Popularity ranking · Ireland

The 91 most popular Dog Breeds in Ireland

This curated ranking covers the 91 largest dog breeds in Ireland, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Yorkshire Terrier, French Bulldog and Dachshund lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.1M people. Across all 91 entries the average audience size is 73k, and the largest, Yorkshire Terrier, reaches around 404k people in Ireland. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with each dog breed, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Ireland and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 91, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Ireland. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Ireland, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Ireland. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Norwegian Elkhound 17k 59.0 72.9% Dog breed
52 Portuguese Water Dog 16k 34.8 73.2% Dog breed
53 Wire Fox Terrier 14k 56.8 77.3% Dog breed
54 American Staffordshire Terrier 14k 45.8 64.6% Dog breed
55 Fox Terrier 14k 46.5 84.4% Dog breed
56 English Springer Spaniel 13k 48.7 100.0% Dog breed
57 Japanese Spitz 13k 39.3 60.5% Dog breed
58 Dutch Shepherd Dog 12k 45.5 69.7% Dog breed
59 Giant Schnauzer 12k 41.6 71.6% Dog breed
60 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever 11k 45.9 64.5% Dog breed
61 Vizsla 9.6k 48.6 100.0% Dog breed
62 Beauceron 9.1k 48.0 64.4% Dog breed
63 Bearded Collie 8.9k 50.6 72.5% Dog breed
64 Coton de Tulear 8.9k 43.3 78.4% Dog breed
65 Miniature Pinscher 7.4k 29.6 91.9% Dog breed
66 Bully Dog 7.3k 33.2 90.7% Dog breed
67 Weimaraner 6.9k 49.0 100.0% Dog breed
68 Pembroke Welsh Corgi 6k 48.8 100.0% Dog breed
69 Tibetan Spaniel 5.6k 38.9 80.4% Dog breed
70 Smooth Collie 4.9k 52.4 89.1% Dog breed
71 German Spitz 4.7k 35.6 89.1% Dog breed
72 West Highland White Terrier 4.5k 46.5 88.6% Dog breed
73 Flat-Coated Retriever 4.5k 51.9 100.0% Dog breed
74 Standard Schnauzer 3.2k 40.7 71.1% Dog breed
75 Chesapeake Bay Retriever 2.8k 45.5 75.6% Dog breed

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular dog breeds compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland and ranks each dog breed by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest dog breed in Ireland?

Yorkshire Terrier currently leads with an estimated audience of 404k people in Ireland.

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