Over 190 dog breeds in a ranked list that shows all of the most popular dog breeds in the world today. Data sources include the American Kennel Club (AKC) and more.
The list ranks the most popular to least popular dog breeds. Check out the videos at the end to learn the origin and history of some popular dog breeds. Yappy little dogs are not winning the contest.
Click on links to see more info about the dog breed on Wikipedia.
Most popular dog breeds of 2021
- Labrador Retriever
- French Bulldog
- Golden Retriever
- German Shepherd Dog
- Poodle
- Bulldog
- Beagle
- Rottweiler
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- Dachshund
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Australian Shepherd
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Boxer
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Doberman Pinscher
- Great Dane
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Siberian Huskie
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Cane Corso
- Shih Tzu
- Boston Terrier
- Pomeranian
- Havanese
- English Springer Spaniel
- Brittany
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Cocker Spaniel
- Miniature American Shepherd
- Border Collie
- Vizsla
- Pug
- Basset Hound
- Mastiff
- Belgian Malinoi
- Chihuahua
- Collie
- Maltese
- Weimaraner
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Shiba Inu
- English Cocker Spaniel
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Newfoundland
- West Highland White Terrier
- Bichons Frise
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Dalmatian
- Bloodhound
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Akita
- St. Bernard
- Papillon
- Samoyed
- Bullmastiff
- Whippet
- Scottish Terrier
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- Bull Terrier
- Airedale Terrier
- Great Pyrenee
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- Giant Schnauzer
- Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Alaskan Malamute
- Old English Sheepdog
- Dogues de Bordeaux
- Irish Setter
- Russell Terrier
- Italian Greyhound
- Cairn Terrier
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Miniature Pinscher
- Chinese Crested
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Lagotti Romagnoli
- Chow Chow
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Biewer Terrier
- Coton de Tulear
- Lhasa Apso
- Irish Wolfhound
- Rat Terrier
- Basenji
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Dogo Argentino
- Boykin Spaniel
- Border Terrier
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
- Flat Coated Retriever
- Pekingese
- Keeshonden
- Standard Schnauzer
- English Setters Brussels Griffon
- Fox Terriers (Wire)
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Bouviers des Flandre
- Leonberger
- Belgian Tervuren
- Borzoi
- Japanese Chin
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Miniature Bull Terrier
- Spinoni Italiani
- Welsh Terrier
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Norwich Terrier
- Tibetan Terrier
- Gordon Setter
- Afghan Hound
- Schipperke
- Silky Terrier
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Boerboel
- Xoloitzcuintli
- Pointer
- Beauceron
- American Eskimo Dog
- Manchester Terrier
- Irish Terrier
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Black Russian Terrier
- Saluki
- Belgian Sheepdog
- Norfolk Terrier
- Fox Terriers (Smooth)
- Greyhound
- Bedlington Terrier
- Kerry Blue Terrier
- American Hairless Terrier
- Field Spaniel
- English Toy Spaniel
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Sealyham Terrier
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Lakeland Terrier
- Bearded Collie
- Wirehaired Vizsla
- Spanish Water Dog
- German Pinscher
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Barbet
- Clumber Spaniel
- Briard
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Australian Terrier
- Pumik
- Irish Red and White Setter
- Redbone Coonhound
- Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
- Lowchen
- Scottish Deerhound
- Affenpinscher
- Swedish Vallhund
- Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeen
- Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
- Berger Picard
- Pulik
- Irish Water Spaniel
- American Water Spaniel
- Curly Coated Retriever
- Finnish Lapphund
- Kuvaszok
- Norwegian Buhund
- Plott Hound
- Chinook
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Pharaoh Hound
- Sussex Spaniel
- Otterhound
- Bergamasco Sheepdog
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Skye Terrier
- Ibizan Hound
- Cirnechi dell’Etna
- American English Coonhound
- Azawakh
- Komondorok
- Canaan Dog
- Harrier
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Cesky Terrier
- Finnish Spitz
- Pyrenean Shepherd
- Sloughi
- Belgian Laekenoi
- American Foxhound
- English Foxhound
- Norwegian Lundehund