The statistic presents information on the most common types of products that U.S. consumers read online reviews for before making a new purchase. During the April 2017 survey, 54 percent of responding online review users read online restaurant reviews before visiting.
Which types of products or brands have you read online reviews about before purchasing the product?
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Worldpay. (June 1, 2017). Which types of products or brands have you read online reviews about before purchasing the product? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713223/online-review-usage-before-new-purchase-by-product-usa/
Worldpay. "Which types of products or brands have you read online reviews about before purchasing the product?." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713223/online-review-usage-before-new-purchase-by-product-usa/
Worldpay. (2017). Which types of products or brands have you read online reviews about before purchasing the product?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713223/online-review-usage-before-new-purchase-by-product-usa/
Worldpay. "Which Types of Products or Brands Have You Read Online Reviews about before Purchasing The Product?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713223/online-review-usage-before-new-purchase-by-product-usa/
Worldpay, Which types of products or brands have you read online reviews about before purchasing the product? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713223/online-review-usage-before-new-purchase-by-product-usa/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
Which types of products or brands have you read online reviews about before purchasing the product? [Graph], Worldpay, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713223/online-review-usage-before-new-purchase-by-product-usa/