Pet Sitting Market Report 2026

Pet Sitting Market Overview

• Pet Sitting market size has reached to $3.2 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $5.37 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% • Growth Driver: Paws And Play Surging Preference For Pet Care Boosts Growth In The Pet-Sitting Market • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025 and North America is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Pet Sitting Market?

Pet sitting is caring for a pet in its home in the absence of the owner. Pet sitters are responsible for all basic animal care when their clients are away on vacation or business. The pet sitting services are offered to various pets including dogs, cats, fish, cage pets, and other pet types. Dog refers to a domestic mammal that is closely related to the gray wolf and eats meat. The services included are in-house sitting and at-care facilities for use in various applications such as daycare visits, dog walking, pet transportation, and other applications.

What Is The Pet Sitting Market Growth Forecast?

The pet sitting market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.37 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.0%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to expansion of app-based pet sitting platforms, integration of ai and iot-enabled monitoring solutions, increasing focus on multi-pet household services, growing urbanization and busy lifestyles, collaborations between pet sitters and veterinary clinics. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for in-home pet sitting services, growth of specialized care for puppies, kittens, and senior pets, expansion of pet daycare and dog walking services, rising popularity of pet transportation services, adoption of technology for remote monitoring of pets.

Global Pet Sitting Market Segmentation

1) By Pet Type: Dogs, Cats, Fish, Cage Pets, Other Pet Types 2) By Service: In-House Sitting, At-Care Facilities 3) By Application: Day Care Visits, Dog Walking, Pet Transportation, Other Applications Subsegments: 1) By Dogs: Small Breed Dog Sitting, Medium Breed Dog Sitting, Large Breed Dog Sitting, Specialized Care For Puppies Or Seniors 2) By Cats: General Cat Sitting, Specialized Care For Kittens Or Seniors, Multi-Cat Household Care 3) By Fish: Freshwater Fish Care, Saltwater Fish Care, Aquarium Maintenance Services 4) By Cage Pets: Care For Hamsters, Care For Guinea Pigs, Care For Rabbits, Care For Birds 5) By Other Pet Types: Reptiles, Amphibians, Exotic Pets

What Are The Drivers Of The Pet Sitting Market?

An increase in preference for pet care is expected to propel the growth of the pet-sitting market going forward. Pet care refers to the care and medical treatment of pets which helps to improve overall health and reduces the stress of pets. An increase in pet care results in an increase in the pet sitting market due to the maintenance of the health and hygienic conditions of pets. Pet sitting helps pet care by ensuring pets receive consistent feeding, hygiene, exercise, and monitoring when owners are unavailable, maintaining their overall well-being. For instance, in April 2024, according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association, a US-based pet health insurance company, at the end of 2023, a total of 6.25 million pets were insured in North America, reflecting a 16.7% growth in the pet health insurance market from the 5.3 million pets insured in 2022. Therefore, an increase in pet care is driving the growth of the pet-sitting market going forward. The increasing humanization of pets is expected to propel the growth of the pet-sitting market in the coming years. The humanization of pets refers to the rising tendency to treat pets as family members and provide them with the same amount of care, attention, and regard as human family members. Humanization of pets is rising due to emotional attachment, as owners increasingly view pets as family members and prioritize their comfort, health, and lifestyle needs. Pet-sitting may engage in human-like contact with pet owners by providing regular updates, images, and even videos of pets while in the hands of the pet sitter, which strengthens the link between owner and pet. For instance, in October 2025, according to the Pet Industry, an Australia-based associated with companion animals, by 2025, 73 % of Australian households had at least one pet, up from around 69 % in 2022 indicating growing pet adoption. Therefore, the increasing humanization of pets is driving the pet-sitting market.

Key Players In The Global Pet Sitting Market

Major companies operating in the pet sitting market are A Place for Rover Inc., Best Friends Pet Care, Camp Bow Wow, Chicago Dog Walkers, DogVacay, Fetch! Pet Care, G’Day! Pet Care, Holidog.com, PetSmart Inc., Swifto Inc., Careguide Inc., Dogtopia Enterprises, PetBacker, Pets at Home Inc., Wag! Group Co., Care.com Inc., Rover.com, Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc., HouseMyDog Ltd., PetCloud, Happy Tails Pet Sitting, Pawsitive Pet Care, Critter Sitters Pet Care Services, The Pet Staff Professional Pet Sitting, Purrfect Paws Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Service, FurBabies Home Pet Care and Dog Walking, Professional Pet Sitting LLC, Cat in a Flat, 4 Paws Pet Services Ltd., The Fairy Dog Walking and Pet Sitting Services

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Pet Sitting Market?

In December 2023, Mayfair Equity Partners LLP, a UK-based private equity firm, acquired TrustedHousesitters Ltd. for about $100 million. With this acquisition, Mayfair Equity Partners strengthened its consumer technology portfolio by adding a leading house and pet sitting platform, tapping into the growing demand for trusted pet care services. TrustedHousesitters Ltd. is a UK-based operator of an online house and pet sitting platform connecting pet owners with sitters.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the pet sitting market in 2025.North America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global pet-sitting market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

What Defines the Pet Sitting Market?

The pet sitting market includes revenues earned by providing feeding, exercise, administering medication, and others to pets. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.