C
Evidence Grade C
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Recent
2.35%
2.35% -- conversion rate for websites (all industries) (2025)
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Evidence graded
Value
2.35%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (20)
WordStream
Primary
Tier C
https://sproutbox.co/website-conversion-101/ ↗
Source Article
What is Website Conversion and Why Web Conversions Matter - Sproutbox™
Introduction
When it comes to measuring success on your website, it’s easy to focus on increasing truck-loads of new website traffic. The more traffic you get, the more sales right? Well, it depends. There are many factors that determine how well your website is performing. One of the key factors is…
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9% | |
| 2025 (current) | 2.35% | -19.0% |
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websites (all industries): 2.35% conversion rate. Source: WordStream (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/average-website-conversion-rate-2-35
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