B
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$12,000
$12,000 -- annual new business per member for BNI members (2026)
BNI members average $12,000 in new business annually from referrals according to BNI's internal data.
- Self-reported data by BNI
- Average hides significant variation between active/prepared members and inactive members
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Value
$12,000
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
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
BNI (Business Network International)
Primary
Tier B
https://diymarketers.com/bni-review/ ↗
Source Article
BNI Review: Is BNI Worth the Cost and Time in 2026?
In This Article
Updated: April 2026
Before I give you my BNI review, you need to know what BNI is.BNI (Business Networking International) is a weekly paid referral networking group where members pass leads exclusively within their chapter. Membership costs $998–$1,398 for the first year, plus an app…
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BNI (Business Network International)
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BNI's own reported data, cited by DIY Marketers
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BNI members: $12,000 annual new business per member. Source: BNI (Business Network International) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/bni-avg-new-business-per-member
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/bni-avg-new-business-per-member" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>$12,000</strong> -- annual new business per member for BNI members<br><small>Source: BNI (Business Network International) (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/bni-avg-new-business-per-member" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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