Other The VOCALOID Collection
- Thread starter pico
- Start date
It's vocal synth statistics time yaay!
Here's the most used vocalists from 2024's first Vocacolle:
1. Hatsune Miku, as always (1917) =
2. Kasane Teto (536) ^1
3. Kafu (452) v1
4. Chis-A (204) ^2
5. Flower (168) v1
6. Kagamine Rin (154) v1
7. Gumi (155) ^2
8. Hanakuma Chifuyu (150) =
9. IA (130) ^2
10. Natsuki Karin (108) ^2
10. Mai (108) ^2
11. Kaai Yuki (89) (New entry)
12. Kagamine Len (88) v6 (Biggest drop)
13. Sekai (82) =
14. Koharu Rikka (80) v5
Engine representation in the top 15 (including voices on multiple engines, may not reflect popularity):
VOCALOID: 8
Synthesizer V: 6
CeVIO: 5
UTAU: 1
NT: 1
Miku sweep as usual, with over triple the songs of her closest competition. It may be notable that she's the only native Vocaloid out of the top 4, further showing how diversified vocal synth engines have become.
Kafu dethroned, it's Teto time now. They're both notably popular, with over double 4th place's numbers. I wonder if Kafu's upcoming SynthV will shift things?
Chis-A has overtaken Flower: at last, the padawan has become the master. Gumi is also on the rise, we'll get a better idea of how impactful her SynthV was next time.
Here's the most used vocalists from 2024's first Vocacolle:
1. Hatsune Miku, as always (1917) =
2. Kasane Teto (536) ^1
3. Kafu (452) v1
4. Chis-A (204) ^2
5. Flower (168) v1
6. Kagamine Rin (154) v1
7. Gumi (155) ^2
8. Hanakuma Chifuyu (150) =
9. IA (130) ^2
10. Natsuki Karin (108) ^2
10. Mai (108) ^2
11. Kaai Yuki (89) (New entry)
12. Kagamine Len (88) v6 (Biggest drop)
13. Sekai (82) =
14. Koharu Rikka (80) v5
Engine representation in the top 15 (including voices on multiple engines, may not reflect popularity):
VOCALOID: 8
Synthesizer V: 6
CeVIO: 5
UTAU: 1
NT: 1
Miku sweep as usual, with over triple the songs of her closest competition. It may be notable that she's the only native Vocaloid out of the top 4, further showing how diversified vocal synth engines have become.
Kafu dethroned, it's Teto time now. They're both notably popular, with over double 4th place's numbers. I wonder if Kafu's upcoming SynthV will shift things?
Chis-A has overtaken Flower: at last, the padawan has become the master. Gumi is also on the rise, we'll get a better idea of how impactful her SynthV was next time.
Last edited:
Despondent Meiko noises.
I get the impression Luka has been dethroned as a popular bank within the Japanese scene because her gimmick (bilingual VB) is now pretty much a standard for vocal synths in general, unless you're aiming for a specific market (I.e. Japanese-only bank for a Japanese audience). And if it's an AI bank on a program like SynthV or V6, then you have cross-lang as an automatic feature, which takes out both the need to record multiple VBs in different languages and most of the work of manually editing the VB to sound right in a certain language. I don't think the EVEC gimmick in Luka V4 helped her much in the long run either, considered how a lot of people thought the end result of that was subpar compared to what traditional Append banks might have sounded like.
Meanwhile, Meiko never seems to get any love unless her anniversary rolls around. Tbh, I'm surprised Kaito even has figures in the double digits.
Vocacolle is usually twice a year!
-
It's definitely interesting how some of the Great Eight have remained relevant, whereas others like Meiko have really plummeted (her Vocacolle originals were in the single digits). We often talk about Crypton's software stagnation in terms of Miku, but I think it's affected their other products more.
In my opinion, the reason why Luka, Kaito, Meiko and Gackpo are no longer as mainstream boils down to the same few factors: they're over a decade old without much of a price drop to match, and their voicetypes now have cheaper, more versatile, easier-to-use competitors on more modern engines. Those voicetypes themselves are both quite common and not super sort after by Japanese producers.
If I were to take a wild guess, I'd say people who would have once chosen those voices are now using:
Luka -> Split off between IA/Chifuyu/any number of mature soft letter voices
Kaito -> Lost his casual users to Ryo, retained hardcore Kaito fans
Meiko -> Chis-A for her rough but mature timbre. Mai for people who just wanted 'normal woman singing'.
Gackpo -> Similar situation to Kaito, compounded by the fact I think his audience was being threatened by VY2 before we even got here
Miku and the Kagamines are too iconic to the software to fall from grace, Rin is also a distinct variant of Japan's popular 'cute but strong' timbre. And if people already own Rin, then they might as well use Len when they need a male voice. Gumi subsists on technical merit as a highly versatile product updated for multiple platforms.
-
It's definitely interesting how some of the Great Eight have remained relevant, whereas others like Meiko have really plummeted (her Vocacolle originals were in the single digits). We often talk about Crypton's software stagnation in terms of Miku, but I think it's affected their other products more.
In my opinion, the reason why Luka, Kaito, Meiko and Gackpo are no longer as mainstream boils down to the same few factors: they're over a decade old without much of a price drop to match, and their voicetypes now have cheaper, more versatile, easier-to-use competitors on more modern engines. Those voicetypes themselves are both quite common and not super sort after by Japanese producers.
If I were to take a wild guess, I'd say people who would have once chosen those voices are now using:
Luka -> Split off between IA/Chifuyu/any number of mature soft letter voices
Kaito -> Lost his casual users to Ryo, retained hardcore Kaito fans
Meiko -> Chis-A for her rough but mature timbre. Mai for people who just wanted 'normal woman singing'.
