B
Evidence Grade B
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68%
68% -- share of b2b clients preferring independent online product research for B2B software buyers (2026)
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Value
68%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Forrester
Primary
Tier C
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Thank You Smart Money
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Forrester
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B2B software buyers: 68% share of b2b clients preferring independent online product research. Source: Forrester (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/b2b-clients-prefer-independent-online-research
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