We explored Valentine's Day gifting by the numbers, and here's what we found

Love is in the air … Valentine's in here! Couples everywhere will show their love and affection for each other by sharing cards, candy, chocolate and – of course – flowers! Check out all the info we gathered about Valentine's Day spending and gifting, along with other fun facts about the holiday. Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Watch next: Maple bacon cinnamon buns for Valentine's Day (() => { window.videoEmbeds = window.videoEmbeds || []; let data = {"id":2924,"uuid":"01dDe8cpl2hWuIH83txa78p","slug":"8P0BJGR01q","status":"Published","type":"mashable","original_file":null,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/master.m3u8","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/thumbnail-720.webp","transcoded_urls":["https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/720p.mp4","https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/540p.mp4","https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/360p.mp4","https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/270p.mp4"],"title":"Maple Bacon Cinnamon Buns for Valentines Day","deck":"Maple Bacon Cinnamon Buns for Valentines Day","disable_ads":0,"duration":62,"source_info":null,"processing_info":null,"provider_video_id":"088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced","provider_video_status":"active","provider_video_metadata":{"id":"088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced","status":"active","createdAt":"2025-01-08T23:28:41.897Z","mediaData":{"width":1280,"height":720,"poster":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/thumbnail-720.webp","mimeType":"video\/mp4","mediaType":"video","resolutions":[{"res":720,"width":1280,"height":720,"poster":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/thumbnail-720.webp","filesize":8890707,"videoUrl":"https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/720p.mp4"},{"res":540,"width":960,"height":540,"poster":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/thumbnail-540.webp","filesize":5550086,"videoUrl":"https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/540p.mp4"},{"res":360,"width":640,"height":360,"poster":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/thumbnail-360.webp","filesize":3470064,"videoUrl":"https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/360p.mp4"},{"res":270,"width":480,"height":270,"poster":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/thumbnail-270.webp","filesize":2559207,"videoUrl":"https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/270p.mp4"}],"originalVideoUrl":"https:\/\/large-cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/720p.mp4","streamingSourceURL":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/088d181a-80bd-4467-91c9-9318803d1ced\/master.m3u8"},"updatedAt":"2025-01-30T09:52:54.293Z","videoSpecMeta":{"tags":[],"title":"Maple Bacon Cinnamon Buns for Valentines Day","author":"mashable","pubDate":"2016-02-10T05:00:00.000Z","duration":61.125,"fileSize":8890707,"externalId":"8P0BJGR01q","description":"Maple Bacon Cinnamon Buns for Valentines Day"}},"force_max_resolution":null,"created_at":"2016-02-10T05:00:00.000000Z","updated_at":"2025-01-30T09:54:55.000000Z","published_at":"2016-02-10T05:00:00.000000Z","first_published_at":"2016-02-10T05:00:00.000000Z","last_published_at":"2025-01-30T09:54:55.000000Z","excoPlayListId":"6825f7191ad7f3226d4a872b","excoPlayVideos":{"3a028126-a817-5903-9b90-7dc6a64e8356":"06WWAYE2K1HZnTzXTMpbuWK","3b2961ed-b0f3-57ed-b3bb-c6b19e0064ce":"01G8MB21NKq2DSvZMUcCk2B","4686c2ea-a42c-4894-85c5-bbeb8d647bfb":"0163ryLIAfdkXcv9gEx9teq","567e6caa-26cb-4f01-bdc0-34b0b0e3ba26":"01Q1DBepNMD1D21RVs3vhEQ","6cd0b191-a060-5cba-9bdb-f1d973a260aa":"01dRJaG0DaKVshXwJxD1leO"}}; data.excoPlayListId = '6825f7191ad7f3226d4a872b'; data.excoPlayListVideos = {"3a028126-a817-5903-9b90-7dc6a64e8356":"06WWAYE2K1HZnTzXTMpbuWK","3b2961ed-b0f3-57ed-b3bb-c6b19e0064ce":"01G8MB21NKq2DSvZMUcCk2B","4686c2ea-a42c-4894-85c5-bbeb8d647bfb":"0163ryLIAfdkXcv9gEx9teq","567e6caa-26cb-4f01-bdc0-34b0b0e3ba26":"01Q1DBepNMD1D21RVs3vhEQ","6cd0b191-a060-5cba-9bdb-f1d973a260aa":"01dRJaG0DaKVshXwJxD1leO"}; window.videoEmbeds.push({ elemId: 'video-container-01KNC31ZM6JSMTEJFZGBPMADQN', data: data }); })()