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45% -- share of consumers using ai tools to find local services for consumers (2026)
In 2026, 45% of consumers used AI tools to find local services according to BrightLocal's survey.
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45%
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2026
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30
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45
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95
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BrightLocal
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https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/blog/removals-ai-visibility-case-study/ ↗
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How a Removals Firm Scored 10/10 for AI Visibility | AI Visibility
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Ask ChatGPT to recommend a removals firm near you and it will name two or three. Not a list of forty. A short, confident shortlist. Everyone else is invisible. One study of more than 350,000 business locations found that AI search recommend…
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BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey 2026
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consumers: 45% share of consumers using ai tools to find local services. Source: BrightLocal (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-using-ai-tools-local-services-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-using-ai-tools-local-services-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>45%</strong> -- share of consumers using ai tools to find local services for consumers<br><small>Source: BrightLocal (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-using-ai-tools-local-services-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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