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93% -- share of internet purchases starting with search for internet purchases (2025)
93% of all internet purchases start with a search.
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93%
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2025
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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WebFX
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internet purchases: 93% share of internet purchases starting with search. Source: WebFX (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-purchases-start-with-search
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-purchases-start-with-search" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>93%</strong> -- share of internet purchases starting with search for internet purchases<br><small>Source: WebFX (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-purchases-start-with-search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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