Data Reveals What’s at the Heart of Consumer Searches This Valentine’s Day

With pandemic restraints behind us, will people still celebrate Valentine’s Day at home? Who’s most likely to feel the strike of Cupid’s arrow from early shopping? What’s the most searched-for gift online?

These are some of the questions our search data is answering in this season of love.

Semrush data reveals three key trends when it comes to online searches related to the holiday:

Our numbers reveal searches for “Valentine’s Day decor” more than doubled over the last three years, rising 153% from January 2019 to January 2022. Likewise, queries for “vintage Valentine’s Day decor” saw a 300% growth between January 2019 and January 2022.

Notably, most of the searches do occur in the month of January. The month-over-month change from January to February has been negative the last three years, falling from 301K average monthly searches in January 2022 to 60.5K in February. This trend suggests that Valentine’s planning starts shortly after the start of the new year.

What does data tell us about celebrating Valentine’s Day at home? Specific search queries for “Valentine’s Day home decorations” saw an astonishing 174.1% growth from January 2019 to January 2022. And “DIY Valentine’s decor” searches rose 125% from February 2019 to February 2022.

Semrush data shows these additional specific home decor searches with significant yearly growth in the months of January and February:

Not all searches were for indoor decor. The pandemic likely inspired a push for “Valentine's Day outdoor decorations,” which rose 125% from February 2019 to February 2022.

While the growth in numbers seems to suggest the lovebirds out there are more eager than ever to celebrate the day, looking a bit more closely at the data reveals some potential demographic-specific trends.

Semrush data shows that search queries for “Valentine’s Day gifts for him” were highest in the month of January, while “Valentine’s Day gifts for her” didn’t spike until February. Cupid’s arrow seems to be aimed at the hearts of men first.

While the data reveals a growing desire for a “cookie bouquet” and “candy bouquet,” flowers are still the most popular bouquet among searchers.

Queries for “Valentine’s bouquet” grew 247.4% from January 2019 to January 2022, and almost doubled in the same time period in February (up 83.3%).

Do searchers prefer a specific kind of flower? “Pink lily bouquet” and “sunflower bouquet” rank high in February, but the more traditional rose is still the favorite. According to our data, searches for “rose bouquet” doubled in the last three years for both January and February (123.6% and 173.5% respectively).

But it’s not just bouquets. Consumer demand for flower petals has skyrocketed. The keyword “petals” saw growth of 87.5% and 73.5% for January and February respectively the last three years.

Furthermore, queries for “rose petals near me” saw a 308% growth in February since 2019, and a 421% increase since January of the same year.

To track the latest trends, seasonal and otherwise, more than 10 million marketers have put their trust in Semrush.

Whether it’s the Keyword Magic Tool for keyword research, Traffic Analytics for competitive web traffic research, or Semrush Apps for Ecommerce industry insights, Semrush provides the data businesses need to grow.

And who knows? The data might just inspire you to try something new next year for Valentine’s Day. Or at the very least, you can share some of these insights with your significant other to make sure they’re on top of their gift-giving game next year!

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