Face shape statistics: what 191,823 scans show
Oblong is the most common result, at 37.7% of scans. Diamond is the rarest at 4.0%, just behind oval at 4.3%. Oval is the shape most style guides call ideal, yet fewer than one in twenty people who scanned got it.
By the Detect Face Shape team · Last updated 28 October 2026 · Data from 18 July to 27 October 2026
Detect my face shapeWhich face shape is most common?
Oblong and round together make up two thirds of all results. Heart comes third. Square, oval and diamond are each under 7%.
Face shapes by country
The same tool gives a different mix in each country. Oblong tops the list in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkey and the United States. Round leads in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Germany and Australia, and is within 2 points of oblong in Canada. Only countries with at least 1,000 scans are listed.
| Country | Scans | Oblong | Round | Heart | Square | Diamond | Oval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All countries | 191,823 | 37.7% | 29.1% | 18.4% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| India | 74,258 | 37.8% | 27.5% | 21.8% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 2.2% |
| Pakistan | 18,179 | 45.2% | 22.2% | 21.3% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
| United States | 12,969 | 35.2% | 30.1% | 11.9% | 9.2% | 4.8% | 8.8% |
| Nepal | 11,681 | 46.8% | 22.1% | 20.7% | 7.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Bangladesh | 9,900 | 40.6% | 20.1% | 29.4% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Turkey | 8,320 | 42.7% | 33.4% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| Philippines | 7,671 | 19.1% | 46.3% | 20.0% | 2.7% | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| United Kingdom | 4,166 | 35.2% | 32.4% | 11.3% | 7.9% | 3.3% | 10.0% |
| Canada | 3,269 | 34.8% | 32.9% | 14.0% | 7.6% | 3.5% | 7.2% |
| Germany | 3,024 | 32.8% | 34.4% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 3.8% | 10.7% |
| Australia | 2,046 | 33.8% | 35.5% | 10.4% | 8.0% | 3.3% | 8.9% |
| Indonesia | 1,903 | 20.1% | 49.9% | 18.5% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| Malaysia | 1,398 | 25.9% | 45.2% | 17.3% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 3.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,302 | 46.3% | 24.7% | 17.5% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 4.1% |
United States, United Kingdom and Germany
Oval is more common in these three countries than in South Asia. It reaches 10.0% in the United Kingdom and 10.7% in Germany, against 2.2% in India. Germany is the only one of the three where round (34.4%) beats oblong (32.8%).
Method and caveats
Every number is a count of face shape results from our face shape detector, between 18 July and 27 October 2026 (UTC). One scan is one result. The tool stores no photos and no personal data. Only the result and the visitor's country are counted.
- This is not a census. The people who scan are people who chose to try an online tool, and they skew toward certain countries and ages.
- Every result is an AI classifier output, not a clinical measurement. Real faces sit between categories (how face shapes are defined).
- The same person can scan more than once. We do not remove repeat scans.
- Country comes from the visitor's connection. VPN users are counted where their traffic exits.
- Results in countries with very few scans are grouped by our analytics and left out here, so country totals are a little below the overall total.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal, so a row can add up to 99.9% or 100.1%.
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