The following is a list of the top 100 most common objects on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue. It includes 88 still lifes, 6 oscillators (blue), 4 spaceships (green) and 2 puffers (pink).
These 100 objects comprise 99.99946% of the occurrences of the more than 300,000 objects in the census. The first 16 objects alone comprise more than 99.9% (see Cumulative % column).
The source data for this list, including up-to-the-minute object counts, can be viewed on the Catagolue Statistics page (report entitled Common objects). The list below adds relative frequency, calculated as a fraction of all object occurrences, cumulative frequency, and frequency class to that report.
This list is stable. It was last audited for accuracy in March, 2022. The top 100 objects and their ranks had not changed since July 15, 2017 (when it was first tabulated here), and are unlikely to change in the future.
Note that only the C1 census is counted; G1 is excluded.
| Rank |
Name |
Relative frequency |
Frequency class |
Cumulative % |
Apgcode
|
| 1 |
Block |
1/3.24 |
0.0 |
30.9% |
xs4_33
|
| 2 |
Blinker |
1/3.49 |
0.1 |
59.6% |
xp2_7
|
| 3 |
Beehive |
1/6.11 |
0.9 |
75.9% |
xs6_696
|
| 4 |
Glider |
1/11.4 |
1.8 |
84.7% |
xq4_153
|
| 5 |
Loaf |
1/20.7 |
2.7 |
89.6% |
xs7_2596
|
| 6 |
Boat |
1/22.4 |
2.8 |
94.0% |
xs5_253
|
| 7 |
Ship |
1/32.5 |
3.3 |
97.1% |
xs6_356
|
| 8 |
Tub |
1/103 |
5.0 |
98.1% |
xs4_252
|
| 9 |
Pond |
1/106 |
5.0 |
99.0% |
xs8_6996
|
| 10 |
Long boat |
1/319 |
6.6 |
99.3% |
xs7_25ac
|
| 11 |
Toad |
1/457 |
7.1 |
99.5% |
xp2_7e
|
| 12 |
Ship-tie |
1/629 |
7.6 |
99.7% |
xs12_g8o653z11
|
| 13 |
Beacon |
1/1,461 |
8.8 |
99.8% |
xp2_318c
|
| 14 |
Barge |
1/1,520 |
8.9 |
99.8% |
xs6_25a4
|
| 15 |
Half-bakery |
1/1,858 |
9.2 |
99.89% |
xs14_g88m952z121
|
| 16 |
Mango |
1/4,127 |
10.3 |
>99.9% |
xs8_69ic
|
| 17 |
Eater 1 |
1/6,407 |
11.0 |
|
xs7_178c
|
| 18 |
Lightweight spaceship |
1/7,784 |
11.2 |
|
xq4_6frc
|
| 19 |
Long barge |
1/11,372 |
11.8 |
|
xs8_25ak8
|
| 20 |
Aircraft carrier |
1/13,162 |
12.0 |
|
xs6_39c
|
| 21 |
Pulsar |
1/14,180 |
12.1 |
|
xp3_co9nas0san9oczgoldlo0oldlogz1047210127401
|
| 22 |
Paperclip |
1/22,270 |
12.8 |
|
xs14_69bqic
|
| 23 |
Middleweight spaceship |
1/29,547 |
13.2 |
|
xq4_27dee6
|
| 24 |
Long ship |
1/33,308 |
13.3 |
|
xs8_35ac
|
| 25 |
Integral sign |
1/36,188 |
13.4 |
|
xs9_31ego
|
| 26 |
Shillelagh |
1/41,958 |
13.7 |
|
xs8_3pm
|
| 27 |
Boat-tie |
1/42,825 |
13.7 |
|
xs10_g8o652z01
|
| 28 |
Snake |
1/47,895 |
13.9 |
|
xs6_bd
|
| 29 |
Big S |
1/47,933 |
13.9 |
|
xs14_g88b96z123
|
| 30 |
Bipond |
1/55,049 |
14.1 |
|
xs16_g88m996z1221
|
| 31 |
Trans-boat with tail |
1/100K |
14.9 |
|
xs9_178ko
|
| 32 |
Boat tie ship |
1/121K |
15.2 |
|
xs11_g8o652z11
|
| 33 |
Hat |
1/127K |
15.3 |
|
xs9_4aar
|
| 34 |
Very long ship |
1/156K |
15.6 |
|
xs10_35ako
|
| 35 |
Heavyweight spaceship |
1/170K |
15.7 |
|
xq4_27deee6
|
| 36 |
Very long boat |
1/174K |
15.7 |
|
xs9_25ako
|
| 37 |
Tub with tail |
1/185K |
15.8 |
|
xs8_178k8
|
| 38 |
Mirrored table |
1/247K |
16.2 |
|
xs12_raar
|
| 39 |
Dead spark coil |
1/261K |
16.3 |
|
xs18_rhe0ehr
|
| 40 |
Canoe |
1/298K |
16.5 |
|
xs8_312ko
|
| 41 |
Beehive on dock |
1/398K |
16.9 |
|
xs16_j1u0696z11
|
| 42 |
Cis-mirrored bun |
1/403K |
16.9 |
|
xs14_6970796
|
| 43 |
Moose antlers |
1/449K |
17.1 |
|
xs15_354cgc453
|
| 44 |
Block on table |
1/552K |
17.4 |
|
xs10_32qr
|
| 45 |
