The dreamer might feel weird and fearful while encountering animals in their dreams, but animal dreams are quite common. From pet animals to wild creatures of the jungle, when animals pop up in one’s dreamscape, they hold a secret message for the dreamer.

So, recently, the team of ThePleasantDream analyzed the Google Search Data of January 2023 to see which animal dreams are the most popular. 

Google keyword planner was the primary tool used for this research and the search behavior of the USA, UK, South Africa, India, Canada, & Australia was analyzed.

The data gave an exciting insight into people’s search behavior. ‘Dreams of snakes‘ was the most searched dream query in all the six countries where the research was undertaken. From this, we can infer that among animal dreams, snake dreams are the most popular dream people get in all six countries.

Statistics in the United States of America for January 2023

‘Dreams of snakes’ was the most commonly searched query in the USA with a volume of 40500. The second most searched animal dream was ‘dream of spiders,’ with a monthly volume of 18100. ‘Dreaming of dogs’ and ‘dreaming of cats’ had a search volume of 14800 and 12100, respectively. 

Dream of alligators‘ was searched 9900 times. ‘Dreaming of fish,’ ‘dream about rats,’ and ‘bears in dreams’ each had a search volume of 8100. Lastly, ‘dream of lion’ and ‘dream about tigers’ were searched 6600 and 5400 times, respectively.

Statistics in the United States of America for January 2023
Statistics in the United States of America for January 2023

Statistics in the United Kingdom for January 2023

In the UK, ‘dreams of snakes’ gained a search volume of 6600. It was followed by ‘dream of spiders’ with 4400 and ‘dreaming about dogs’ with 3600. ‘Dreaming of cats‘ and ‘dream about rats’ received a search volume of 2900 each. 

‘Crocodiles in dream’ had a search volume of 1900. ‘Dreaming of fish ‘, ‘dream about tigers’, ‘horse in dream’ and ‘dream of lion’ earned a search volume of 1300 each.

Statistics in the United Kingdom for January 2023
Statistics in the United Kingdom for January 2023

Statistics in Canada for January 2023

In Canada, the search volume for ‘dreams of snakes’ was 3600. It was followed by ‘dreaming of dogs‘ with a search volume of 1900, and ‘dream of spiders’ earned a search volume of 1600. 

Moreover, ‘dreaming of cats’ and ‘bears in dreams’ earned an equal search volume of 1300 each. ‘Dream about rats’ earned a search volume of 880. 

‘Dreaming of fish’ and ‘dreaming about wolves’ had a search volume of 720 each. Five hundred twenty searches were about ‘dream about tigers’ and ‘horse in dream.’

Statistics in Canada for January 2023
Statistics in Canada for January 2023

Statistics in South Africa for January 2023

In South Africa, ‘dreams of snakes’ again ranked at the top most like other countries, with a 5400 search volume. ‘Dreaming about dogs’ and ‘dream of lion’ each had a search volume of 1900. 

It was followed by ‘dream of spiders,’ which had a search volume of 1300. ‘Dreaming of cats’, ‘crocodiles in dream,’ and ‘dreaming of cows’ each were searched 880 times. Also, ‘dream about rats,’ ‘dreaming of fish,’ and ‘dream of frog’ were searched 720 times.

Statistics in South Africa for January 2023
Statistics in South Africa for January 2023

Statistics in Australia for January 2023

In Australia, ‘dreams of snakes’ was the most popular animal dream, with a search volume of 6600. ‘Dream of spider’ and ‘crocodiles in dream’ had a search volume of 2900 and 1600, respectively. 

‘Dreaming about dogs’ had a search volume of 1000. ‘Dream of frog‘ and ‘dreaming of cats’ had a search volume of 880 each. Again, ‘dream about rats,’ ‘dream about tigers, and ‘dream of lion’ earned 480 search volumes. ‘Dreaming of fish’ received the least search volume of 390.

Statistics in Australia for January 2023
Statistics in Australia for January 2023

Statistics in India for January 2023

In India, ‘dreams of snakes’ gained a search volume of 14800. It was followed by ‘dreaming about dogs,’ ‘dream about tigers,’ and ‘elephant in dream’ each had a search volume of 4400 each. 

‘Dreaming of fish’ and ‘crocodiles in dream’ both were searched 2900 times. ‘Dreaming of cats’, ‘dream of lion‘ and ‘monkey in dream’ earned a search volume of 2400. Lastly, ‘dreaming of cows’ was searched the least with a monthly volume of 1300.

Statistics in India for January 2023
Statistics in India for January 2023

Expert’s Opinion

Dr. Nereida Gonzalez-Berrios, MD, reviewer and certified psychiatrist of ThePleasantDream, commented, “Animals constitute a large part of nature because wherever we go, we always find some animals that are native to it. As dreams are aligned with our current events of life and animals being a part of our ecosystem, seeing them in dreams is quite natural. Therefore, people might be searching for their meanings and hence the google search data.”

She further added, “Dreaming of wild animals can make you feel liberated and independent, just like a wild animal in its natural habitat. However, every animal signifies something unique about your waking life. So, if you wish to figure out more about these dreams, you must recollect the details first and seek professional help if you wish to dive deeper.”