C
Evidence Grade C
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Current
7%
7% -- conversion rate decrease for Website Users (2026)
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Value
7%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive -- corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
93
Sources (3)
Akamai
Primary
Tier B
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2026-08-11
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Akamai
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Methodology
Source: Akamai
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Website Users: 7% conversion rate decrease. Source: Akamai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/akamai-conversion-rate-decrease
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