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0commentsUpdated on 08/24/2026 at 02:00 AM

Birman1489

The worldwide ranking generated by 12.9k votes

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Birman1489

Havana Brown1435

Balinese1406

British Shorthair1391

Turkish Angora1380

Siamese1378

Ragdoll1374

York Chocolate1367

Siberian1361

#10

Russian Blue1345

#11

Khao Manee1344

#12

Norwegian Forest Cat1340

#13

British Longhair1336

#14

Burmilla1329

#15

Maine Coon1323

#16

Somali1310

#17

Colorpoint Shorthair1301

#18

Nebelung1297

#19

Chartreux1288

#20

Chantilly1287

#21

Tonkinese1286

#22

Japanese Bobtail1285

#23

Munchkin1280

#24

Bombay1271

#25

American Bobtail1259

#26

Sokoke1258

#27

Scottish Fold1257

#28

European Shorthair1257

#29

American Shorthair1255

#30

Savannah1254

#31

Ojos Azules1250

#32

Arabian Mau1247

#33

Egyptian Mau1246

#34

Kurilian Bobtail1234

#35

Brazilian Shorthair1232

#36

Snowshoe1231

#37

Turkish Van1231

#38

Bengal1226

#39

Exotic Shorthair1224

#40

Cymric1203

#41

Ragamuffin1203

#42

Australian Mist1200

#43

California Spangled1199

#44

Toyger1194

#45

Serengeti1194

#46

Thai1186

#47

Asian1186

#48

Persian1181

#49

Ocicat1171

#50

Selkirk Rex1163

#51

Korat1155

#52

American Curl1153

#53

American Wirehair1149

#54

Burmese1146

#55

Anatolian1129

#56

Chausie1120

#57

Highland Fold1119

#58

Abyssinian1111

#59

LaPerm1105

#60

Himalayan1093

#61

Seychellois1080

#62

Skookum1077

#63

Pixie-Bob1064

#64

Ceylon1061

#65

Mandarin1057

#66

Devon Rex1044

#67

Manx1027

#68

German Rex1016

#69

Singapura1007

#70

Oriental Shorthair966

#71

California Rex952

#72

Peterbald912

#73

Sphynx866

#74

Cornish Rex835

#75

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What the community says

Birman leads with an ELO of 1,489, ahead of Havana Brown (1,435) and Balinese (1,406). Ranked over 12,939 duels between 75 contenders, last updated August 24, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.