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Valentine’s Day Tops Search on Amazon for January 2023

Valentine’s Day Tops Search on Amazon for January 2023

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Searches in anticipation of Valentine’s Day were the most popular topics for shoppers on Amazon.com in January, according to Similarweb estimates, in the #1, #4, and #11 spots. Also in the top 15 was lingerie for women, which might have Valentine’s Day implications.

These rankings are based on a Similarweb Shopper Intelligence analysis of traffic to the main amazon.com website for the U.S.

Key takeaways

  • The top searches included “valentines day decor” with 2.2 million searches, “valentines day gifts” with 1.7 million searches, and “valentines day gifts for him” with 1.3 million searches in January.
  • Searches for “valentines day decor” were up 51% year over year. Searches for “valentines day gifts” were up 74% over the same period.
  • The most popular “valentines day gifts” product, capturing a 5.6% share of search clicks (44.6K), was a beard oil gift set, followed by a holiday assortment gift “care package” gift set with 4% share (33K clicks).

Most popular searches on Amazon.com for January 2023

Naturally, popular searches included more than just Valentine’s Day items, with Apple Watch and iPhone accessories also near the top of the list.

Most popular searches on Amazon.com for January 2023

Change from January 2023

In addition to the Valentine’s Day searches, searches for “crocs” and “workout sets for women” were both up more than 100% year over year.

Changed in the Most popular searches on Amazon.com for January 2023

Products with the most “valentines day gift” search clicks

Product Brand Clicks Share
Beard Oil 5 Pack w/Unscented,Cedarwood,Sandalwood… XIKEZAN 44,629 5.61%
Valentine’s Day Care Package (45ct) Snacks Chocolates Candy… CRAVEBOX 33,121 4.16%
Rose Bear with Box -Artificial Flowers Rose Teddy Bear DeckTheHalls 19,484 2.45%
Personalized Acrylic Photo Keychain, Custom Spotify Music Keychain… Generic 19,092 2.40%
Valentines Day Gifts for Her Him Girlfriend Boyfriend Capsule… COVLUROTO 14,167 1.78%
114PCS Valentines Day Gifts for Kids Classroom Exchange… Palmatte 13,495 1.70%
REESE’S Miniatures and Hearts Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy… Reese’s 11,371 1.43%
Avidlove Lingerie for Women Lace Babydoll Sleepwear Boudoir… Avidlove 11,344 1.43%
Anditoy 24 PCS Valentines Cards with Mini Colorful Pop Toys… Anditoy 10,833 1.36%
Valentine’s Day Gift Set For Women Movie Night Popcorn… Pop n’ Dulge 10,494 1.32%

In addition to those mentioned above, many of the most popular items for those searching for Valentine’s Day gifts were dandies, toys, and trinkets. One particular lingerie item from Avidlove also made it into the top 10.

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Methodology

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by David F. Carr

David covers social media, digital advertising, and generative AI. With a background in web trends since the 1990s, he’s also the author of "Social Collaboration for Dummies".

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