Google reveals the most popular holiday gifts of 2016

23 November 2016

Google has announced its predictions for the most popular gift this year.

The company used search data for the first two weeks of November to come up with its predictions, reports Mashable.

Topping the list is Hatchimals, toy creatures that “hatch” out of an egg after you buy them.

The toys are already sold out globally, with re-sellers reportedly selling the toys for nearly 5x the asking price.

The second most popular is The NES Mini, which is also available in limited quantities.

Baby Alive” and “Trolls” come in at three and four, respectively with Sony’s PS4 Pro rounding up the top 5.

The rest of the top ten comprises of DJI’s Phantom drones, the Cozmo robot companion, Pokémon, Num Noms and RC Cars.


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