April 3 is 'Hobby Day', SmartNews releases 'SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels' special page
Coinciding with 'Hobby Day' on April 3, SmartNews released a special page introducing 100 carefully selected hobby channels. They also announced trends in hobbies gaining attention in 2026 based on their data.
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- 📰 Published: April 2, 2026 at 20:00
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SmartNews, Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Kaisei Hamamoto), whose mission is to deliver quality information from around the world to the people who need it, has published a special page "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels" that carefully selects and introduces hobby-related channels on the news app "SmartNews", in conjunction with April 3 being designated as "Hobby Day" based on a Japanese wordplay of "shi (4) yu mi (3)". At the same time, we analyzed the subscriber data for the channels introduced in the "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels" and announced the "Hobbies that are gaining attention in 2026".
"SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels" Special Page
https://feature.in.smartnews.com/hobby
Enjoy with 100 kinds of Chikyu-kun and famous quotes (or funny quotes) "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels"
SmartNews has a wide variety of channels related to hobbies, such as reading, movies, running, sweets, and interior design, in addition to news. Users can add channels according to their own interests and concerns, and enjoy information that suits their tastes.
In the "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels", 100 channels are carefully selected and introduced from among the highly hobby-oriented channels opened within SmartNews. In addition, SmartNews' official character "Chikyu-kun" appears in 100 different illustrations inspired by each hobby. The special page allows you to view a wide world of hobbies, accompanied by famous quotes (or funny quotes) and maxims related to each hobby. From the page, you can add each hobby channel on the SmartNews app and read articles.
"Hobbies that are gaining attention in 2026" seen from SmartNews data
In conjunction with the release of "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels", SmartNews analyzed the "Hobbies that are gaining attention in 2026" based on the data of the channels introduced on the page. As a result, growth in the number of channel subscribers was seen in a wide range of fields such as outdoors, food, culture/entertainment, sports, and indoors.
Hobbies gaining attention by category...
"SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels" Special Page
https://feature.in.smartnews.com/hobby
Enjoy with 100 kinds of Chikyu-kun and famous quotes (or funny quotes) "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels"
SmartNews has a wide variety of channels related to hobbies, such as reading, movies, running, sweets, and interior design, in addition to news. Users can add channels according to their own interests and concerns, and enjoy information that suits their tastes.
In the "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels", 100 channels are carefully selected and introduced from among the highly hobby-oriented channels opened within SmartNews. In addition, SmartNews' official character "Chikyu-kun" appears in 100 different illustrations inspired by each hobby. The special page allows you to view a wide world of hobbies, accompanied by famous quotes (or funny quotes) and maxims related to each hobby. From the page, you can add each hobby channel on the SmartNews app and read articles.
"Hobbies that are gaining attention in 2026" seen from SmartNews data
In conjunction with the release of "SmartNews 100 Selected Hobby Channels", SmartNews analyzed the "Hobbies that are gaining attention in 2026" based on the data of the channels introduced on the page. As a result, growth in the number of channel subscribers was seen in a wide range of fields such as outdoors, food, culture/entertainment, sports, and indoors.
Hobbies gaining attention by category...