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49%

49% -- consumers relying on influencer recommendations for consumers (2024)

2024  · GlobalWebIndex

49% of consumers depend on recommendations from social media influencers when looking for brands.

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49%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
consumers
Geography
Global
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
GlobalWebIndex Primary Tier C
https://www.target4biz.com/social-media-network-management/ ↗
Confidence: 23/100 Vintage: 2024 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Social media network management to gain more votes of confidence online
Social Media Marketing Target4Biz® Helps You Stay on Top of Digital Media to Do More Business Gain More Votes of Confidence Online Social media has created an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to engage directly with customers and gather valuable insights for brand development. With a strong …
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Period Value Change
2023 49%
2024 (current) 49% 0%
Industryinfluencer_marketing,media_entertainment RegionGlobal RoleAll marketers Channelinfluencer
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consumers: 49% consumers relying on influencer recommendations. Source: GlobalWebIndex (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/influencer-recommendation-dependence
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/influencer-recommendation-dependence" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>49%</strong> -- consumers relying on influencer recommendations for consumers<br><small>Source: GlobalWebIndex (2024) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/influencer-recommendation-dependence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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