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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 06:00 PM

Birman1522

The worldwide ranking generated by 13.4k votes

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Birman1522

Siberian1421

Maine Coon1412

Siamese1408

Havana Brown1394

Turkish Angora1390

Balinese1384

York Chocolate1380

Ragdoll1375

#10

Nebelung1359

#11

Norwegian Forest Cat1354

#12

Somali1344

#13

British Shorthair1339

#14

Burmilla1336

#15

British Longhair1324

#16

Chantilly1317

#17

Russian Blue1315

#18

Colorpoint Shorthair1305

#19

Ojos Azules1284

#20

Munchkin1280

#21

Tonkinese1276

#22

European Shorthair1273

#23

Kurilian Bobtail1271

#24

American Bobtail1269

#25

Bengal1268

#26

Khao Manee1266

#27

Ragamuffin1248

#28

Savannah1244

#29

Cymric1243

#30

Snowshoe1240

#31

Arabian Mau1238

#32

Chartreux1237

#33

Japanese Bobtail1231

#34

Brazilian Shorthair1227

#35

Bombay1223

#36

American Curl1221

#37

Exotic Shorthair1220

#38

Sokoke1218

#39

American Wirehair1217

#40

Scottish Fold1213

#41

Turkish Van1207

#42

American Shorthair1207

#43

Ocicat1205

#44

Egyptian Mau1204

#45

Persian1203

#46

Toyger1199

#47

California Spangled1197

#48

Australian Mist1193

#49

Serengeti1181

#50

Burmese1178

#51

Asian1174

#52

Anatolian1160

#53

Thai1155

#54

Selkirk Rex1144

#55

Chausie1144

#56

Korat1142

#57

LaPerm1129

#58

Highland Fold1128

#59

Manx1110

#60

Skookum1102

#61

Pixie-Bob1095

#62

Abyssinian1094

#63

Ceylon1090

#64

Himalayan1084

#65

Seychellois1028

#66

Mandarin1018

#67

German Rex1015

#68

Devon Rex987

#69

Oriental Shorthair967

#70

Singapura923

#71

California Rex910

#72

Peterbald902

#73

Sphynx833

#74

Cornish Rex830

#75

Donskoy780

What the community says

Birman leads with an ELO of 1,522, ahead of Siberian (1,421) and Maine Coon (1,412). Ranked over 13,395 duels between 75 contenders, last updated October 6, 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.