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26%

26% -- response rate for combined email and SMS review requests (2026)

Name: Response Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-08-18

2026 · Backlinko

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26%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

combined email and SMS review requests

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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

64/100 confidence

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Backlinko Primary Tier C

https://backlinko.com/get-more-google-reviews ↗

Confidence: 52/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

How to Get More Google Reviews: Proven Strategies Proven Strategies Written by Miriam Ellis & Chris Shirlow Your top local competitor has 4.8 stars and 237 glowing reviews on their Google Business Profile (GBP). You’ve got 12. That gap is more than just ratings — it’s lost visibility in Google’s loc…

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combined email and SMS review requests: 26% response rate. Source: Backlinko (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/combined-response-rate

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