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66%
66% -- share of consumers trusting user generated content more than branded content for consumers (2026)
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66%
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2026
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75
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60
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60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Nielsen
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consumers: 66% share of consumers trusting user generated content more than branded content. Source: Nielsen (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ugc-trust-66-nielsen
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