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Halloween
Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5Celebration observed in many countries on 31 October.
Rising in 73 countries since Thursday, 15 October 2026. Last seen rising on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.
- rising today
- 0
- at the peak
- 70 on 31 Oct
- first rising
- 15 Oct
- days rising
- 18
Why it’s rising AI-generated
Halloween is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October. It first rose in Romania, Greece, Mexico, Hungary and Ukraine; reading about it rose in 73 countries from 9 October.
Written by an AI model from the data on this page and checked automatically against it. It can still contain mistakes. How these notes are written and checked.
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
| Day | Countries |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov | 0 |
| 12 Nov | 0 |
| 11 Nov | 0 |
| 10 Nov | 0 |
| 9 Nov | 0 |
| 8 Nov | 0 |
| 7 Nov | 0 |
| 6 Nov | 0 |
| 5 Nov | 0 |
| 4 Nov | 0 |
| 3 Nov | 9 |
| 2 Nov | 35 |
| 1 Nov | 58 |
| 31 Oct | 70 |
| 30 Oct | 55 |
| 29 Oct | 41 |
| 28 Oct | 0 |
| 27 Oct | 26 |
| 26 Oct | 23 |
| 25 Oct | 16 |
| 24 Oct | 12 |
| 23 Oct | 10 |
| 22 Oct | 9 |
| 21 Oct | 8 |
| 20 Oct | 8 |
| 19 Oct | 8 |
| 18 Oct | 5 |
| 17 Oct | 5 |
| 16 Oct | 0 |
| 15 Oct | 3 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
Hungary12
Mexico10
Romania9
Greece9
Ukraine13
Chile8
Colombia13
Czechia13
Ireland12
Finland11
Portugal11
Sweden11
Austria9
Denmark9
Peru9
Poland10
Argentina9
Germany9
Japan7
Taiwan8
Italy7
Lithuania6
Netherlands8
Norway6
Show all 73 countries
Slovakia7
Thailand8
Türkiye4
Belgium6
Brazil6
France6
Switzerland7
Australia5
Bolivia4
Bulgaria5
Croatia4
Estonia5
Georgia4
Israel6
Latvia5
New Zealand5
Philippines5
South Africa5
South Korea5
Spain5
Algeria3
Canada4
Dominican Republic3
Ecuador3
Indonesia3
Morocco4
Paraguay2
Serbia2
Singapore3
Slovenia3
Sri Lanka2
United Kingdom4
United States4
Uruguay3
Armenia2
Bosnia & Herzegovina1
Costa Rica1
Cyprus1
Guatemala2
India1
Jordan2
Kazakhstan1
Kenya2
Malaysia2
Moldova1
Nigeria2
Panama1
Puerto Rico1
Tunisia2
In the news
- Denuncian que entregaron golosinas con agujas y objetos metálicos a niños durante Halloween en Aguilarescontextotucuman.com · Argentina · 3 Nov · found by GDELT
- Halloween: Mütter finden Nägel und Nadeln in Schoggi20min.ch · Switzerland · 3 Nov · found by GDELT
- Halloween v USA byl doopravdy krvavý. Letos zahynulo 24 lidí, zraněných je stovkalidovky.cz · Czechia · 3 Nov · found by GDELT
- Exclusive | Martha Stewart addresses backlash over homeless Halloween costume — but stops short of apologizingPage Six · Guatemala · 2 Nov · via Google Trends
- Martha Stewart Responds to Halloween Costume Backlash, Wasn’t Mocking HomelessnessPeople.com · Guatemala · 2 Nov · via Google Trends
- Martha Stewart ‘Distressed’ by Backlash to Her Homeless Halloween CostumeYahoo · Guatemala · 2 Nov · via Google Trends
- Lisa Rinna channels Kylie Jenner, Carson Daly nails Ella Langley's fringe and more: The best celebrity Halloween costumes of 2026 so farYahoo · Latvia · 1 Nov · via Google Trends
- Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes 2026: Dolly Parton, Kim Kardashian and MoreForbes · Latvia · 1 Nov · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
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