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Live chat: global customer wait time by industry 2018
Customer wait time when using live chat worldwide in 2018, by industry (in seconds)
This statistic shows the average customer wait time when using live chat worldwide in 2018, by industry. In that year, the customer wait time when using live chat in the transportation industry stood at 43 seconds.
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This statistic shows the average customer wait time when using live chat worldwide in 2018, by industry. In that year, the customer wait time when using live chat in the transportation industry stood at 43 seconds.
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- February 2019
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- Worldwide
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- January 1 to December 31, 2018
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- over 45 million chat conversations from companies all over the world and representing 14 industries which use live chat for customer service or online sales.
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- Worldwide
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- January 1 to December 31, 2018
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- over 45 million chat conversations from companies all over the world and representing 14 industries which use live chat for customer service or online sales.
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