Listen Live

Morning Show

2022’s Most Popular Halloween Costumes, According To Google
Posted on by
By October 19, 2022 5:49 am

Halloween is less than two weeks away and if you’re still trying to decide what to dress up as, Google is here to help. 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:

  1. Witch
  2. Spider-Man
  3. Dinosaur
  4. “Stranger Things”
  5. Fairy
  6. Pirate
  7. Rabbit
  8. Cheerleader
  9. Cowboy
  10. Harley Quinn
  11. Clown
  12. Vampire
  13. 1980s
  14. “Hocus Pocus”
  15. Pumpkin

More Morning Show

The Morning Show

Mike Kelly hosts the KMIT morning show, with an entertaining combination of information, music, contests, special guests, news, and weather, from 6-11 AM, every Monday - Friday.

E-mail Mike with any questions, comments, or requests at: mike@kmit.com

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in National

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

2 days ago in High School, Local Sports, Sports

WEEKEND SPORTS: High School softball rounds out regular season, Amateur Baseball Sunday, Lynx face the Sky, Twins finish series with Red Sox & Conference Finals for East and West

various balls from different sports

Regular season comes to an end for high school softball over the weekend, Amateur baseball games for Sunday, Lynx back on the road to face Sky, Twins look for series win over Red Sox and Conference Finals in the NBA continue.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show

Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.

3 days ago in Sports

WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time

A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.