Top 50 Most Popular Dinosaurs

On this page, we present our real-time "Popular Dinosaur Ranking," based on page views.

From household names like Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Brachiosaurus to lesser-known species, a wide variety of dinosaurs make the list!

Where does your favorite dinosaur rank?
Enjoy following the ranking as it changes in real time.

• To ensure fairness, the ranking is reset on the 1st of every month.
• Although ichthyosaurs, pterosaurs, and plesiosaurs are not technically dinosaurs, they are included in this ranking because they are widely recognized as such.

1. 

   Tyrannosaurus

   • Classification

     • Theropods
   • Characteristics

     • Carnivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

2. 

   Acrocanthosaurus

   • Classification

     • Theropods
   • Characteristics

     • Carnivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

3. 

   Nigersaurus

   • Classification

     • Sauropods
   • Characteristics

     • Herbivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

4. 

   Sauroposeidon

   • Classification

     • Sauropods
   • Characteristics

     • Herbivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

5. 

   Patagotitan

   • Classification

     • Sauropods
   • Characteristics

     • Herbivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

6. 

   Pteranodon

   • Classification

     • Flying reptiles
   • Characteristics

     • Carnivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

7. 

   Argentinosaurus

   • Classification

     • Sauropods
   • Characteristics

     • Herbivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

8. 

   Therizinosaurus

   • Classification

     • Theropods
   • Characteristics

     • Herbivorous
   • Era

     • Cretaceous period

9. 

   Dimorphodon

   • Classification

     • Flying reptiles
   • Characteristics

     • Carnivorous
   • Era

     • Jurassic period

10. 

    Brachiosaurus

    • Classification

      • Sauropods
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

11. 

    Quetzalcoatlus

    • Classification

      • Flying reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

12. 

    Aquilops

    • Classification

      • Marginocephalia
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

13. 

    Pliosaurus

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

14. 

    Yutyrannus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

15. 

    Spinosaurus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

16. 

    Iguanodon

    • Classification

      • Ornithopoda
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period
      • Cretaceous period

17. 

    Nanotyrannus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

18. 

    Maip

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

19. 

    Supersaurus

    • Classification

      • Sauropods
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

20. 

    Triceratops

    • Classification

      • Marginocephalia
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

21. 

    Archaeopteryx

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

22. 

    Ornithomimus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
      • Omnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

23. 

    Daspletosaurus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

24. 

    Guanlong

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
      • Feathered
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

25. 

    Mamenchisaurus

    • Classification

      • Sauropods
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

26. 

    Velociraptor

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

27. 

    Khankhuuluu

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

28. 

    Torosaurus

    • Classification

      • Marginocephalia
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

29. 

    Stegosaurus

    • Classification

      • Thyreophora
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

30. 

    Ankylosaurus

    • Classification

      • Thyreophora
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

31. 

    Maraapunisaurus

    • Classification

      • Sauropods
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

32. 

    Sinoceratops

    • Classification

      • Marginocephalia
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

33. 

    Anurognathus

    • Classification

      • Flying reptiles
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

34. 

    Tarbosaurus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

35. 

    Moros

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

36. 

    Nyctosaurus

    • Classification

      • Flying reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

37. 

    Nasutoceratops

    • Classification

      • Marginocephalia
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

38. 

    Elasmosaurus

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

39. 

    Mosasaurus

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

40. 

    Liopleurodon

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

41. 

    Hylaeosaurus

    • Classification

      • Thyreophora
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

42. 

    Nothosaurus

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Triassic period

43. 

    Atrociraptor

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

44. 

    Giganotosaurus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

45. 

    Fukuiraptor

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

46. 

    Yangchuanosaurus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

47. 

    Carnotaurus

    • Classification

      • Theropods
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

48. 

    Plesiosaurus

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Jurassic period

49. 

    Prosaurolophus

    • Classification

      • Ornithopoda
    • Characteristics

      • Herbivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period

50. 

    Futabasaurus

    • Classification

      • Marine reptiles
    • Characteristics

      • Carnivorous
    • Era

      • Cretaceous period