{
  "title": "Halloween 2026 on Poop Map",
  "post": "https://poopmap.net/blog/halloween-the-night-the-bathrooms-went-quiet",
  "queried_at_utc": "2026-11-01T22:26:05.94382",
  "methodology": {
    "population": "Drops by registered accounts that are not deleted or restricted by moderation; deleted drops excluded.",
    "local_time": "Event time (created_at, UTC) plus the drop's own saved UTC offset; drops without an offset excluded.",
    "baseline": "Halloween (Saturday 31 October 2026) against the mean of the four Saturdays before it (3, 10, 17 and 24 October).",
    "ordinary_range": "Each of the four ordinary Saturdays against the mean of the other three: how much a normal week moves.",
    "countries": "Country of the pin, not of the account. Country rows need at least 200 drops on an ordinary Saturday evening.",
    "evening": "19:00 to 23:59 local time.",
    "words": "Public notes only (drops shown to the world, note not empty), lower-cased regular expressions.",
    "sunday_words": "Each Sunday cut at 22:00 UTC, the point the 1 November data had reached.",
    "trick_or_treat": "Every knock since the event opened, to the snapshot time; knocking closes 2 November 2026 23:00 UTC."
  },
  "halloween_drops_change_percent": 1.9,
  "evening_7pm_to_midnight": {
    "groups": [
      {
        "label": "Trick-or-treat countries",
        "evening_change_percent": -18.9,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.4,
          2.3
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 1.4
      },
      {
        "label": "Continental Europe",
        "evening_change_percent": -5.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.1,
          4.0
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 2.4
      }
    ],
    "countries": [
      {
        "label": "United States",
        "evening_change_percent": -18.6,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.8,
          3.1
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 1.2
      },
      {
        "label": "France",
        "evening_change_percent": -1.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -8.9,
          3.6
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 5.1
      },
      {
        "label": "United Kingdom",
        "evening_change_percent": -22.9,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -1.0,
          1.3
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 1.8
      },
      {
        "label": "Canada",
        "evening_change_percent": -15.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -7.4,
          3.7
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 0.8
      },
      {
        "label": "Netherlands",
        "evening_change_percent": -3.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -6.7,
          3.0
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 1.8
      },
      {
        "label": "Australia",
        "evening_change_percent": -19.0,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -6.4,
          3.9
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 1.9
      },
      {
        "label": "Germany",
        "evening_change_percent": -12.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -8.2,
          9.9
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": -0.4
      },
      {
        "label": "Spain",
        "evening_change_percent": -4.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -14.5,
          11.9
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 2.8
      },
      {
        "label": "Italy",
        "evening_change_percent": -7.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.4,
          3.2
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": -2.3
      },
      {
        "label": "Belgium",
        "evening_change_percent": -0.3,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -11.2,
          9.9
        ],
        "whole_day_change_percent": 1.5
      }
    ],
    "group_members": {
      "trick_or_treat": [
        "United States",
        "Canada",
        "United Kingdom",
        "Ireland",
        "Australia",
        "New Zealand"
      ],
      "continental_europe": [
        "France",
        "Netherlands",
        "Germany",
        "Spain",
        "Italy",
        "Belgium",
        "Switzerland",
        "Portugal",
        "Austria",
        "Poland",
        "Sweden",
        "Norway",
        "Denmark",
        "Finland",
        "Croatia",
        "Czechia",
        "Hungary",
        "Romania",
        "Serbia",
        "Slovenia",
        "Slovakia",
        "Greece",
        "Luxembourg",
        "Bulgaria",
        "Estonia",
        "Latvia",
        "Lithuania"
      ]
    }
  },
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      {
        "hour": 0,
        "change_percent": -6.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -1.8,
          1.6
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 1,
        "change_percent": 3.7,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.4,
          6.9
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 2,
        "change_percent": 22.8,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -9.3,
          10.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 3,
        "change_percent": 25.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -9.8,
          11.6
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 4,
        "change_percent": 0.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -15.2,
          11.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 5,
        "change_percent": 3.8,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.6,
          4.0
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 6,
        "change_percent": -6.6,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.8,
          7.4
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 7,
        "change_percent": -8.9,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.5,
          2.9
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 8,
        "change_percent": -4.3,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.8,
          3.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 9,
        "change_percent": -2.0,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.4,
          5.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 10,
        "change_percent": 7.1,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.2,
          2.4
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 11,
        "change_percent": 6.5,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.5,
          4.5
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 12,
        "change_percent": 9.3,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -0.7,
          1.2
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 13,
        "change_percent": 12.5,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.6,
          2.7
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 14,
        "change_percent": 14.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.4,
          6.2
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 15,
        "change_percent": 13.5,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.0,
          3.2
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 16,
        "change_percent": 14.1,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -0.9,
          1.1
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 17,
        "change_percent": 9.6,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -6.3,
          4.4
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 18,
        "change_percent": 2.0,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -1.5,
          1.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 19,
        "change_percent": -13.0,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.9,
          5.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 20,
        "change_percent": -18.9,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.7,
          5.0
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 21,
