This statistic shows the percentage of companies according to whether they felt that the reviews that users left on online platforms about their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016. More than half of the companies consulted expressed the comments of the users were original.
Percentage of companies according to which online reviews left on their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016
Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Survey time period
April 13 to 22, 2016
Number of respondents
1,821*
Special properties
companies selling online
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
*The study grouped retail goods and services companies from 1 to 250 employees from 10 EU countries: Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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European Commission. (July 6, 2016). Percentage of companies according to which online reviews left on their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/776915/companies-according-yes-they-considered-original-the-comments-from-users-on-line-eu/
European Commission. "Percentage of companies according to which online reviews left on their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016." Chart. July 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/776915/companies-according-yes-they-considered-original-the-comments-from-users-on-line-eu/
European Commission. (2016). Percentage of companies according to which online reviews left on their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/776915/companies-according-yes-they-considered-original-the-comments-from-users-on-line-eu/
European Commission. "Percentage of Companies According to Which Online Reviews Left on Their Product Were Genuine in Selected European Union (Eu) Countries in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/776915/companies-according-yes-they-considered-original-the-comments-from-users-on-line-eu/
European Commission, Percentage of companies according to which online reviews left on their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/776915/companies-according-yes-they-considered-original-the-comments-from-users-on-line-eu/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Percentage of companies according to which online reviews left on their product were genuine in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016 [Graph], European Commission, July 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/776915/companies-according-yes-they-considered-original-the-comments-from-users-on-line-eu/