--- description: Do you know how much Americans spend on candy each year? Actually... you might not want to know title: 14 Fascinating Facts About Halloween image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 14 Fascinating Facts About Halloween by [Real Simple](/author/real-simple/) ## Real Simple Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2014 4:45 PM CUT by [Real Simple](/author/real-simple/) ## Real Simple Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2014 4:45 PM CUT _This_ [_article_](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/halloween-trivia?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_RealSimple.com_](http://www.realsimple.com/ "undefined")_._ When you dig into that heap of candy this Halloween, you’ll _never_ guess how many people are unwrapping it along with you. Spoiler: It’s enough to give even Willy Wonka a sugar shock. November 1 promises to be a day of stomach aches based on the _millions_ of pounds of candy projected to be sold in time for the holiday. Plus, are you carving a pumpkin? You’re actually part of the minority—fewer than half of American adults plan to do the same. Here, some fascinating facts and stats about October 31\. Want more fun trivia for your Halloween party? Check out these [**10 crazy facts about pumpkins**](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/pumpkin-facts "undefined")**.** _Read more from Real Simple:_ * [14 Fascinating Facts About Halloween](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/halloween-trivia?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") * [Halloween Music to Set the Mood for a Super-Fun Kids’ Party](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/halloween-music?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") * [A Halloween Playlist That’ll Totally Make Your Party](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/halloween-playlist?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") * [7 Creepy Books That Might Give You Nightmares](www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/creepiest-books?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") * [10 Crazy Facts About Pumpkins](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/pumpkin-facts?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") * [The 4 Reasons I Absolutely Dread Halloween](http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/halloween-miracle?xid=time-rs-halloween "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3551072/fascinating-facts-halloween/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3551072/fascinating-facts-halloween/"},"headline":"14 Fascinating Facts About Halloween","datePublished":"2014-10-31T16:45:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:14.427Z","description":"Do you know how much Americans spend on candy each year? Actually... you might not want to know","url":"https://time.com/3551072/fascinating-facts-halloween/","keywords":["Living","Culture","halloween"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Real Simple","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/real-simple/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3551072/fascinating-facts-halloween/","name":"14 Fascinating Facts About Halloween"}}]}] ```