--- description: Feline photos are shared twice as often as canine candids title: Ruh-Roh! More People Share Cat Photos Than Dog Photos image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteee005af2f16c04f/69868eab55a8594ec1a80c2a/cat-bowtie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ruh-Roh! More People Share Cat Photos Than Dog Photos  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 13, 2014 11:30 AM CUT  Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 13, 2014 11:30 AM CUT Photos of cats get more than double the shares compared to photos of dogs, according to data released today by [Klooff](http://business.time.com/2013/04/25/time-inc-s-10-nyc-startups-to-watch-for-2013/slide/klooff/ "undefined"), a photo-sharing app for pet owners. Now while some Internet experts argue that cats have a [“ruthlessly effective”](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/16/why-internet-loves-cats-not-dogs "undefined") — dare we say purrwerful — [“propaganda machine”](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/16/why-internet-loves-cats-not-dogs "undefined") others point to [Google trends data](http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/dogs-are-more-popular-online-than-cats "undefined"), which seems to show that people conduct more searches about dogs than cats. That said, this [Klooff](http://download.klooff.com/ "undefined") infographic has something for every dog owner, too, prominently most popular breeds in 22 different countries.  Klooff **INFOGRAPHIC:** [And Now, a Guide to the World According to Cats](http://time.com/82726/world-according-to-cats-infographic/ "undefined") **INFOGRAPHIC:** [Here Are The Best Tippers in the United States](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/28/the-best-tippers-in-america/ "undefined") **PHOTOS:** [Grumpy Cat Is Not Impressed by TIME’s Photo Shoot](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/22/grumpy-cat-is-not-impressed-by-times-photoshoot/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/93879/ruh-roh-more-people-share-cat-photos-than-dog-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/93879/ruh-roh-more-people-share-cat-photos-than-dog-photos/"},"headline":"Ruh-Roh! More People Share Cat Photos Than Dog Photos","datePublished":"2014-05-13T11:30:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:40.682Z","description":"Feline photos are shared twice as often as canine candids","url":"https://time.com/93879/ruh-roh-more-people-share-cat-photos-than-dog-photos/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteee005af2f16c04f/69868eab55a8594ec1a80c2a/cat-bowtie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteee005af2f16c04f/69868eab55a8594ec1a80c2a/cat-bowtie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"cat-bowtie","caption":"","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/93879/ruh-roh-more-people-share-cat-photos-than-dog-photos/","name":"Ruh-Roh! More People Share Cat Photos Than Dog Photos"}}]}] ```