Gackpo -> Similar situation to Kaito, compounded by the fact I think his audience was being threatened by VY2 before we even got here
Miku and the Kagamines are too iconic to the software to fall from grace, Rin is also a distinct variant of Japan's popular 'cute but strong' timbre. And if people already own Rin, then they might as well use Len when they need a male voice. Gumi subsists on technical merit as a highly versatile product updated for multiple platforms.
Last edited:
This sort of is/isn't relevant, but the original I posted uses Luka and Gumi (as well as Ruby) as backup chorals. But I can't imagine the rankings have any way of knowing that, since they aren't in the tags. (You can only put so many tags on a video. Though, TBF, I'm still figuring out what the best tags should be. A synth's software terms figure into how their name is/isn't represented while posting, too, though that isn't relevant here.)
Point being, these vocals may get usage that doesn't show up in the rankings. Not that that likely changes the overall landscape, but still.
Point being, these vocals may get usage that doesn't show up in the rankings. Not that that likely changes the overall landscape, but still.
Vocacolle stats Winter 2025 baybeeee
Data courtesy of kgneissr on Twitter: this tracks the number of songs using each vocal synth uploaded during the event
Compared to last year:
1. Hatsune Miku (1995) =
2. Kasane Teto (971) = (Biggest song number increase, excluding new entries)
3. Kafu (414) =
4. Chis-A (256) =
5. Miyamai Moca (193) (New entry)
6. Hanakuma Chifuyu (190) ^2
7. Kagamine Rin (171) v1
8. Megpoid Gumi (167) v1
9. IA (129) =
10. flower (113) v5 (Biggest drop)
11. Otomachi Una (109) (New entry)
12. Nurse Robo Typo T (93) (New entry: highest UTAU)
12. Kaai Yuki (93) =
12. Mai (93) v1
12. Natsuki Karin (93) v2
Although some vocal synths dropped down a place, in many cases their number of songs increased. This indicates that new entries are bringing in new producers!
Engine representation in the top 15 (including voices on multiple engines, may not reflect popularity):
VOCALOID: 7
Synthesizer V: 7
CeVIO/Voisona: 4
UTAU: 2
NT: 1
Pie chart of the top 10:
Data courtesy of kgneissr on Twitter: this tracks the number of songs using each vocal synth uploaded during the event
Compared to last year:
1. Hatsune Miku (1995) =
2. Kasane Teto (971) = (Biggest song number increase, excluding new entries)
3. Kafu (414) =
4. Chis-A (256) =
5. Miyamai Moca (193) (New entry)
6. Hanakuma Chifuyu (190) ^2
7. Kagamine Rin (171) v1
8. Megpoid Gumi (167) v1
9. IA (129) =
10. flower (113) v5 (Biggest drop)
11. Otomachi Una (109) (New entry)
12. Nurse Robo Typo T (93) (New entry: highest UTAU)
12. Kaai Yuki (93) =
12. Mai (93) v1
12. Natsuki Karin (93) v2
Although some vocal synths dropped down a place, in many cases their number of songs increased. This indicates that new entries are bringing in new producers!
1. Hatsune Miku 1917 to 1995: A moderate increase!
2. Kasane Teto 536 to 971: Almost double!
3. Kafu 452 to 414: A moderate decrease
4. Chis-A 204 to 256: A moderate increase!
5. Flower 168 to 113: A moderate decrease
6. Kagamine Rin 154 to 171: A small increase!
7. Megpoid Gumi 155 to 167: Consistent
8. Hanakuma Chifuyu 150 to 190: A small increase!
9. IA 130 to 129: Consistent
10. Natsuki Karin 108 to 93: Consistent
10. Mai 108 to 93: Consistent
11. Kaai Yuki 89 to 93: Consistent
12. Kagamine Len 88 to 89: Consistent
13. Sekai 82 to 53: A small decrease
14. Koharu Rikka 80 to 85: Consistent
Despite Len no longer being in the top 15, his usage hasn't decreased at all. Kafu and Flower see marginal losses of popularity but remain well-used.
2. Kasane Teto 536 to 971: Almost double!
3. Kafu 452 to 414: A moderate decrease
4. Chis-A 204 to 256: A moderate increase!
5. Flower 168 to 113: A moderate decrease
6. Kagamine Rin 154 to 171: A small increase!
7. Megpoid Gumi 155 to 167: Consistent
8. Hanakuma Chifuyu 150 to 190: A small increase!
9. IA 130 to 129: Consistent
10. Natsuki Karin 108 to 93: Consistent
10. Mai 108 to 93: Consistent
11. Kaai Yuki 89 to 93: Consistent
12. Kagamine Len 88 to 89: Consistent
13. Sekai 82 to 53: A small decrease
14. Koharu Rikka 80 to 85: Consistent
Despite Len no longer being in the top 15, his usage hasn't decreased at all. Kafu and Flower see marginal losses of popularity but remain well-used.
Engine representation in the top 15 (including voices on multiple engines, may not reflect popularity):
VOCALOID: 7
Synthesizer V: 7
CeVIO/Voisona: 4
UTAU: 2
NT: 1
Pie chart of the top 10:
Last edited:
Chifuyu has quickly become one of my favourite vocal synths so I’m happy to see her so high up & consistent 
Moca’s numbers are pretty impressive for a fairly recent release! And Teto really has become a juggernaut, goddamn
Moca’s numbers are pretty impressive for a fairly recent release! And Teto really has become a juggernaut, goddamn