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Top 100 Dog breeds in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dog breeds in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 152 dog breeds tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Poodle, French Bulldog and Yorkshire Terrier lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 52M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.6M, and the largest, Poodle, reaches around 19M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each dog breed, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan 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 Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Bullmastiff 11k 41.4 74.7% Dog breed
77 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever 11k 49.5 78.3% Dog breed
78 Bull and Terrier 9.6k 39.5 73.0% Dog breed
79 Portuguese Water Dog 9.2k 30.2 71.6% Dog breed
80 Flat-Coated Retriever 9.2k 50.6 72.3% Dog breed
81 Boerboel 9.2k 38.0 46.4% Dog breed
82 Kangal dog 9k 35.8 6.6% Dog breed
83 Beauceron 8.5k 45.9 65.1% Dog breed
84 Norfolk Terrier 8k 50.8 73.1% Dog breed
85 English Setter 7.9k 51.2 70.5% Dog breed
86 Anatolian Shepherd 7.8k 36.6 54.3% Dog breed
87 Lagotto Romagnolo 7.8k 48.7 65.9% Dog breed
88 Border Terrier 7.8k 48.9 71.5% Dog breed
89 Belgian Shepherd 6.7k 36.8 62.3% Dog breed
90 Australian Kelpie 6.6k 53.7 65.8% Dog breed
91 Bearded Collie 6.6k 45.0 75.0% Dog breed
92 Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier 5.8k 32.1 57.8% Dog breed
93 Czechoslovakian Wolfdog 5.7k 42.0 52.4% Dog breed
94 Norwegian Elkhound 5.5k 59.0 74.5% Dog breed
95 Mountain dog 5k 39.4 66.7% Dog breed
96 Neapolitan Mastiff 4.9k 40.0 65.3% Dog breed
97 American Eskimo Dog 4.7k 38.6 72.7% Dog breed
98 Dutch Shepherd Dog 4.3k 40.0 67.5% Dog breed
99 Affenpinscher 4.1k 47.7 90.5% Dog breed
100 Water dog 3.8k 36.2 61.6% Dog breed

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan 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 Japan?

Poodle currently leads with an estimated audience of 19M people in Japan.

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