Secret Santa Statistics 2026: How Groups Draw Names
From October 26 to November 11, 2026, 7,030 groups drew Secret Santa names with the free generator on wishes.app, 58,632 people in all. These are the numbers behind those draws: how big the groups are, what they spend and how many keep a pair apart, country by country.
Updated November 12, 2026. We count the draws again as the season goes on and update this page at the same address.
The numbers at a glance
- 7,030 groups drew names, 58,632 people in all.
- 7 people is the typical group (the median).
- 68% of groups set a budget. The typical one is €20 in France, Spain and Italy, €25 in Germany, $50 in the US, R$50 in Brazil and MX$500 in Mexico.
- 37% of groups keep at least one pair from drawing each other, like a couple or two housemates.
- France has the most groups of any country we can place: 629.
How big is a Secret Santa group
Most groups are small. Three in four have ten people or fewer, and only about 1 in 12 has more than 15.
| People in the group | Share of groups |
|---|---|
| 3–4 | 22% |
| 5–6 | 23% |
| 7–8 | 19% |
| 9–10 | 13% |
| 11–15 | 15% |
| 16–25 | 7% |
| 26–50 | 1% |
Groups in Brazil and Spain run bigger, with a median of 9 people. Germany and Mexico sit at the overall median of 7.
How much Secret Santa groups spend
Budgets cluster tightly. The middle half of the groups in each country set:
| Country | Middle half of budgets |
|---|---|
| France | €10 to €30 |
| Italy | €10 to €20 |
| Germany | €15 to €30 |
| Spain | €15 to €30 |
| United States | $30 to $100 |
| Brazil | R$50 to R$100 |
| Mexico | MX$200 to MX$600 |
Keeping pairs apart
More than a third of groups use the rule that stops a pair from drawing each other. France uses it most: 57% of French groups keep at least one pair apart, against 30% in Brazil.
Secret Santa by country
Every country with at least 100 groups, from October 26 to November 11, 2026.
| Country | Groups | Typical group | Keep a pair apart | Typical budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 629 | 8 | 57% | €20 |
| Brazil | 542 | 9 | 30% | R$50 |
| United States | 186 | 8 | 53% | $50 |
| Germany | 154 | 7 | 47% | €25 |
| Spain | 153 | 9 | 46% | €20 |
| Mexico | 126 | 7 | 39% | MX$500 |
| Italy | 109 | 8 | 35% | €20 |
How we counted
- Which draws: every group that drew names with the Secret Santa generator on wishes.app, in any of its languages, from October 26 to November 11, 2026 (UTC). Test draws are left out.
- Group size: the number of names in the draw. The generator takes 3 to 50.
- Country: the country of the organizer's Wishes account. We know it for 3,096 of the 7,030 groups (44%), so the country table covers those groups only. A country appears only with 100 groups or more.
- Budget: an optional field the organizer types. We read the first amount in it, so "20 to 30" counts as 20, in the currency of the organizer's country. A budget of 0 is left out.
- Privacy: these are counts, medians and shares. We read no names, emails or wishlists, and no number here points to one group or person.
You're welcome to quote these numbers with a link to this page.
Running your own draw? The free Secret Santa generator takes 3 to 50 names, keeps couples apart and needs no sign-up.
