B
Evidence Grade B
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87%
87% -- online research start rate for Consumers (2025)
87% of modern consumers start their buying process with online research.
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87%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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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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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
b12.io
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Tier C
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Consumers: 87% online research start rate. Source: b12.io (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/buying-starts-with-online-research
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/buying-starts-with-online-research" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>87%</strong> -- online research start rate for Consumers<br><small>Source: b12.io (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/buying-starts-with-online-research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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