Creatures, Myths & Legends

How many Brits actually believe in the Loch Ness Monster ?

By T.K. Randall
July 23, 2025

Image: Loch Ness Shoreline
Credit: Ben Buxton / CC BY-SA 3.0 (adapted) If you stroll along the shoreline of Loch Ness in the summer, you are sure to find a great number of tourists who have come from all over the world for a chance to catch a glimpse of the elusive monster.

British people themselves, however, are not quite so enthusiastic.

According to a new YouGov survey, only 3% of those who live in the UK believe that the monster definitely exists, while a further 9% think that it probably does.By contrast, a whopping 52% think that Nessie definitely doesn't exist.

The survey also looked at some other phenomena as well, including ghosts - with 12% being certain that ghosts exist and 32% being certain that they don't.

Oddly, the second most convincing thing in the survey was 'witches with magic powers', with 6% remaining adamant that they definitely exist and 53% being adamant that they don't.

While 3% also believe that werewolves and vampires definitely exist, these also saw the largest percentage of doubters with around 70% of respondents maintaining that neither are real.

Source: Yougov.co.uk

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