B
Evidence Grade B
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42%
42% -- share of ai research users relying on ai as primary source for global consumers using AI-powered platforms for research (2026)
Among people who already use AI-powered platforms for research, 42% always or frequently rely on them as a primary source for advice, shopping, or troubleshooting.
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Value
42%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
4,000
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Adobe
Primary
Tier B
https://alternacx.com/blog/ai-shopping-assistants-customer-journey/ ↗
Source Article
AI Shopping Assistants and the New Customer Journey
Original Research
Adobe
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Methodology
Adobe global consumer survey
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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global consumers using AI-powered platforms for research: 42% share of ai research users relying on ai as primary source. Source: Adobe (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/adobe-ai-research-reliance-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/adobe-ai-research-reliance-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>42%</strong> -- share of ai research users relying on ai as primary source for global consumers using AI-powered platforms for research<br><small>Source: Adobe (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/adobe-ai-research-reliance-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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