B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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71%
71% -- share of consumers starting research with generic search for Consumers (2026)
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Value
71%
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
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Google
Primary
Tier B
https://www.assiduusglobal.com/a-customers-buyer-journey/ ↗
Source Article
A Customer's Buyer Journey: Fully Explained
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Google
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Consumers: 71% share of consumers starting research with generic search. Source: Google (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-start-research-generic-search-query
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