Popularity ranking · Italy

The 100 most popular Dog Breeds in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dog breeds in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 173 dog breeds tracked in Italy, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Labrador Retriever, French Bulldog and Pug lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 15M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 762k, and the largest, Labrador Retriever, reaches around 5.5M people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each dog breed, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Italy. 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 Italy, 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 Italy. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Giant Schnauzer 31k 33.1 61.8% Dog breed
77 Newfoundland dog 31k 41.5 63.2% Dog breed
78 Parson Russell Terrier 30k 40.9 63.8% Dog breed
79 Irish Red and White Setter 29k 49.0 0.0% Dog breed
80 Kuvasz 28k 46.4 82.2% Dog breed
81 Italian Greyhound 28k 41.7 64.6% Dog breed
82 Tibetan Mastiff 27k 33.9 61.4% Dog breed
83 German Wirehaired Pointer 27k 49.7 31.8% Dog breed
84 Azawakh 27k 52.9 78.3% Dog breed
85 Belgian Shepherd 27k 35.6 69.2% Dog breed
86 Kangal dog 25k 47.8 0.0% Dog breed
87 Whippet 24k 38.4 71.4% Dog breed
88 Fox Terrier 24k 45.8 66.2% Dog breed
89 Flat-Coated Retriever 24k 44.3 73.1% Dog breed
90 Patterdale Terrier 23k 42.8 73.9% Dog breed
91 Perro de Presa Canario 23k 35.2 0.0% Dog breed
92 Lakeland Terrier 23k 41.2 73.3% Dog breed
93 Rhodesian Ridgeback 23k 44.2 60.2% Dog breed
94 Bergamasco Shepherd 23k 50.0 69.3% Dog breed
95 German Pinscher 22k 37.8 66.3% Dog breed
96 Akbash dog 22k Dog breed
97 Australian Kelpie 22k 51.8 65.1% Dog breed
98 Afghan Hound 21k 37.3 61.6% Dog breed
99 Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 21k 42.6 66.5% Dog breed
100 Affenpinscher 21k 48.2 70.3% 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 Italy 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 Italy?

Labrador Retriever currently leads with an estimated audience of 5.5M people in Italy.

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