Maya Kobayashi (小林 麻耶, Kobayashi Maya; born July 12, 1979, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese journalist.
Kobayashi was born in Tokyo on July 12, 1979. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. After working for TBS as a presenter, she become a freelance presenter in 2009, but continued to work on TBS programs. She was formerly affiliated with Cent Force and Ikushima Planning. Currently she was freelance.