Discover the eleven most famous pet cats in the world and why they became such internet sensations. You may be surprised.
1. Garfi
Garfi lives in Turkey with his owner Hulya Ozkok and was named after the cartoon character Garfield. Despite having a permanent angry expression his owner says he is really sweet.
Garfi currently has 634 thousand followers on Instagram.
2. Monty
Monty was born without a nasal passage and was rescued from an animal shelters by his current owners. He has since become and internet sensation with over 320 thousand fans on his Facebook page.
3. Snoopy
Snoopy is a short haired cat who looks too cute to be real, he lives in China and has built up a following of over 240 thousand followers on Instagram.
4. Lazarus
Lazarus was born without cleft palate and also suffers with protruding lower fangs which makes him look like a vampire. He currently has over 32 thousand followers on Facebook and is becoming more popular each day.
5. Maru
Maru is a master of boxes and can squeeze into anyone, no matter what the size. Maru has over 131 thousand fans on Facebook.
6. Hamilton
Hamilton was rescued from Humane Society in Silicon Valley and his owners fell in love with him straight away because of his adorable mustache. He currently has 118 thousand people following him on Facebook.
7. Lil Bub
Lil Bub is a celebrity cat in America, she has had several photo shoots for magazines and even appeared in several Tv shows. She has almost three million followers on Facebook.
8. Sam
Sam was a stray cat on the streets of New York until his owner rescued him. He has since become a hit on social media because of his adorable eyebrows. Sam has over half a million followers on Facebook.
9. Venus
Venus is a natural phenomenon and was born on a dairy farm in North Carolina. because of he two faces she has become an internet hit growing a following of over 1.3 million followers on Facebook.
10. Shironeko
Meet Shironeko who is probably the happiest and sleepiest cat in the world. Shironeko has almost 200 thousand fans on Facebook.
11. Grumpy cat
Not only is grumpy cat the most most miserable cat in the world but she is also one of the most famous with almost 9 million fans on Facebook and half a million followers on Twitter.