Twenga Reports Children's Costumes up 150%: Halloween is No Longer the Only Dress up Day

Disney Characters Soon to Be Dethroned by Anime Heroes?

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Costume frenzy has taken over the whole year with children's costumes the fifth most popular item on Twenga, the new-generation shopping search engine. Visits have constantly increased over the last months to reach a massive 150% surge in July.

Halloween is not the only day to dress up anymore. Ghosts, witches, vampires and other creatures of the night may have the lead in October, but Disney characters from Donald Duck to Pocahontas are the most searched for children's costumes since April. Despite being the top searched for characters, these classic icons are slowly being caught up by new popular anime heroes such as Bleach (5th place), Zelda (7th) and Totally Spies (10th).

Looking at more general themes such as Vikings, Bullfighters and Musketeers are also an easy way to find a fun outfit in just a few minutes.

Top 10 Children's Costume Themes
1	Viking
2	Bullfighter
3	Jockey
4	Wolf
5	Musketeer
6	Zebra
7	Greek
8	Chinese
9	Pop Star
10	Monkey
Top 10 Children's Costume Characters
1	Donald Duck
2	Pocahontas
3	Snow White
4	Bambi
5	Bleach
6	Smurfs
7	Zelda
8	Muppets
9	Michael Jackson
10	Totally Spies

Visits from July 17 to August 16, 2010, compared with the previous month.

About Twenga

Twenga, the new-generation search engine enables millions of shoppers throughout the world to find what they want, at the best price, from the online shop of their choice.

Thanks to its home-grown technology, Twenga automatically gathers offers from online retailers and displays them in one searchable interface. As a result, Twenga has the most comprehensive listing of online shops. Its search results are objective and not biased by commercial relationships.

Founded in 2006 by Bastien Duclaux and Cedric Anes, Twenga runs 14 sites, including the United States, the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, Russia, Australia and India, displaying more than 250 million offerings from more than 100,000 online shops. Twenga's sites receive more than 25 million visits per month. In January 2010, Twenga won the Red Herring 100 Global Award, which recognizes the 100 most innovative companies in the world.

Website: www.twenga.com