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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How to read this list

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
51 Saluki 17k 31.1 14.1% Dog breed
52 Australian Cattle Dog 17k 48.1 61.1% Dog breed
53 Border Terrier 16k 50.2 63.3% Dog breed
54 Leonberger 16k 52.5 68.9% Dog breed
55 English Cocker Spaniel 15k 40.9 69.4% Dog breed
56 Scottish Terrier 15k 43.5 56.7% Dog breed
57 Chinese Crested Dog 15k 47.9 83.8% Dog breed
58 King Charles Spaniel 14k 48.1 75.8% Dog breed
59 Cairn Terrier 13k 45.0 81.3% Dog breed
60 English Springer Spaniel 13k 45.6 58.8% Dog breed
61 Black German Shepherds 12k 38.0 57.7% Dog breed
62 Weimaraner 12k 41.7 65.3% Dog breed
63 Australian Kelpie 12k 45.6 66.7% Dog breed
64 Rhodesian Ridgeback 12k 45.2 57.3% Dog breed
65 Shetland Sheepdog 11k 42.8 67.7% Dog breed
66 Bully Dog 10k 39.9 52.2% Dog breed
67 Shiba Inu 10k 35.5 52.7% Dog breed
68 Parson Russell Terrier 9.8k 44.5 77.8% Dog breed
69 Patterdale Terrier 9.7k 48.2 80.2% Dog breed
70 Rat Terrier 9.6k 44.1 81.3% Dog breed
71 Beauceron 9.6k 48.0 64.4% Dog breed
72 Dogo Argentino 9.5k 38.0 51.1% Dog breed
73 Whippet 9k 37.4 77.9% Dog breed
74 Lhasa Apso 8.6k 46.6 79.5% Dog breed
75 Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier 8.2k 50.1 63.1% 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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