B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
3
3 -- credit cards per capita for US consumers (2026)
Every American citizen owns nearly 3 credit cards according to a cited study.
- Source states 'nearly 3'
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Value
3
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
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Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
vendsoft.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.vendsoft.com/vending-blog/ ↗
Source Article
VendSoft Blog
The Psychology of Vending Machine Consumer Behavior: What research reveals about how people actually buy
A vending machine looks like a simple part of automated retail. Someone walks up, sees a product they want, pays, and leaves.
But that tiny …
Expert tips and insights to help you grow your vendin…
Original Research
vendsoft.com
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Methodology
Cited as 'a recent study'; original study not named.
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
RegionUS
RoleAll marketers
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US consumers: 3 credit cards per capita. Source: vendsoft.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/credit-cards-per-american
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