        "change_percent": -25.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.2,
          4.9
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 22,
        "change_percent": -24.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -6.4,
          4.4
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 23,
        "change_percent": -12.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.7,
          6.9
        ]
      }
    ],
    "continental_europe": [
      {
        "hour": 0,
        "change_percent": 10.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -11.0,
          7.1
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 1,
        "change_percent": 14.3,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -13.3,
          11.4
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 2,
        "change_percent": -14.9,
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          -28.9,
          60.8
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 3,
        "change_percent": 27.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -7.5,
          12.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 4,
        "change_percent": -3.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
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          16.2
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 5,
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          25.5
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 6,
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          11.5
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 7,
        "change_percent": 6.3,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
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          18.2
        ]
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      {
        "hour": 8,
        "change_percent": -4.1,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
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          8.7
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 9,
        "change_percent": 1.8,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -7.0,
          6.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 10,
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        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.5,
          3.8
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 11,
        "change_percent": -0.6,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -2.0,
          1.7
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 12,
        "change_percent": 4.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -6.8,
          4.6
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 13,
        "change_percent": 4.7,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -3.5,
          8.4
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 14,
        "change_percent": 11.0,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -7.4,
          3.5
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 15,
        "change_percent": 6.7,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -6.0,
          3.7
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 16,
        "change_percent": 6.2,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -4.2,
          5.0
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 17,
        "change_percent": 7.9,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -3.4,
          5.2
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 18,
        "change_percent": 5.4,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -12.3,
          9.7
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 19,
        "change_percent": -0.9,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -3.4,
          4.1
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 20,
        "change_percent": -6.7,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.6,
          8.3
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 21,
        "change_percent": -8.3,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -1.9,
          3.8
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 22,
        "change_percent": -5.0,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -3.3,
          3.9
        ]
      },
      {
        "hour": 23,
        "change_percent": -4.8,
        "ordinary_saturdays_range_percent": [
          -5.7,
          4.4
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
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    "any_sticker_share_halloween_percent": 59.2,
    "any_sticker_share_saturdays_before_percent": 46.9,
    "share_of_halloween_sticker_drops_percent": {
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      "Jack-o'-lantern": 29.4,
      "Vampire": 11.1,
      "Pumpkin hat": 10.5,
      "Mummy": 4.5,
      "Witch": 3.1,
      "Candy corn": 3.0
    }
  },
  "ratings": {
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    "halloween_rank": 1,
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    "first_day_ranked": "2026-08-01",
    "runner_up": {
      "date": "2026-10-17",
      "average": 3.271
    },
    "by_sticker_group": {
      "saturdays_before_none": 3.134,
      "saturdays_before_other": 3.391,
      "halloween_halloween": 3.401,
      "halloween_none": 3.164,
      "halloween_other": 3.428
    },
    "same_accounts": {
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      "mean_difference_stars": 0.099,
      "mean_difference_95_percent_ci": [
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        0.111
      ],
      "rated_halloween_higher_percent": 49.0,
      "rated_halloween_lower_percent": 38.4
    }
  },
  "public_notes": {
    "per_1000_public_notes": {
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        "saturdays_before": 1.02
      },
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      },
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      "trick_or_treat": {
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      },
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        "saturdays_before": 0.1
      },
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        "saturdays_before": 3.23
      }
    },
    "candy_notes": {
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      "sundays_before_total": 1
    },
    "trick_or_treat_notes": {
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    },
    "hangover_per_1000_public_notes": {
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        4.09,
        5.41,
        5.9
      ]
    }
  },
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    "2026-10-28": 2.4,
    "2026-10-29": 3.3,
    "2026-10-30": 5.5,
    "2026-10-31": 11.6,
    "2026-11-01": 16.9
  },
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      "1": 1.66,
      "2": 0.88,
      "3": 1.1,
      "4": 1.09,
      "5": 1.46,
      "6": 1.45,
      "7": 1.32,
      "8": 1.1,
      "9": 1.03,
      "10": 0.96,
      "11": 1.02
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      "25_october_clock_change": 23.1
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    }
  },
  "trick_or_treat": {
    "snapshot_utc": "2026-11-01T22:26:47.202626",
    "first_knock_utc": "2026-10-31T01:03:23.3631",
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    "trick_percent": 43.3,
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      "toothbrush": 2861,
      "toilet_paper": 2796,
      "cookie": 2362
    },
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      "ghost": 3565,
      "toilet_paper": 3537,
      "whoopee_cushion": 3527,
      "googly_eyes": 3518
    },
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    "trick_or_treaters": 8630,
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    "only_treats_percent": 19.5,
    "rooms_knocked": 493,
    "most_knocks_on_one_room": 2858,
    "lanterns": 663,
    "flushes_by_utc_day": {
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    }
  },
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}