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0commentsUpdated on 09/16/2026 at 02:00 AM

Birman1509

The worldwide ranking generated by 13.4k votes

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Birman1509

Havana Brown1403

Siberian1399

York Chocolate1398

Siamese1397

Maine Coon1387

Nebelung1375

Balinese1374

Turkish Angora1372

#10

Ragdoll1362

#11

Norwegian Forest Cat1350

#12

British Shorthair1333

#13

Burmilla1327

#14

British Longhair1322

#15

Somali1320

#16

Russian Blue1317

#17

Colorpoint Shorthair1307

#18

Chantilly1286

#19

Ojos Azules1281

#20

Tonkinese1278

#21

American Bobtail1274

#22

Munchkin1273

#23

Khao Manee1271

#24

Chartreux1262

#25

Arabian Mau1260

#26

Bengal1258

#27

Snowshoe1257

#28

European Shorthair1253

#29

Cymric1252

#30

Kurilian Bobtail1248

#31

Savannah1247

#32

Sokoke1243

#33

Japanese Bobtail1238

#34

Ragamuffin1238

#35

Bombay1233

#36

Brazilian Shorthair1222

#37

Exotic Shorthair1219

#38

Scottish Fold1219

#39

Turkish Van1213

#40

American Shorthair1213

#41

Toyger1211

#42

California Spangled1206

#43

Egyptian Mau1197

#44

Serengeti1194

#45

American Curl1194

#46

Persian1194

#47

Asian1185

#48

Ocicat1183

#49

Selkirk Rex1171

#50

American Wirehair1169

#51

Thai1166

#52

Australian Mist1164

#53

Korat1163

#54

LaPerm1153

#55

Chausie1141

#56

Anatolian1130

#57

Burmese1126

#58

Highland Fold1124

#59

Skookum1101

#60

Himalayan1096

#61

Manx1085

#62

Abyssinian1073

#63

Pixie-Bob1073

#64

Ceylon1064

#65

Seychellois1058

#66

Mandarin1047

#67

German Rex1001

#68

Devon Rex997

#69

Oriental Shorthair988

#70

California Rex972

#71

Singapura964

#72

Peterbald915

#73

Cornish Rex850

#74

Sphynx846

#75

Donskoy807

What the community says

Birman leads with an ELO of 1,509, ahead of Havana Brown (1,403) and Siberian (1,399). Ranked over 13,395 duels between 75 contenders, last updated September 16, 2026.

Rank the most beautiful cat breeds in the world! From Persian to Bengal, find the feline breed that melts your heart in this complete top.

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.