B
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76%
76% -- share of nearby searchers visiting business within a day for Google smartphone local searchers (2026)
76% of people who search for something nearby on their smartphone visit a business within a day.
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76%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Think with Google
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https://nightwatch.io/blog/local-seo/ ↗
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Local SEO: The Complete Guide to Ranking in Local Search in 2026
Local SEO: The Complete Guide to Ranking in Local Search in 2026
Quick Takeaways
- 46% of all Google searches have local intent — local SEO directly determines whether nearby customers find you or your competitor
- Google’s local algorithm ranks results on three signals: proximity, relevance, and pr…
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Google smartphone local searchers: 76% share of nearby searchers visiting business within a day. Source: Think with Google (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nearby-search-visit-within-day-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/nearby-search-visit-within-day-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>76%</strong> -- share of nearby searchers visiting business within a day for Google smartphone local searchers<br><small>Source: Think with Google (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/nearby-search-visit-within-day-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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