How many house cats are there in the world?

The number of house cats in the world is tough, but not impossible, to approximate. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article. read more

The answer to the first question is, yes, cats are more popular as pets than dogs. In the U.S., more households have dogs than cats – 36.5 percent vs. 30.4 percent; however, there are more cats as pets – nearly 75 million cats vs. nearly 70 million dogs. read more

The Ecology Global Network estimates that there are about 600 million small cats in the world. This includes pets, strays, homeless and feral cats. The wild cats alone number about 100 million. read more

Not enough, : ) There are, however too many “outside cats,” “stray cats,” and “feral cats,” that should be kept as “house cats.” You can do your part by spaying/neutering your cats, to help keep that number down. read more