2025 Holiday Search & Consumer Trends Report

Seasonal Search Behavior

Global holiday searches for queries like "holiday gifts" and "holiday decorations" show sharp seasonal peaks, especially during November and December, then decline rapidly after the season ends — a classic seasonal pattern supported by search analytics^[1].

Source: Google Trends

Top Search Themes (2025)

“Holiday gifts” peaked in December 2025 at near-record interest overall^[1].
“Christmas decorations” showed early interest starting in October 2025^[2].
Experiences and travel queries prior to purchase indicate hybrid holiday planning behavior^[3].

^[1] Source: Google Trends
^[2] Source: Google Trends
^[3] Source: Adobe Analytics – Holiday 2025 Report

Google Search Data

Planning & Inspiration High Seasonal Volume

Google Trends shows classic holiday search peaks related to cookies, recipes, gift ideas, and events — e.g., Peanut Butter Blossom and Spritz cookies were among the most rising recipe queries^[4].

^[4] Source: Google Trends

Amazon Marketplace

Transactional & Purchases E-commerce Demand

Amazon captures a large share of first-party purchase intent, with strong early holiday shopping behavior and extended purchase windows. Amazon Ads insights show accelerated holiday buying as early as October^[5].

^[5] Source: Amazon Advertising Insights

Bing / Microsoft

Desktop & Demographic High-Income Segments

Microsoft Advertising research highlights bargain hunting and diversified travel intent across markets, showing unique query patterns outside mobile-dominated platforms^[6].

^[6] Source: Microsoft Advertising Insights

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Consumer Behavior & AI Trends

Generative AI is reshaping discovery and purchase funnels in 2025. AI-driven referrals to retail sites grew rapidly, and shoppers increasingly use AI-powered assistant tools to find gifts, compare prices, and even complete purchases⁷.

⁷ Source: Industry Observers Report, 2025.

Trend Category	Description	Key Implication
Search Seasonality	Holiday terms spike Nov–Dec	Plan content ahead of season peaks
AI Shopping Assistants	AI tools influence early discovery	Optimize for conversational queries
Mobile-First Purchases	Over half of sales start on mobile	Prioritize mobile UX + BNPL options

Technical Implementation: Multi-Source Data Fetch

This snippet demonstrates a hypothetical cross-platform query aggregator for search trend sources. Use real SDKs/APIs for production data (Google Trends, MS Ads API, Amazon Advertising analytics, etc.):

def fetch_search_trends(keyword):
    platforms = {
        "Google": get_google_trends(keyword),
        "Amazon": get_amazon_search_data(keyword),
        "Microsoft": get_bing_suggestions(keyword),
        "AI_Tools": get_ai_shopper_trends(keyword)
    }
    return platforms

Search terms for the holydays statstitics infographics 2, 2025-2026

Pro Tips for 2025 Holiday Optimization

Include structured data (schema) for products, events, and recipes to improve discovery.
Prioritize high-quality images with alt text for visual search engagement.
Start content campaigns earlier — holiday interest begins ramping in October⁸.

⁸ Source: Industry Observers Report, 2025.