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How Vietnamese consumers trust online reviews

Online reviews now shape most purchase decisions in Vietnam. This study explores where consumers in HCMC and Hanoi check reviews by category, what makes a review credible, the rating and review-count thresholds they trust, and how they spot fake reviews.

How Vietnamese consumers trust online reviews
How Vietnamese consumers trust online reviews

78% say online user reviews strongly influence their choice, rising to 87% among 20s.

Google Reviews/Maps leads for hotels and restaurants; TikTok and Facebook lead for cosmetics and fashion.

Photos or video (69%) and detailed content (60%) matter more than star ratings (51%).

Consumers avoid products rated below 3.6 stars on average; 74% need 50+ reviews to trust.

54% trust ordinary users' reviews more than KOLs; only 13% lean toward influencers.

67% feel able to spot fakes, mainly via missing real photos, generic text, suspicious accounts.

200 Vietnamese male and female in HCM and Hanoi, 20-49 years old

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