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81% -- share of consumers researching businesses online before purchase for Consumers (2025)
81% of consumers research businesses online before making a purchase.
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81%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Statista
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https://applaunchpartners.com/startup-marketing-101-a-founders-essential-guide/ ↗
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Startup Marketing 101: Founder's Guide
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Consumers: 81% share of consumers researching businesses online before purchase. Source: Statista (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-research-businesses-online-2025
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