B
Evidence Grade B
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88%
88% -- share of people trusting online consumer reviews for Consumers (2026)
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Value
88%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
BrightLocal
Primary
Tier C
https://bellaworksweb.com/is-your-website-recruiting-or-repelling-your-best-job-candidates/ ↗
Source Article
Is Your Website Recruiting or Repelling Your Best Job Candidates? | Custom Website Design & Development
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BrightLocal
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Methodology
Attributed to a BrightLocal survey
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Industrymarketing
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Consumers: 88% share of people trusting online consumer reviews. Source: BrightLocal (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/brightlocal-online-reviews-trust-88pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/brightlocal-online-reviews-trust-88pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>88%</strong> -- share of people trusting online consumer reviews for Consumers<br><small>Source: BrightLocal (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/brightlocal-online-reviews-trust-88pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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