The meteoric rise of pumpkin spice

Pumpkin spice product sales have increased about 47% in the last five years.

$250m in sales

$236m

200m

$190m

$176m

$167m

$161m

150m

100m

50m

0

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Ten years ago, more people searched Google for “candy corn” than

“pumpkin spice” every fall. But now pumpkin spice is the more popular search term worldwide by a wide margin.

2022: Pumpkin spice is more searched than ever

100 Google

search interest

2013: Pumpkin spice

surpasses candy corn

75

50

25

0

2005

2010

2015

2020

Pumpkin spice product sales have increased about 47% in the last five years.

$250m in sales

$236m

200m

$190m

$176m

$167m

$161m

150m

100m

50m

0

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Ten years ago, more people searched Google for “candy corn” than “pumpkin spice” every fall. But now pumpkin spice is the more popular search term worldwide by a wide margin.

2022: Pumpkin spice is

more searched than ever

100 Google search interest

2013: Pumpkin spice

surpasses candy corn

75

50

25

0

2005

2010

2015

2020

Pumpkin spice product sales have increased about 47% in the last five years.

$250m in sales

$236m

200m

$190m

$176m

$167m

$161m

150m

100m

50m

0

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Ten years ago, more people searched Google for “candy corn” than

“pumpkin spice” every fall. But now pumpkin spice is the more popular search term worldwide by a wide margin.

2022: Pumpkin spice is

more searched than ever

100 Google search interest

2013: Pumpkin spice

surpasses candy corn

75

50

25

0

2005

2010

2015

2020

Pumpkin spice product sales have increased about 47% in the last five years.

$250m in sales

$236m

200m

$190m

$176m

$167m

$161m

150m

100m

50m

0

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Ten years ago, more people searched Google for “candy corn” than

“pumpkin spice” every fall. But now pumpkin spice is the more popular search term worldwide by a wide margin.

2022: Pumpkin spice is

more searched than ever

100 Google search interest

2013: Pumpkin spice

surpasses candy corn

75

50

25

0

2005

2010

2015

2020

Pumpkin spice product sales have increased about 47% in the last five years.

$250m in sales

$236m

200m

$190m

$176m

$167m

$161m

150m

100m

50m

0

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Ten years ago, more people searched Google for “candy corn” than “pumpkin spice” every fall. But now

pumpkin spice is the more popular search term worldwide by a wide margin.

2022: Pumpkin spice is

more searched than ever

100 Google search interest

2013: Pumpkin spice

surpasses candy corn

75

2000s: Candy corn is twice as popular

50

25

0

2005

2010

2015

2020