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Squid Game inspires Halloween costume searches in SA
Google search trends reveal what South Africans are searching for in the lead-up to Halloween
South Africans are gearing up for some fun in the lead-up to Halloween on Sunday 31 October. Google Search trends over the past week show that South Africans are looking high and low for Halloween costumes with the hit Korean dystopian series Squid Game taking the lead for outfit inspiration.
Trends data also shows that searches for the term Halloween have been steadily rising over the last 30 days with the Western Cape, Kwa Zulu-Natal, Gauteng, Northern Cape and Free State generating the most queries.
Below is a round-up of the top Halloween-related search queries generated by South Africans this week.
| Top search terms related to Halloween this week | Top searched Halloween costumes this week |
| Halloween costumes When is Halloween Easy Halloween costumes What is Halloween Halloween movies Halloween makeup ideas Sexy Halloween costume ideas Halloween decorations Halloween outfits Halloween ideas | Squid game costume Superhero costumes Catwoman costume Harley Quinn Masquerade costume hire Wednesday Addams costume Joker costume Money Heist costume Maleficent costume Tinkerbell costume |
‘Top searches’ indicate searches that topped Google’s charts while ‘Most searched’ queries are the most popular terms for the past 15 years, ranked in order by volume of searches. Live Google search trends data is available at https://www.google.co.za/trends/hottrends#pn=p40
