What kind of shark kills the most humans?

White sharks, also known as great white sharks, are the No. 1 shark species that cause unprovoked shark attacks on humans. These sharks are the species made infamous by the movie Jaws. According to the International Shark Attack File, white sharks were responsible for 314 unprovoked shark attacks from 1580–2015. read more

The great white is the most dangerous shark with a recorded 314 unprovoked attacks on humans. This is followed by the striped tiger shark with 111 attacks, bull sharks with 100 attacks and blacktip shark with 29 attacks. read more

Three species are responsible for most human attacks: great white (Carcharodon carcharias), tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier), and bull (Carcharhinus leucas) sharks. • While sharks kill fewer than 20 people a year, their own numbers suffer greatly at human hands. read more