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Intrigued to find out which are the most common phobias in Europe, experts at PsychicWorld.com collated a seed list of the 15 most popular phobias and analysed average monthly Google search volumes for each one across all countries included in the study.
Key Findings
The most common phobias in Europe
Ranking |
Phobia |
Phobia Meanings |
Total Average Monthly Online Searches |
1 |
Trypophobia |
fear of holes |
273,150 |
2 |
Agoraphobia |
fear of open spaces |
121,800 |
3 |
Acrophobia |
fear of heights |
30,390 |
4 |
Claustrophobia |
fear of confined spaces |
26,260 |
5 |
Arachnophobia |
fear of spiders |
22,380 |
6 |
Thanatophobia |
fear of death |
12,080 |
7 |
Trypanophobia |
fear of needles |
11,220 |
8 |
Ophidiophobia |
fear of snakes |
8,510 |
9 |
Mysophobia |
fear of germs |
8,430 |
10 |
Cynophobia |
fear of dogs |
6,790 |
11 |
Monophobia |
fear of being alone |
6,070 |
12 |
Social Phobia |
fear of social situations |
4,870 |
13 |
Aerophobia |
fear of flying |
4,430 |
14 |
Astraphobia |
fear of thunderstorms |
4,060 |
15 |
Hemophobia |
fear of blood |
3,520 |
The most common phobia in Europe is Trypophobia. Trypophobia, which is a fear of a cluster of small holes, bumps, or patterns, received an average of 273,150 online searches per month.
In second place is Agoraphobia, with an average of 121,800 monthly online searches in Europe. Agoraphobia is the fear of places or situations that can make you feel trapped, such as open spaces or big crowds.
Ranking third is Acrophobia (fear of heights), with a total of 30,390 online searches per month, followed by Claustrophobia (fear of confined spaces—26,260) in fourth and Arachnophobia (fear of snakes—22,380) in fifth.
And the least common phobia in Europe is …
The least common phobia in Europe is Hemophobia (fear of blood), which received a total of 3,520 online searches per month.
Methodology