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Not-so-furry friends

Frogs are the new Fido

2021 prediction

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Warm and fuzzy is overrated. (And high maintenance, to be honest.) In 2021, people will be on the lookout for new types of pets to keep them company, like lizards, snails and frogs.


Trending search terms

Pet lizards
Tortoise food
Pet frog
Pet snails
Pet chameleon

What the global data says

40%

increase in searches year over year for pet lizards

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Canada
Australia
UK

95%

increase in searches year over year for tortoise food

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Indonesia
US
UK

110%

increase in searches year over year for pet frog

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Brazil
UK
Australia

160%

increase in searches year over year for pet snails

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Australia
Canada
US

50%

increase in searches year over year for pet chameleon

Find it trending in
Australia
UK
US




Tips for brands

Help Pinners update their spaces for their furless friends. Interior brands can inspire Pinners to design a living space around terrariums and aquariums. Financial services brands can inspire Pinners to save up for pet insurance. And home retail brands can help people DIY a backyard sanctuary for their new pet.





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