Which dog is the world’s favorite? Our interactive map above reveals favored dog breeds each country Googles more than any other hound. In the United States, it’s the Golden Retriever, a feeling shared by Colombia, Mongolia and Jordan. Overall, the Rottweiler appears to be the world’s most popular dog, most searched for in 65 of the 161 places included in the research. The Rottweiler’s popularity could be influenced by its reputation for feistiness and usefulness as a guard dog. Either way, the Rottweiler is clearly on a lot of people’s minds worldwide! Hover or click around our map by country or filter for a specific breed below.
| Afghanistan | Afghan hound |
| Albania | Maltese |
| Algeria | Rottweiler |
| Andorra | Border collie |
| Angola | Rottweiler |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Akita |
| Argentina | Bull terrier |
| Armenia | Rottweiler |
| Australia | French bulldog |
| Austria | Chihuahua |
| Azerbaijan | Rottweiler |
| Bahrain | Maltese |
| Bangladesh | Maltese |
| Belarus | Pug |
| Belgium | Chihuahua |
| Belize | Rottweiler |
| Bhutan | Tibetan mastiff |
| Bolivia | Rottweiler |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cane corso |
| Botswana | Rottweiler |
| Brazil | Pug |
| Brunei | Golden retriever |
| Bulgaria | Cane corso |
| Burkina Faso | Rottweiler |
| Cameroon | Rottweiler |
| Canada | Golden retriever |
| Cape Verde | Rottweiler |
| Central African Republic | Malinois |
| Chile | Pug |
| Barbados | Rottweiler |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Golden Retriever |
| Cambodia | Pug |
| Sri Lanka | Rottweiler |
| Christmas Island | Rottweiler |
| Colombia | Golden retriever |
| Republic of the Congo | Pug |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Rottweiler |
| Cook Islands | Pug |
| Cyprus | Golden retriever |
| Denmark | Rottweiler |
| Dominican Republic | Chihuahua |
| Ecuador | Cane corso |
| El Salvador | Maltese |
| Equatorial Guinea | Pomeranian |
| Ethiopia | Rottweiler |
| Estonia | Rottweiler |
| Fiji | Rottweiler |
| Finland | Rottweiler |
| France | Rottweiler |
| French Polynesia | Maltese |
| Djibouti | Rottweiler |
| Gabon | Rottweiler |
| Georgia | Cane corso |
| The Gambia | Maltese |
| Germany | Chihuahua |
| Ghana | Rottweiler |
| Greece | Maltese |
| Grenada | Rottweiler |
| Guam | Shih tzu |
| Guatemala | Rottweiler |
| Guinea | Rottweiler |
| Guyana | Rottweiler |
| Haiti | Rottweiler |
| Honduras | Rottweiler |
| Iceland | Maltese |
| India | Rottweiler |
| Indonesia | Siberian husky |
| Iraq | Rottweiler |
| Ireland | Pug |
| Israel | Maltese |
| Italy | Maltese |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Rottweiler |
| Jamaica | Rottweiler |
| Japan | Akita |
| Kazakhstan | Pug |
| Jordan | Golden retriever |
| Kenya | Rottweiler |
| South Korea | Maltese |
| Kuwait | Golden retriever |
| Laos | Pug |
| Lebanon | Golden retriever |
| Latvia | Maltese |
| Libya | Maltese |
| Liechtenstein | Maltese |
| Lithuania | Maltese |
| Luxembourg | Maltese |
| Madagascar | Rottweiler |
| Malawi | Rottweiler |
| Malaysia | Rottweiler |
| Maldives | Maltese |
| Malta | Maltese |
| Mexico | Pug |
| Monaco | Chihuahua |
| Mongolia | Golden retriever |
| Moldova | Rottweiler |
| Morocco | Rottweiler |
| Mozambique | Rottweiler |
| Oman | Maltese |
| Namibia | Rottweiler |
| Nepal | Maltese |
| Netherlands | Chihuahua |
| Curacao | Cane Corso |
| Sint Maarten | Chihuahua |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Boerboel |
| New Caledonia | Rottweiler |
| Vanuatu | Rottweiler |
| New Zealand | Pug |
| Nicaragua | Rottweiler |
| Niger | Rottweiler |
| Nigeria | Rottweiler |
| Niue | Basset hound |
| Norway | Pomeranian |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Maltese |
| Panama | Rottweiler |
| Papua New Guinea | Rottweiler |
| Paraguay | Rottweiler |
| Peru | Rottweiler |
| Philippines | Shih tzu |
| Poland | Maltese |
| Portugal | Beagle |
| Romania | Cane corso |
| Russia | Pug |
| Rwanda | Bulldog |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Newfoundland |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Rottweiler |
| San Marino | Maltese |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Rottweiler |
| Senegal | Rottweiler |
| Serbia | Cane corso |
| Seychelles | Rottweiler |
| Singapore | Pug |
| Slovakia | Cane corso |
| Vietnam | Poodle |
| Slovenia | Border collie |
| Somalia | Maltese |
| South Africa | Rottweiler |
| Spain | Chihuahua |
| Suriname | Rottweiler |
| Sweden | Pomeranian |
| Tajikistan | Maltese |
| Thailand | French bulldog |
| Togo | Rottweiler |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Rottweiler |
| United Arab Emirates | Maltese |
| Tunisia | Rottweiler |
| Turkey | Pug |
| Turkmenistan | Rottweiler |
| Uganda | Maltese |
| Ukraine | Pug |
| Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | Maltese |
| Egypt | Rottweiler |
| Guernsey | Pug |
| Jersey | Maltese |
| Tanzania | Rottweiler |
| United States | Golden retriever |
| United Kingdom | French bulldog |
| Uruguay | Pug |
| Uzbekistan | Rottweiler |
| Venezuela | Rottweiler |
| Yemen | Chow chow |
| Zambia | Rottweiler |
Methodology
We checked search volumes for each of the more than 400 existing dog breeds listed on Wikipedia’s list of dog breeds using Keyword Tool at keywordtool.io. The 161 countries included in this article are the ones for which keywordtool.io returned enough data to show a clear preference for a breed. For 19 of the countries, two dog breeds shared the top spot — in these cases, we settled the tie using Google Trends.
In some cases, what appeared to be a country’s most popular breed was actually highly searched because it shared a company or brand name of something else in that country. In these situations, we analyzed searches against Google Trends to calculate numbers for that specific dog breed.