
Customer Education Statistics: Sourced, Dated, and Worth Trusting (2026)
Most customer education stats circulate without a source. This page fixes that: every figure below is dated, linked to the study that produced it, and labeled by who funded it.
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Onur is the co-founder of Mini Course Generator. He started using AI for educational content creation in 2021, back when “ai agents” wasn't a LinkedIn headline yet; roughly two years before the ChatGPT hype. A father and a committed believer in the kaizen approach, he's more interested in small, continuous improvements that compound into something remarkable than in chasing the next big thing. Outside of work, he enjoys swimming (and chilling) in the Aegean Sea for long hours during summer, and waiting for summer to come during the rest of the year.

Most customer education stats circulate without a source. This page fixes that: every figure below is dated, linked to the study that produced it, and labeled by who funded it.

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