Donald Trump, Harley Quinn and Scarlet Witch most popular Halloween costumes for 2015
The most searched Halloween costume for a dog has been Ewok
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump, Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn and two new Disney characters are the top trending Halloween costumes.
Data from Google Trends reveals the controversial Republican candidate topped the trending list, meaning there’s a high chance there will be a lot of Trump lookalikes walking around on October 31st.
Mal and Evie, characters from Disney’s 2015 musical fantasy film Descendants were the second and third trending costumes, with Scarlet Witch from the Marvel Avengers comic book series coming fourth.
The data also revealed the most searched overall costume in the Halloween run-up, which was Harley Quinn — the comic book villain, who will be played by Margot Robbie in the 2016 release of Suicide Squad.
Star Wars, pirates and Batman also made the top five searched for costumes overall.
Countries were also ranked based on the amount of Halloween-themed google searches they have completed, in comparison to their population.
American Samoa has a surprisingly high interest in Halloween, topping the list. Ireland came second, the USA 12th and the UK 17th, one place behind Canada.
Google Trends’ frightgeist website also allows users to determine the top trending costume according to their local area.
According to the site, the most popular costume to expect in New York is a superhero whereas on the west coast, Star Wars themes are popular in Los Angeles.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the top trending search in Charleston, South Carolina, however ‘Minnie Mouse’ has been widely searched as a costume option in Greenville, North Carolina.
Bonnie and Clyde is the top searched costume for couples and the Star Wars character Ewok, the most popular for a dog.
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