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15.1%

15.1% -- influence share for vendor shortlists for software review sites (2026)

Name: Influence Share For Vendor Shortlists Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-29

2026 · n=18,000 · Forrester

15.1% of surveyed business buyers ranked software review sites as the single most influential source for vendor shortlists in Forrester's 2026 Buyers' Journey Survey.

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Value

15.1%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

software review sites

Sample Size

18,000

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

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Citation Chain

Independence

Methodology

Freshness

Source

Forrester Primary Tier B

https://alhena.ai/blog/best-ai-visibility-tools-b2b/ ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

12 Best AI Visibility Tools for B2B Companies in 2026

Original Research

Forrester · Original study ↗

Methodology

Forrester 2026 Buyers' Journey Survey analysis

Methodology documented

Segmentation

Industrymarketing

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software review sites: 15.1% influence share for vendor shortlists. Source: Forrester (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/software-review-sites-shortlist-influence-2026

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