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A hobby?!

No thanks to telling a Bengal House Cat or a Border Collie that some people consider them ‘hobbies.’

“A hobby? Hold my bone…”

‘Pets’ aside, which hobbies are particularly entrancing people these days?

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Here are the top twelve most popular hobbies identified by US respondents, according to the 2024 research of Statista …

Top 12 Most Popular Hobbies. 2024. Statista
i. Cooking + Baking. 41%
ii. Reading. 36%
iii. Pets. 34% 😹
iii. Video Gaming. 34%
v. Outdoor Activities. 30%
v. Shopping. 30%
vii. Travelling. 27%
viii. DIY. Arts + Crafts. 25%
viii. Socializing. 25%
x. Board + Card Games. 23%
xi. Gardening + Plants. 22%
xii. Cars + Vehicles. 19%
xii. Doing Sports + Fitness. 19%
xii. Meditation + Wellness. 19%

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A special shoutout for the orchidists among the 22% who enjoy gardening and raising plants. Lest we get too cocky about, say, keeping one 8-bloomed orchid alive: a moment of respect for Canadian gardener Kevin Englisch.

In March of this year, Englisch broke his own Guinness World record for most blooms on an orchid plant. His latest bloom count? 159.

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www.justcurious.ca

Header Photo: Tim Schmidbauer