According to the results of a recent study done on the search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of 24 retailers in the United Kingdom (UK), 65 percent of the surveyed retailers had a full search bar visible on their mobile websites, whereas 27 percent of them only had a search icon displayed on their mobile websites. Regarding a visible full search bar in the desktop website, 92 percent of the retailers incorporated this feature.
Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021
Characteristic
No
Icon
Full
Is the search box clearly visible on page load? (mobile)
0%
27%
65%
Is the search box clearly visible on page load? (desktop)
* The retailers were chosen from a variety of sources including the Internet Retailing
Growth 2000 UK Report, BuiltWith, and Klevu’s own retailer database.
The research was conducted by a Macbook Air using Google Chrome in an Incognito browser and on a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G using Google Chrome in an Incognito browser
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Klevu. (April 28, 2021). Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu. "Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021." Chart. April 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu. (2021). Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu. "Search Box Visibility of Mobile and Desktop Websites of Retailers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu, Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph], Klevu, April 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/