Google Trends has released its 2022 FrightGeist, a list of the top searched costumes in the U.S., as well as the most popular ones in major cities across the country.
Last year, some of the most popular choices were “Squid Game,” “Among Us” and Cruella De Vil costumes and this year, some of the top 10 costumes are also inspired by popular shows and movies. “Stranger Things”-inspired costumes come in at number four and “Hocus Pocus” costumes are 14th, following the recent release of the sequel to the 1993 cult classic. But for the second year in a row, a witch is the number one costume.
Top 15 most popular Halloween costumes of 2022, according to Google Trends:
- Witch
- Spider-Man
- Dinosaur
- “Stranger Things”
- Fairy
- Pirate
- Rabbit
- Cheerleader
- Cowboy
- Harley Quinn
- Clown
- Vampire
- 1980s
- “Hocus Pocus”
- Pumpkin