| There are tons of types of cat breeds. Some are | | | | 33. Javanese |
| very popular while others aren't at all. A lot depends | | | | 34. Turkish Van |
| on the type of cat, the price of the cat, and how | | | | 35. Korat |
| available the cat breed is. You have to take into | | | | 36. Balinese |
| consideration all of these factors when you look at | | | | 37. Havana Brown |
| the most popular cat breeds. Let's take a look at the | | | | 38. Ragamuffin |
| most popular cat breeds. | | | | 39. Bombay |
| According to the Cat Fancier's Association, or the | | | | 40. American Wirehair |
| CFA, there are forty one pedigreed cat breeds | | | | 41. LaPerm |
| recognized by them. They number the most popular | | | | Each cat has different personalities and different |
| cat breeds in the following list: | | | | traits that make it likable and on the list where it is. |
| 1. Persian | | | | Cats may all seem the same but they really aren't. |
| 2. Maine Coon | | | | Let's take a look at the top five most popular cats |
| 3. Exotic | | | | and see what makes them so likable. |
| 4. Siamese | | | | The Persian cat has been the most popular cat since |
| 5. Abyssinian | | | | the Cat Fancier's Association started to keep track in |
| 6. Ragdoll | | | | 1871. They are extremely loyal cats and are very |
| 7. Birman | | | | loving. |
| 8. American Shorthair | | | | The Maine Coon cat has been at number two for |
| 9. Oriental | | | | over fifteen years. They are very loving and gentle |
| 10. Sphynx | | | | towards humans. |
| 11. Norwegian Forest Cat | | | | The Exotic breed of cats is actually just like a Persian |
| 12. Burmese | | | | breed, but with shorter hair. They are just like the |
| 13. Cornish Rex | | | | Persian cats as they are loving and very loyal. |
| 14. Devon Rex | | | | The Siamese breed of cats are very talkative. They |
| 15. Tonkinese | | | | will make noises all the time. People think that it is |
| 16. British Shorthair | | | | because they are trying to get attention or just like |
| 17. Scottish Fold | | | | to chat, just like a young toddler does when they |
| 18. Ocicat | | | | are first learning to talk. They are very active cats |
| 19. Russian Blue | | | | and love to be played with. They are also extremely |
| 20. Egyptian Mau | | | | loyal and will usually become very close to their |
| 21. Somali | | | | owner. |
| 22. Manx | | | | The Abyssinian breed is very busy. They love being |
| 23. Color point shorthair | | | | active and play all the time. Most people think that |
| 24. Selkirk Rex | | | | cats are lazy and just sit around all day, but they |
| 25. Chartreux | | | | love being around people and playing. |
| 26. American Curl | | | | If you want to get a cat, check into the most |
| 27. Japanese Bobtail | | | | popular ones and why they are so popular. Many |
| 28. Turkish Angora | | | | people just pick out a pet because they like the look |
| 29. European Burmese | | | | of it, but they don't realize that each animal and type |
| 30. Siberian | | | | of animal likes different things. It's like a human. Not |
| 31. Singapura | | | | all people are happy and playful, and neither are cats. |
| 32. American Bobtial | | | | |