This statistic shows the most trusted sources of recommendations for online product purchases according to online shoppers in the United States as of April 2017. During the survey period, 61 percent of respondents mentioned that they were most likely to trust recommendations from friends, acquaintances, or family members when choosing between different products.
Whose recommendations are you most likely to trust when you have to choose between different products?
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Statista Survey. (May 3, 2017). Whose recommendations are you most likely to trust when you have to choose between different products? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/704847/us-trusted-recommendations-for-online-shopping/
Statista Survey. "Whose recommendations are you most likely to trust when you have to choose between different products?." Chart. May 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/704847/us-trusted-recommendations-for-online-shopping/
Statista Survey. (2017). Whose recommendations are you most likely to trust when you have to choose between different products?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/704847/us-trusted-recommendations-for-online-shopping/
Statista Survey. "Whose Recommendations Are You Most Likely to Trust When You Have to Choose between Different Products?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/704847/us-trusted-recommendations-for-online-shopping/
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Whose recommendations are you most likely to trust when you have to choose between different products? [Graph], Statista Survey, May 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/704847/us-trusted-recommendations-for-online-shopping/