Which is more popular, Cats or Dogs?
Dogs. Over the last five years (September 2021 to September 2026), the world Googled Dogs 1.7 times as often as Cats: about 204 million searches a month against 118 million, by our estimate from Google Trends.
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Dogs was ahead in all 4 full years.
| Year | Cats | Dogs |
|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 110 million | 220 million |
| 2022 | 115 million | 216 million |
| 2023 | 117 million | 210 million |
| 2024 | 118 million | 190 million |
| 2025 | 118 million | 193 million |
| 2026* | 126 million | 207 million |
Average searches a month, estimated. Partial years: the data starts in September 2021 and ends in September 2026.
Which is more popular right now?
Dogs still leads over the last 12 months, with 1.6 times as many searches: 205 million a month against 125 million.
When was each one searched the most?
- Cats: the week of February 8, 2026, 1.2 times a usual week.
- Dogs: the week of December 19, 2021, 1.2 times a usual week.
How often did the lead change?
Dogs out-searched Cats in 262 of 262 weeks. On a four-week average, the lead never changed hands.
What are they?
- Cats
- Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
- Dogs
- Domesticated mammal of the family Canidae
How is this measured?
Each curve is Google Trends interest, worldwide, one point per week from September 26, 2021 to September 27, 2026. Trends only gives relative numbers, so every name is put on one scale against a shared anchor and turned into estimated searches. The ratios between two names are the solid part; the absolute counts are estimates. Both names are measured as Google Trends topics, which group every spelling and language. Not affiliated with Google.