“Barbie” was a hit movie in the summer so it’s no surprise that it’s the most searched Halloween costume of 2023. According to WPTV and Live Now Fox, “Barbie” searches are four times higher compared to last year and Barbie costumes have crossed the one billion mark globally. The sites also name princesses as the second most popular and Spider-Man as the third. NPR says “The most popular costume this year for children is Spiderman, with 2.6 million planning to dress up as the superhero.” One possible cause of this is the huge success of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and newly released video games that contain the Marvel characters. Although not in the top five, Wednesday Addams was another popular costume search as the new Netflix series was a big hit among adolescents. So this Halloween, get ready to see numerous movies and TV show costumes make an appearance in the school hallways and neighborhood streets.