B
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50%
50% -- traffic decline rate for eBay China (2026)
eBay's traffic dropped 50% as soon as the company switched to US servers when operating in China.
- Anecdotal case study mentioned in a blog post without a specified measurement period or methodology
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50%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
baysourceglobal.com
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Tier C
https://baysourceglobal.com/successful-us-brands-fail-china-pt-2/ ↗
Source Article
Why Successful US Brands Fail in China Pt 2
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baysourceglobal.com
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Anecdotal case study cited in blog; original measurement not stated
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eBay China: 50% traffic decline rate. Source: baysourceglobal.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ebay-china-traffic-drop-50
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