Pet loss around the world: what 7,500+ families tell us
Live numbers from the Light a Paw memorial wall, updated every hour. Last updated 2026-11-08.
At a glance
- 7,521 pets remembered, from 66 countries
- 102,576 candles and 43,281 flowers left, most of them by strangers
- Dogs 62.5% · cats 27.7% · other companions (rabbits, birds, hamsters, horses and more) 9.8%
- Average age at passing: 10.5 years (median 11, from 4,283 pets with both years given)
- 1,123 diary pages written by families for 681 pets
The most common names
The names families most often give the pets they remember here.
- 妞妞 · 41
- 豆豆 · 35
- Momo · 32
- 球球 · 30
- 多多 · 28
- Qq · 28
- Cookie · 25
- Coco · 24
- Lucky · 24
- 咪咪 · 24
- 妹妹 · 22
- 嘟嘟 · 22
- 寶寶 · 22
- Happy · 21
- Luna · 20
- 弟弟 · 20
- 布丁 · 20
- Bobo · 19
- 皮皮 · 19
- Charlie · 18
Most common dog names
- 妞妞 · 34
- 多多 · 24
- Lucky · 22
- Momo · 21
- Cookie · 21
- 球球 · 21
- 豆豆 · 21
- Qq · 20
- Coco · 18
- Happy · 18
Most common cat names
- 咪咪 · 16
- Mimi · 9
- Luna · 7
- Oreo · 7
- Nana · 7
- Momo · 7
- 豆豆 · 7
- 肥肥 · 7
- 花花 · 7
- 布丁 · 6
Where the families are
- Taiwan · 2,628 pets
- United States · 1,193 pets
- Hong Kong SAR China · 921 pets
- Philippines · 745 pets
- Indonesia · 359 pets
- Malaysia · 127 pets
- United Kingdom · 116 pets
- Canada · 114 pets
- Germany · 78 pets
- Australia · 78 pets
- Singapore · 43 pets
- Japan · 42 pets
- Macao SAR China · 34 pets
- Netherlands · 26 pets
- Brazil · 25 pets
What it shows
Grief for a pet is real and it is everywhere. Families from 66 countries have given their companion a place on the same wall, and strangers who speak other languages light candles for pets they never met. Each memorial page opens in the visitor's own language (34 languages).
About this data
Counted from every memorial on lightapaw.com. Countries come from the family's own settings; ages only count pets where both the year of birth and the year of passing were given. No personal details are included. You may quote these numbers with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0).