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28th Apr 2019

Doggo update: Instagram’s most popular dog breed has been revealed

Precious fluff babies.

Anna O'Rourke

Doggo update: Instagram's most popular dog breed has been revealed

Must-know information for dog lovers everywhere.

Firstly, it’s important to say that all dogs are precious angels that we must protect at all costs.

Each breed has its own traits that makes it special but when it comes to the best-loved on Instagram, there could only be one winner.

It’s been revealed that the French bulldogs is officially the most-hashtagged breed of dog on the platform.

Yes, Frenchies are number one with over 39.2 million hashtags, according to British shopping site MyVoucherCodes.

They may once have been seen as a little strange-looking or even (dare we say it) ugly but Instagram users can’t get enough of them.

Pugs were the second most popular, followed by chihuahuas in third place.

English bulldogs and labrador retrievers were the fourth and fifth most-popular breeds.

Some of the breeds that didn’t make the top 20 might surprise you, like Maltese, Westies and Labradoodles.

Here’s the top 20 in full:

1. French bulldog

2. Pug

3. Chihuahua

4. English bulldog

5. Labrador retriever

6. Golden Retriever

7. Siberian husky

8. Dachshund

9. Pomeranian

10. Yorkshire terrier

11. Standard poodle

12. Beagle

13. Shiba Inu

14. Shih tzu

15. Border collie

16. Jack Russell

17. Boston terrier

18. Staffordshire bull terrier

19. Australian shepherd

20. Boxer