Tarot Card Statistics UK: 2026 Data on Belief in Tarot
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of Britons believe tarot cards can help you understand the past, present or future.
YouGov, Great Britain, September 2021 (published 2022)
YouGov’s September 2021 survey found that 11% of adults in Great Britain thought tarot could help people understand the past, present or future. This measures belief in that claim, not how many people use cards. More recent 2025 polling provides context on other supernatural beliefs but does not update this tarot question.
UK tarot statistics at a glance
- 11% accepted the tarot claim in YouGov’s September 2021 Great Britain survey.
- Belief was 16% among women and 6% among men in that survey.
- In 2021, 19% believed in crystal healing and 15% thought star signs affect character or compatibility.
- In 2025, 19% believed in magic and 20% in communicating with the dead.
- In 2025, 38% believed in karma: 48% of women and 28% of men.
- In 2025, 23% believed in astrology. This is a different question from tarot use.
How many people in the UK believe in tarot?
In the September 2021 survey, 11% said the claim about tarot was definitely or probably true, 74% thought it false and 15% did not know. Related questions found 34% believed in chakras, 26% in a spiritual gift for perceiving otherwise hidden things, and 19% in crystal healing. Each question measures a different belief.
Differences by gender
Women were more likely than men to accept the tarot claim: 16% versus 6% in 2021. This comparison does not establish that gender is the strongest predictor of belief or that age has no association.
Tarot in Britain’s wider spiritual picture
In a separate 2025 survey, 38% of adults in Great Britain believed in karma, 23% in astrology, 19% in magic and 17% in crystal healing. These results offer context, not an updated estimate of tarot belief or use.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of British people believe in tarot?
11% of adults in Great Britain thought tarot could help understand the past, present or future in YouGov’s September 2021 survey, published in 2022.
Who is most likely to believe in tarot in the UK?
Women were more likely to accept the tarot claim than men: 16% versus 6% in the September 2021 survey.
How does tarot compare with other beliefs in Britain?
In the same 2021 survey, belief in tarot was 11%, compared with 19% for crystal healing and 34% for chakras. Results from different questions or years should not be treated as a trend in tarot use.
About this data
Produced by the editorial team at TarotCards.io, home to free tarot readings and astrology guides. Every figure is drawn from a named primary source, listed below, and the page is reviewed twice a year.
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