B
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78%
78% -- small businesses attracting customers via social media for small businesses (2026)
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78%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Social Media Examiner
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small businesses: 78% small businesses attracting customers via social media. Source: Social Media Examiner (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-social-customers-78pct
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