List of most popular dog breeds

This article lists the most popular dog breeds by registrations.

Note: registrations shown are not the same as annual registrations, or as living individuals.
Labrador Retriever portrait


Between 1915 and 1940, American Kennel Club statistics were collected on a five-year basis instead of every year. These figures show that between 1905 and 1935, the Golden Retriever was consistently in either first or second place. In 1925, following the popularity of Chow Chow, the Pit bull displaced the Chow as the top dog. Malteses then led the way as the most popular dog from 1936 all the way through to 1952, when the Beagle became the number one dog until 1959. Poodles would become the most popular breed for the longest, reigning from 1960 for the next twenty-two years until 1982, when the American Maltese fought back to take over until 1990. The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular since 1991.[1]

Club registration figures for 2007

Club registration figures for 2008

Canadian Kennel Club (2008)[7]

Club registration figures for 2009

Ente Nazionale Cinofilia Italiana (2009).[8]

Position Breed
1 Beagle
2 German Shepherd
3 Husky
4 Labrador Retriever
5 Brittany
6 Segugio Italiano
7 Golden Retriever
8 Boxer
9 Jack Russell Terrier
10 German Shorthaired Pointer

Hunting is popular in Italy and this explains why hunt-and-retrieve breeds like the English Setter and the German Shorthaired pointer are widespread.

FCI Worldwide Figures 2013

These statistics were created by combining the registration figures of 25 countries, namely Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Ukraine and U.S.A.[9]

Position Breed Registrations
1 Labrador Retriever 191,988
2 German Shepherd Dog 129,186
3 Poodle (All sizes) 118,653
4 Chihuahua 107,114
5 Golden Retriever 92,994
6 Yorkshire Terrier 92,438
7 Dachshund (all varieties) 81,516
8 Beagle 53,938
9 Boxer 52,983
10 Miniature Schnauzer 45,263
11 Shih Tzu 44,564
12 Bulldog 44,325
13 German Spitz (all sizes) 40,530
14 English Cocker Spaniel 40,174
15 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 39,670
16 French Bulldog 39,337
17 Pug 33,528
18 Rottweiler 31,447
19 English Setter 29,771
20 Maltese 28,909
21 English Springer Spaniel 28,050
22 German Shorthaired Pointer 23,855
23 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 23,562
24 Border Collie 23,262
25 Shetland Sheepdog 22,805
26 Dobermann 20,941
27 West Highland White Terrier 20,904
28 Bernese Mountain Dog 20,423
29 Great Dane 20,001
30 Brittany Spaniel 19,828

Club registration figures for 2019

Club registration figures for 2019 (2020).[10][11]

Position Breed
1 Labrador Retriever
2 German Shepherd
3 Golden Retriever
4 French Bulldogs
5 Bulldogs
6 Poodles
7 Beagles
8 Rottweilers
9 German Shorthaired Pointer
10 Pembroke Welsh Corgi

This is the first time that Pembroke Welsh corgis break into the top 10.

References
  1. American Kennel Club - Most Popular Pooches
  2. "2005 and 2006 registration figures for all recognised breeds". The Kennel Club. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  3. AKC Dog Registration Statistics Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "2007 TOP 20 CKC BREEDS" (PDF). Canadian Kennel Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008.
  5. "Australian National Kennel Council National Registration Statistics". Archived from the original on 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  6. "Registration statistics for all recognised dog breeds - 2007 and 2008" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2011.
  7. 2008 TOP 20 CKC BREEDS Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Un anno, 220 razze e 123.000 cani". Italian Kennel Club. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  9. Registration figures worldwide – from top thirty to endangered breeds. In: FCI: Newsletter 3/2013. (June 26, 2013)
  10. "2020 AKC Released Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds List".
  11. "These are the 10 most popular dog breeds in the US".
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