B
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9.4%
9.4% -- share ranking bloggers as influential when choosing restaurant for diners (2026)
9.4% of diners ranked bloggers as influential when looking for a restaurant.
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9.4%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Angelsmith
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Tier A
https://angelsmith.net/social-media-marketing/user-generated-review-sites-bloggers-more-influential-… ↗
Source Article
User Generated Review Sites & Bloggers More Influential Than Newspaper Restaurant Critics
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Angelsmith
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Methodology
Angelsmith survey on how diners make restaurant decisions
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Industrymarketing
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diners: 9.4% share ranking bloggers as influential when choosing restaurant. Source: Angelsmith (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/bloggers-influence-restaurant-choice-9-4
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