From Spider-Man to the Cookie Monster: Here are Google’s top searched Halloween costumes in Canada

With less than three weeks until Halloween, Google unmasked its most-searched costumes haunting everyone’s browsers this spooky season.

Nostalgia, gaming lore, and unique pop culture have driven this year’s costume searches. Despite “Hocus Pocus” being the top trending movie searched alongside “costume” in Sept., 2025, and the masked Quebec rock band “ Angine de Poitrine ” as the top trending musical act costume, this year’s top 10 costume searches stick to Marvel, DC, and Disney characters.

Here are the top trending timeless fan-favourites across Canada right now:

1. Spider-Man

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Whether you’re a fan of the original Spider-Man comics, the movie, or Tom Holland’s portrayal of the Marvel superhero, Spider-Man ranks as Canada’s most-searched Halloween costume. Warning: wall-crawling skills not included.

2. Poison Ivy

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If you feel connected to the earth and the environment, check out Canada’s second most searched costume: DC Comics character Poison Ivy. She controls plant life, is immune to poisons and diseases, has mind-controlling pheromones and fights to protect nature.

3. Harley Quinn

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DC Comics character Harley Quinn ranks third most-searched for Canadians’ Halloween costumes. Harley Quinn started as a psychiatrist and fell in love with her patient, the Joker. From there, she helped him escape and became his chaotic sidekick and girlfriend.

4. The Lorax

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If you love funny costumes, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is an all-time favourite costume. Based on the classic 1971 children’s book, The Lorax serves as a cautionary tale about environmental destruction and corporate greed. The popular Halloween costume is the Lorax, aka the Guardian: a small, orange, mustached creature that pops out of a tree stump.

5. Rumi (from K-Pop Demon Hunters)

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K-pop lovers unite in Canada, with K-Pop Demon Hunters’ main protagonist, Rumi, as the fifth top-searched Halloween costume this year. She leads and sings for HUNTR/X, a fictional K-pop girl group that’s both global pop stars and a secret trio of demon hunters.

6. Batman

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A DC fandom staple, Batman is one of the most well-loved characters to portray for Halloween. Batman — aka Bruce Wayne — is a billionaire industrialist who fights crime in a masked costume in Gotham City. Without superpowers, Batman relies on martial arts, his intellect, and high-tech gear such as his Batsuit, Batmobile, and utility belt to win his battles.

7. Cheshire Cat

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Alice in Wonderland fans are still dominating Halloween, with Cheshire Cat ranking seventh in the top-searched Halloween costumes. This fictional, magical cat is known for its vibrant colours and mischievous grin, which sometimes floats in the air even after the rest of its body vanishes.

8. Buzz Lightyear

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Toy Story is still alive and running, with its fifth movie released in June 2026, and Buzz Lightyear is the most-searched Halloween costume. Buzz Lightyear is known for delusionally thinking he’s a real-life astronaut, until he accepts reality and becomes Woody’s bestie. He’s still really cool, equipped with pop-out wings, a laser, and a retractable helmet.

9. Cookie Monster

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Whether you love Cookie Monster or just want an excuse to snack on cookies all night, Cookie Monster is ranked the ninth most popular Halloween costume in Canada this year. This fuzzy blue Muppet character was featured on the children’s television series Sesame Street , where he was known for his huge appetite for cookies.

10. Winnie-The-Pooh

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For a cuter Halloween costume, the 10th most-searched is Winnie-the-Pooh: a gentle, naive bear deeply devoted to his friends and, as bears apparently are, obsessed with honey. He is known for his kind-hearted nature and his profound wisdom about friendship.

But how do these costumes compare with the U.S.’s most-searched costumes?

Their list has more pop-culture-rooted costumes, including Nikki from Obsession, Verity from Minecraft, and Disco Scooby Doo.

Full list here .

In Google’s Canadian top-searched costumes, pet costumes came second, nearly doubling the searches for kid costumes.

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Scooby Doo

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2. Banana

3. Hot Dog

4. Jockey

5. Slinky Dog

6. Zero (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)

7. Chicken

8. Centipede

9. Lamb Chop

10. Snoopy

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Furina (from Genshin Impact)

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2. Vampire

3. Devil

4. Skull

5. Deer

6. Art the Clown

7. Zombie

8. Pirate

9. Leopard

10. Alice in Wonderland

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