B
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64%
64% -- product choice lift for consumers shown star ratings vs numeric ratings (2026)
People were up to 64% more likely to choose a product when ratings were shown in stars rather than numbers.
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64%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Science Says
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consumers shown star ratings vs numeric ratings: 64% product choice lift. Source: Science Says (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/star-ratings-product-choice-64pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/star-ratings-product-choice-64pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>64%</strong> -- product choice lift for consumers shown star ratings vs numeric ratings<br><small>Source: Science Says (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/star-ratings-product-choice-64pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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