# Japan's most popular dog breeds 2025 (Anicom): the top 30

Anicom Insurance's "Popular Dog Breed Ranking 2025", based on the 134,092 puppies under one year old newly insured in 2024. For the first time mixed breeds (under 10 kg) came first, narrowly ahead of the Toy Poodle, which had led for 15 years in a row. No large breed made the top 10: small dogs still rule in Japan.

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- Feb 3, 2025 · 彩花
- https://even.best/en/l/5389/japan-s-most-popular-dog-breeds-2025-anicom-the-top-30

## Top 30

1. **Mixed breed (under 10 kg)** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — No. 1. 25,795 dogs (19.2%), small size. The first time mixed breeds topped Anicom's ranking.
2. **Toy Poodle** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — No. 2. 24,935 dogs (18.6%), small size. Had been No. 1 for 15 years in a row.
3. **Chihuahua** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — No. 3. 16,971 dogs (12.7%), small size.
4. **Miniature Dachshund** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — No. 5. 7,723 dogs (5.8%), small size.
5. **Shiba (incl. mame-shiba)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — No. 4. 7,737 dogs (5.8%), medium size.
6. **French Bulldog** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — No. 8. 3,308 dogs (2.5%), medium size.
7. **Pomeranian** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 6. 7,158 dogs (5.3%), small size.
8. **Maltese** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 9. 3,130 dogs (2.3%), small size.
9. **Italian Greyhound** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 22. 962 dogs (0.7%), small size.
10. **Pembroke Welsh Corgi** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — No. 16. 1,473 dogs (1.1%), medium size.
11. **Miniature Schnauzer** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 7. 5,665 dogs (4.2%), small size.
12. **Jack Russell Terrier** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 19. 1,067 dogs (0.8%), small size.
13. **Pekingese** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 20. 1,028 dogs (0.8%), small size.
14. **Labrador Retriever** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 23. 947 dogs (0.7%), large size.
15. **Miniature Pinscher** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 24. 849 dogs (0.6%), small size.
16. **Shetland Sheepdog** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 25. 825 dogs (0.6%), small size.
17. **Beagle** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 29. 625 dogs (0.5%), medium size.
18. **Shih Tzu** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 11. 2,585 dogs (1.9%), small size.
19. **Pug** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 15. 1,648 dogs (1.2%), small size.
20. **Bichon Frise** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 14. 2,109 dogs (1.6%), small size.
21. **Border Collie** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 18. 1,124 dogs (0.8%), medium size.
22. **Boston Terrier** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 28. 654 dogs (0.5%), small size.
23. **Papillon** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 17. 1,159 dogs (0.9%), small size.
24. **Cavalier King Charles Spaniel** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 21. 969 dogs (0.7%), small size.
25. **Yorkshire Terrier** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 10. 2,683 dogs (2.0%), small size.
26. **Siberian Husky** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 26. 751 dogs (0.6%), large size.
27. **American Cocker Spaniel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 30. 613 dogs (0.5%), medium size.
28. **Rabbit (Kaninchen) Dachshund** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 12. 2,424 dogs (1.8%), small size.
29. **Standard Poodle** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 27. 707 dogs (0.5%), large size.
30. **Golden Retriever** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 13. 2,352 dogs (1.8%), large size.

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