Block on dock |
1/607K |
17.5 |
|
xs14_j1u066z11
|
| 46 |
Scorpion |
1/755K |
17.8 |
|
xs16_69egmiczx1
|
| 47 |
Beehive with tail |
1/913K |
18.1 |
|
xs10_178kk8
|
| 48 |
Twin hat |
1/958K |
17.4 |
|
xs17_2ege1ege2
|
| 49 |
Loop |
1/1.12M |
18.4 |
|
xs10_69ar
|
| 50 |
Long snake |
1/1.13M |
18.4 |
|
xs7_3lo
|
| 51 |
Fourteener |
1/1.15M |
18.4 |
|
xs14_69bo8a6
|
| 52 |
Pentadecathlon |
1/1.32M |
18.6 |
|
xp15_4r4z4r4
|
| 53 |
Cis-mirrored bookend |
1/1.41M |
18.7 |
|
xs14_39e0e93
|
| 54 |
Cis-boat with tail |
1/1.74M |
19.0 |
|
xs9_178kc
|
| 55 |
Cis-rotated bookend |
1/1.77M |
19.1 |
|
xs14_6is079c
|
| 56 |
Elevener |
1/1.81M |
19.1 |
|
xs11_g0s453z11
|
| 57 |
Mirrored dock |
1/1.97M |
19.2 |
|
xs20_3lkkl3z32w23
|
| 58 |
Block on cap |
1/2.03M |
19.3 |
|
xs12_330f96
|
| 59 |
Trans-loaf with tail |
1/2.09M |
19.3 |
|
xs11_ggm952z1
|
| 60 |
Cis-shillelagh |
1/2.12M |
19.3 |
|
xs10_358gkc
|
| 61 |
Trans-mirrored bun |
1/2.19M |
19.4 |
|
xs14_69e0eic
|
| 62 |
Clock |
1/2.26M |
19.4 |
|
xp2_2a54
|
| 63 |
Trans-block on long bookend |
1/2.33M |
19.5 |
|
xs12_330fho
|
| 64 |
Block-laying switch engine |
1/2.52M |
19.6 |
|
yl144_1_16_afb5f3db909e60548f086e22ee3353ac
|
| 65 |
Prodigal |
1/2.58M |
19.6 |
|
xs10_g0s252z11
|
| 66 |
Broken snake |
1/2.86M |
19.8 |
|
xs10_0drz32
|
| 67 |
Trans-bookend and bun |
1/3.09M |
19.9 |
|
xs14_39e0eic
|
| 68 |
Eater with nine |
1/3.171M |
19.9 |
|
xs12_178c453
|
| 69 |
Block on cover |
1/3.175M |
19.9 |
|
xs12_178br
|
| 70 |
Cis-boat on dock |
1/3.184M |
19.9 |
|
xs15_j1u06a4z11
|
| 71 |
Cis-block on long bookend |
1/3.39M |
20.0 |
|
xs12_3hu066
|
| 72 |
Very long snake |
1/3.43M |
20.0 |
|
xs8_31248c
|
| 73 |
Boat with long tail |
1/3.69M |
20.1 |
|
xs10_3215ac
|
| 74 |
Long shillelagh |
1/3.84M |
20.2 |
|
xs9_312453
|
| 75 |
Beehive at loaf |
1/3.86M |
20.2 |
|
xs13_g88m96z121
|
| 76 |
Trans-bun and wing |
1/4.61M |
20.4 |
|
xs15_259e0eic
|
| 77 |
Long integral |
1/4.79M |
20.5 |
|
xs10_3542ac
|
| 78 |
Tub with long tail |
1/4.81M |
20.5 |
|
xs9_25a84c
|
| 79 |
Cis-bookend and bun |
1/4.82M |
20.5 |
|
xs14_39e0e96
|
| 80 |
Hook with tail |
1/4.83M |
20.5 |
|
xs8_32qk
|
| 81 |
Loaf siamese loaf |
1/4.93M |
20.5 |
|
xs11_69lic
|
| 82 |
Long canoe |
1/6.02M |
20.8 |
|
xs9_g0g853z11
|
| 83 |
Eleven loop |
1/6.11M |
20.8 |
|
xs11_178jd
|
| 84 |
Trans-loaf on table |
1/6.12M |
20.9 |
|
xs13_4a960ui
|
| 85 |
Cis-loaf with tail |
1/6.152M |
20.9 |
|
xs11_178kic
|
| 86 |
Symmetric scorpion |
1/6.153M |
20.9 |
|
xs16_69bob96
|
| 87 |
Claw with tail |
1/6.41M |
20.9 |
|
xs10_1784ko
|
| 88 |
Bee hat |
1/6.75M |
21.0 |
|
xs15_3lkm96z01
|
| 89 |
Cis-mirrored dove |
1/6.86M |
21.0 |
|
xs18_69is0si96
|
| 90 |
Trans-rotated bun |
1/6.89M |
21.0 |
|
xs14_g8o0e96z121
|
| 91 |
Glider-producing switch engine |
1/7.01M |
21.0 |
|
yl384_1_59_7aeb1999980c43b4945fb7fcdb023326
|
| 92 |
Cis-mirrored wing |
1/7.04M |
21.1 |
|
xs16_259e0e952
|
| 93 |
Trans-snake on bun |
1/7.69M |
21.2 |
|
xs13_69e0mq
|
| 94 |
Boat tie eater tail |
1/8.18M |
21.3 |
|
xs12_256o8a6
|
| 95 |
Snorkel loop |
1/8.55M |
21.3 |
|
xs12_2egm93
|
| 96 |
Beehive on table |
1/8.65M |
21.3 |
|
xs12_6960ui
|
| 97 |
Cis-boat on table |
1/8.87M |
21.4 |
|
xs11_2530f9
|
| 98 |
Trans-barge with tail |
1/9.54M |
21.5 |
|
xs10_ggka52z1
|
| 99 |
Trans-boat on dock |
1/10.17M |
21.6 |
|
xs15_3lk453z121
|
| 100 |
Beehive on cap |
1/10.30M |
21.6 |
99.99946% |
xs14_6960uic
|
See also