Top Cat: Which pretty kitty is the most Instagram worthy?

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The gentle giant Maine coon is king of the Instagram hill in a recent study that rank cat breed popularity by hashtags.
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The graceful Siamese ranked No. 2 in a study of Instagram cat posts.
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The regal British short hair earned a respectable 3rd in a study of most Instagram cat posts.
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Aye, the Scottish fold is No. 4.
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The slinky Bengal cat took the No. 5 spot in a study of Instagram cat posts.
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The Persian was listed No. 6 on the most popular Instagram cats.
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The enigmatic Sphynx took 7th in a study of most Instagrammed cats.
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The adorable ragdoll came in 8th.
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The Russian blue is ranked No. 9 in the study of most popular cats.
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Rounding out the top 10 most popular cats based on Instagram posts is the munchkin.

By Joan Morris | jmorris@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: September 12, 2019 at 11:35 a.m. | UPDATED: September 12, 2019 at 11:42 a.m.

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Cats already have a well-earned reputation for breaking the Internet with cute and curious videos, but it seems their photos are darned popular, too.

Compare the Market, a British company that provides online price comparisons for pet, car and home insurance, trolled Instagram looking for cat hashtags and photos. The aim was to find the most popular cat breeds in the world.

Researchers used a list of cat breeds, then searched for the three most used hashtags for each, using only those hashtags that are predominantly used to tag the cat breed. All hashtag counts are correct as of July.