Latest Cat Statistics (2022) Cat Ownership, Breeds and More Story

Latest Cat Statistics (2022) Cat Ownership, Breeds and More

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With all the love for cats that the Internet and the world have in general, people sometimes wonder what the numbers tell us about our favorite feline friends.

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The Discerning Cat

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All of these things have a pattern, as some very interesting cat statistics mentioned in this article show.

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WorldAtlas estimates there are more than 400 – 600 million domesticated and feral cats in the world. In all honesty, that sounds like a low estimate when you consider that cats form the bulk of the Internet.

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Of that 400 million, as suggested by WorldAtlas, about 375 million are pets. The rest are feral or stray. At least, that is the best estimate anyone will willingly venture.

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Simply Insurance estimates that there are around 600 million cats living in the world today. 370 million of those cats are kept as pets.

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23% of the population report having a cat (Source: GFK Global Study)

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