Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Dog Breeds in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dog breeds in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 152 dog breeds tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Yorkshire Terrier, Labrador Retriever and Dachshund lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 942k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 58k, and the largest, Yorkshire Terrier, reaches around 339k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each dog breed, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa 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 South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Yorkshire Terrier 339k 40.4 63.3% Dog breed
2 Labrador Retriever 304k 39.0 60.7% Dog breed
3 Dachshund 300k 40.8 64.1% Dog breed
4 French Bulldog 293k 38.9 59.8% Dog breed
5 Pug 248k 39.2 59.9% Dog breed
6 Poodle 248k 39.4 57.8% Dog breed
7 American Pit Bull Terrier 238k 38.3 52.4% Dog breed
8 Shih Tzu 238k 40.1 60.3% Dog breed
9 Siberian Husky 226k 38.6 61.1% Dog breed
10 Border Collie 217k 40.8 61.8% Dog breed
11 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 211k 40.4 54.1% Dog breed
12 Beagle 206k 38.6 59.5% Dog breed
13 Great Dane 187k 42.0 61.6% Dog breed
14 Australian Shepherd 160k 40.7 60.9% Dog breed
15 Boston Terrier 158k 41.5 60.3% Dog breed
16 Miniature Schnauzer 141k 40.5 62.1% Dog breed
17 Welsh Corgi 136k 40.3 61.5% Dog breed
18 Alaskan Malamute 129k 41.5 59.2% Dog breed
19 Boerboel 110k 43.0 48.6% Dog breed
20 German Shepherd 109k 39.3 57.3% Dog breed
21 Samoyed (dog) 102k 41.0 60.5% Dog breed
22 English Mastiff 90k 42.0 57.1% Dog breed
23 Bull Terrier 71k 41.6 57.9% Dog breed
24 Bernese Mountain Dog 70k 39.5 60.8% Dog breed
25 American Staffordshire Terrier 56k 39.7 46.0% 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 South Africa 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 South Africa?

Yorkshire Terrier currently leads with an estimated audience of 339k people in South Africa.

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