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Customer Satisfaction Statistics

Customer satisfaction is climbing but only for leaders, with 72% of customers ready to share positive experiences when issues are resolved quickly and customer reviews shaping 70% of purchasing decisions. See what is driving performance in 2024 to 2025, from ACSI top industry scoring at 86.0 to agents expected to have full context 61% of the time, and how faster response and better service can outweigh friction that silently drags satisfaction down.
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Customer Satisfaction Statistics
Rachel SvenssonWritten by Rachel Svensson·Edited by James Okoro·Fact-checked by Nikolas Papadopoulos
Last verified Jul 10, 2026
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Top-performing companies have increased their customer experience scores by an average of 4.2 percent annually. Customer loyalty is heavily influenced by support quality and speed, with 86 percent of customers citing it as a key factor. This data shows where satisfaction is improving and where significant gaps remain.

Key Takeaways

  • 4.2% average annual increase in customer experience (CX) scores for top-performing companies between 2016 and 2023
  • 72% of customers will share positive experiences with others when their issues are resolved quickly
  • 86% of customers say customer support is important in choosing and staying loyal to a brand
  • The ACSI 'top industry' score in 2024 reached 86.0 (0–100 index)
  • OECD Better Life Index reports 'life satisfaction' (0–10) but customer satisfaction proxies: experiences matter—linking to OECD’s customer-related surveys (contextual)
  • In the 2023 US Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power reported that customer satisfaction was up 7 points year over year (index)
  • Zendesk CX Trends 2024: 61% of customers expect agents to have context about their history
  • Call center customer satisfaction (CSAT) target benchmarks often cluster around 80%+ for high-performing contact centers (benchmarking per typical industry surveys)
  • In 2022, the US FTC reported that complaint handling improvements reduced average call wait times (contextual, government complaint data)
  • Customers who spend more than 100 minutes per month in customer support interactions report significantly lower customer satisfaction (study finding)
  • The Net Promoter Score (NPS) for U.S. credit unions was 58 (2023)
  • In the UK, the average time to respond to complaints by water companies in 2023 was 13.6 days (median/average metric)
  • The median response time for customer service emails decreased by 18% in 2023 (industry metric)

Fast, well informed support drives satisfaction, loyalty and reviews, with top brands outperforming laggards by 3.1x.

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01 · Category

Experience Drivers5 stats

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4.2% average annual increase in customer experience (CX) scores for top-performing companies between 2016 and 2023
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72% of customers will share positive experiences with others when their issues are resolved quickly
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86% of customers say customer support is important in choosing and staying loyal to a brand
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70% of purchasing decisions are influenced by customer reviews (including satisfaction signals)
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58% of customers are more likely to consider a brand after having a positive experience with customer service
Interpretation

Experience Drivers Interpretation

Between 2016 and 2023, top-performing companies improved their customer experience scores by an average of 4.2% each year, and that steady progress aligns with the broader pattern that faster resolutions and strong customer support drive loyalty, with 72% of customers sharing positive experiences when issues are resolved quickly.

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Industry Benchmarks6 stats

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The ACSI 'top industry' score in 2024 reached 86.0 (0–100 index)
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OECD Better Life Index reports 'life satisfaction' (0–10) but customer satisfaction proxies: experiences matter—linking to OECD’s customer-related surveys (contextual)
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In the 2023 US Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power reported that customer satisfaction was up 7 points year over year (index)
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In 2023, J.D. Power’s US Wireless Service Satisfaction Study reported an industry average of 782 (0–1000)
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In 2022, J.D. Power’s US Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study reported an overall satisfaction index of 808 (0–1000)
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In the 2024 Temkin 'Experience' report, organizations rated as 'leaders' had 3.1x higher customer satisfaction than 'laggards'
Interpretation

Industry Benchmarks Interpretation

Across industry benchmarks, customer satisfaction remains strongly competitive and measurable, from ACSI’s top industry score of 86.0 in 2024 and J.D. Power’s retail banking satisfaction rising 7 points year over year to leaders in Temkin’s 2024 experience report delivering 3.1 times higher satisfaction than laggards.

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Customer Service Benchmarks8 stats

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Zendesk CX Trends 2024: 61% of customers expect agents to have context about their history
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Call center customer satisfaction (CSAT) target benchmarks often cluster around 80%+ for high-performing contact centers (benchmarking per typical industry surveys)
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In 2022, the US FTC reported that complaint handling improvements reduced average call wait times (contextual, government complaint data)
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In the UK, Ofcom’s customer service benchmarks include quantitative 'complaints' and 'contact rates' that correlate with customer satisfaction
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In the US, Medicare Hospital Compare includes patient experience measures derived from HCAHPS; these are reported as percent 'better' (top categories)
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In the US, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) complaint data indicates that customer dissatisfaction drivers cluster around servicing and communications (quantified in complaint categories)
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In US utilities, J.D. Power’s 'Residential Utilities Customer Satisfaction' index is typically on a 0–1000 scale (industry benchmark for satisfaction)
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In the 2024 Temkin report, leaders are 3.1x more likely to deliver exceptional customer experiences (satisfaction outcome)
Interpretation

Customer Service Benchmarks Interpretation

For Customer Service Benchmarks, the clearest trend is that strong performance typically centers on meeting high customer expectations, with 61% of customers expecting agents to know their history and top contact centers often targeting CSAT benchmarks of 80% or higher.

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Performance Metrics3 stats

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Customers who spend more than 100 minutes per month in customer support interactions report significantly lower customer satisfaction (study finding)
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The Net Promoter Score (NPS) for U.S. credit unions was 58 (2023)
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In the UK, the average time to respond to complaints by water companies in 2023 was 13.6 days (median/average metric)
Interpretation

Performance Metrics Interpretation

Under Performance Metrics, customer satisfaction appears to drop sharply when support interactions exceed 100 minutes per month, and while the U.S. credit unions reach a solid NPS of 58 in 2023, UK water companies still take an average of 13.6 days to respond to complaints in 2023.
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Customer satisfaction is driven by fast, effective support

Customers reward quick issue resolution and strong customer service—translating into loyalty, consideration of the brand, and more positive word of mouth.

86% of customers say customer support is important in choosing and staying loyal to a brand86%
72% of customers will share positive experiences with others when their issues are resolved quickly
72%
70% of purchasing decisions are influenced by customer reviews (including satisfaction signals)
70%
58% of customers are more likely to consider a brand after having a positive experience with customer service
58%
source-verifiedgainsight.com · cendyn.com · salesforce.com · brightlocal.com
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Sources & references

23 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level

gartner.comgainsight.comcendyn.combrightlocal.comtheacsi.orgoecdbetterlifeindex.orgjdpower.combrightidea.comzendesk.comftc.govofcom.org.ukmedicare.govconsumerfinance.govsalesforce.comncbi.nlm.nih.govcuinsight.comofwat.gov.uk

+6 additional datasets cited (not shown individually)