suisan / Nippon Life Insurance / JMA Management Center / Meiji / Lion
	Matsumoto Jun (Arashi)	Gung Ho Online Entertainment / Kirin Beer / Kose Cosmetics port / Daio Paper / Nissan / Japan Airlines / Japan Post / Hitachi / Meiji
8 companies
	Shofukutei Tsurube	ITO EN / Ota Isan / Toyota / Japan Racing Association / Nippon Professional Baseball, Baseball Federation of Japan and Japan Softball Association / Fujifilm / Yamaki / Japan Post Bank
	Tosaka Hiroomi (Sandaime J Soul Brothers)	Aoyama Trading / Ezaki Glico / Acecook / Samantha Thavasa Japan Limited / Suntory beer / All Nippon Airways / 7gogo / Rohto Pharmaceutical Co
	Matsuzaka Tori	AOKI Holdings / NTT DoCoMo / Kirin Beverage / Square Enix / Daiwa House Industry / House Foods / Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS / Lotte
	Mukai Osamu	Asahi Beer / Ajinomoto / Kao / Zenrosai / Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare / Housemate / Bourbon / Snow Brand Megumiruku
	Murakami Shingo (Kanjani8)	Intelligence, Ltd / MTI / Otsuka Pharmaceutical / Guthy-Renker / King / Sompo Japan Nipponkoa / Toyo Suisan / Morinaga
7 companies
	Abe Hiroshi	Itoham / Johnson & Johnson / Sekisui Chemical / Toyota Motor Corporation / Japan Airlines / Coca-Cola / Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
	Ariyoshi Hiroiki	American fanily insurance / SSP / K-Opticom / DMM. com / Nichirei / House Wellness Foods / Mynavi
	Tsumabuki Satoshi	Ezaki Glico / Canon / Sapporo Beer / Tokyo Gas / Toyota / Mizuho Bank / Recruit
	Honda Keisuke	Asahi Food & Healthcare / Olympus / Konami / P & G / Fusion Communications / Benesse Corporation / Mercedes-Benz Japan
	Matsushige Yutaka	Ajinomoto / Kobayashi Pharmaceutical / Sapporo Beer / Sansan / independent administrative agency Japan sports promotion center / Namco Bandai Entertainment / You Can

 

CM Appointment Ranking (Female Category)
Number of Companies	Talent	Company Name (in no particular order)
13 companies
	Ueto Aya	AOKI Holdings / Asahi Soft Drinks / Asahi Beer / Apamanshop network / Kikkoman / Kose / Kose Cosmetics port / Softbank Mobile / dip / Cabinet Office / Nippon Express / Visa International / Morinaga
12 companies
	Arimura Kasumi	ITO EN / ABC-Mart / Kameda Seika Co., Ltd. / KDDI / Shueisha / national credit union association / Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare / Daio Paper / Toshiba / Japan Racing Association / Menicon / Recruit
	Ann	AXA Life Insurance / Shogakukan / Shiseido / Suzuki / Taisho / Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd. / East Japan Railway / Mitsubishi / You Can / Uniqlo / Lion / Lotte
	Hirose Suzu	Otsuka food industry / Katakura / Shiseido / Senju Pharmaceutical / Softbank Mobile / Tokyo Gas / East Japan Railway / Fujifilm / Myojo Foods Co., Ltd. / recruit / Leopalace 21 / Lotte
	Yamamoto Mizuki	AOKI Holdings / Kao / SANGETSU / Shionogi & Co., Ltd. / gu / Shogakukan / Johnson & Johnson / Sekisui House / Nissin Food / Nippon Professional Baseball, Baseball Federation of Japan and Japan Softball Association / Baidu / proto Corporation
11 companies
	Rola	SSP / Kose / Kose Cosmetics port / Suntory spirits / Daiichikosho /DMM.com securities / Tokyo Beauty Center / You Can / Uni-Charm / Yoshinoya / Reckitt Benckiser
10 companies
	Oshima Yuko	Alpine / Forex Online / Kanro Co., Ltd. / Koropura / Start Today / Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare / cholla plum wine / Fujifilm / glasses top / Yamaha Motor
	Kiritani Mirei	Canon / Kose / Sapporo Beer / Jetstar / Square Enix / Takeda / Token Corporation / Bourbon / Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life / Lion
	Sashihara Rino (HKT48)	Asahi Soft Drinks / Ozeki / Gunoshi / Dip / Tokyo Monorail / Tokiwayakuhinkogyo / Toyota / Fujifilm / Uniqlo / Lotte
	Matsuko Deluxe	NTT Communications / Kao / Tiger / Toyota / Showa Nishikawa / Japan Post / Four Seas / Hokuren Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives / Mister Donut / Recruit
9 companies
	Ayase Haruka	Ezaki Glico / Seiko Watch / Takeda / Coca-Cola / Nippon Life Insurance / Panasonic / P & G / P & G Max Factor GK / Bridgestone
	Kimura Fumino	Kirin Beer / Suntory spirits / Zojirushi / Daihatsu / Nisshin Cisco / Nivea Kao / East Japan Railway / Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. / Recruit
	Sasaki Nozomi	Aoyama Trading / Asahi Soft Drinks / Kao / Toho / Pietro / factory Japan Group / Fujifilm / recruit / Lotte
	Takei Emi	i. JTB / Aoyama Trading / ion / SSP / Kirin Beer / JTB / House Foods / NEC / Dai-ichi Life
	Honda Tsubasa	Asahi Beer / Amerikanfamiriseimei insurance / ABC-Mart / Kao / Shueisha / Pitattohausu network / House Wellness Foods / Bourbon / Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
	Yoshida Yo	SB food / Otsuka Pharmaceutical / Kao / Sapporo Ichiban / JX Nippon Oil & Energy / Sumitomo Life Insurance / Daihatsu / Toyota Home / Lotte
8 companies
	Ishihara Satomi	Aeon / NTT DoCoMo / Kao / Canon / Suntory spirits / Mynavi / Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ / Meiji
	Yonekura Ryoko	Kowa / Sagawa Express / Satsuma Shuzo / Seiko Epson / Chunichi Shimbun / 20th Century Fox / Paula / Mizuho Bank
	Michiko Kichise	Ezaki Glico / ABC-Mart / Kao / Canon / Takeda / Nivea Kao / UCC Ueshima Coffee / Uny Group Holdings