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83% -- website adoption rate for small businesses (2025)
In 2025, 83% of small businesses have websites according to Clutch's survey.
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83%
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Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Clutch
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Methodology
Cited from Clutch's 2025 small business survey; the article notes this is up from 64% in 2018, indicating small business web presence adoption growth.
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 64% | |
| 2025 (current) | 83% | +29.7% |
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small businesses: 83% website adoption rate. Source: Clutch (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-website-adoption-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-website-adoption-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>83%</strong> -- website adoption rate for small businesses<br><small>Source: Clutch (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-website-adoption-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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