Businesses

Study Shows 97% of People Buy from Local Businesses They Discover on Yelp

Friday, October 11, 2019 • #Business Owners, #Data

When people discover a business on Yelp, they’re ready to buy, according to a recent survey. In fact, the study from SurveyMonkey found that 97% of people spend money with a business they find on Yelp. People on Yelp make these purchases in a timely manner, too: 51% of users transact with the business they… Read more

News

The top 100 cities that share the most love on Yelp

Thursday, September 26, 2019 • #English, #News, #Data

Life is full of decisions. Some are big decisions, like “my sink just exploded. Who can save the day?” Some are also big decisions, like “donuts are amazing. Where can I get one?” Since Yelp started in 2004, over 40 million words of love and gratitude have been shared for local businesses to help with… Read more

Yelp Celebrates 15 Years of Connecting People with Great Local Businesses Through a Look Back at Trends and the Launch of Yelp15.com

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 • #Data, #News, #News

In 2004, business school student Jeremy Stoppelman fell ill and needed a great doctor. When he realized he didn’t know how to find one, Yelp was born. This October marks 15 years since Yelp was launched to help people discover and connect with great local businesses. As we celebrate this milestone, we wanted to look… Read more

40 million words of love and gratitude shared on Yelp since 2004

News

40 million words of love and gratitude shared on Yelp since 2004

Monday, September 23, 2019 • #English, #News, #Data

Since 2004, over 40 million words of love and gratitude have been shared for local businesses on Yelp. To ring in Yelp’s 15th year we’re celebrating what 15 years of local love looks like in the reviews, gratitude, and experiences people have shared for local businesses since 2004.

15 Most Photographed Businesses in the Midwest, According to Yelp

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • #Community, #Data

In celebration of fifteen years of Yelp, we tapped on the shoulder of our data scientists to find Yelp’s 15 most photographed businesses in the Midwest. These drool-worthy spots range from an art museum in Detroit to a famous horse track in Louisville. Methodology: This is an all-time list of the 15 most photographed businesses… Read more

Yelp Community

Yelp Releases ‘Modern Love and Household Responsibilities’ Survey

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 • #Data, #Research & Surveys

Summer is well underway and that means pool parties, ice cream and fun in the sun. It also means doing not-so-fun things like mowing the lawn, fixing the AC, cleaning the pool and clearing out the garage. This got us thinking: how many hours a year do Americans spend on chores and how far will… Read more

Data

Yelp Data Identifies Five Boomtowns Around The Country, Amid Sluggish Economy

Thursday, July 25, 2019 • #Data

Milwaukee. Honolulu. Portland, Maine. Memphis. Louisville. These five cities anchor metro areas with the country’s strongest combination of business growth and consumer demand, according to the Yelp Economic Average — an economic indicator that uses Yelp data to track the U.S. local economy and 50 top metros around the country. Far from the biggest and… Read more

The Rise of Korean Food and Ramen in America

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 • #Data

Like the rest of America, at Yelp we’re big fans of Ali Wong’s newest rom-com, Always Be My Maybe. The movie got us thinking about Asian representation in film, as well as on our taste buds, so we decided to look at Yelp data for answers. It’s clear that certain Asian cuisines are experiencing a… Read more

Long Live the Spritz: Yelp Unveils 2019’s Biggest Summer Drinks

Data

Long Live the Spritz: Yelp Unveils 2019’s Biggest Summer Drinks

Friday, June 21, 2019 • #Community, #Data

Rosé all day? This summer is shaping up to look more like spritzer season. To celebrate the official start of summer, Yelp’s data science team took a dive into search and review data in order to understand which cocktails everyone will be enjoying this summer. To gather this data, we looked at reviews in the… Read more

Businesses

Study: Customers Often Talk To The Manager Before Writing a 1-star Review

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 • #Business Owners, #Data

When all other attempts to serve a customer fails, bring in the manager. He or she will pull satisfaction out of a hat. Or at least that’s the hope. The data tells us a different story, however. By looking at the reviews that mentioned talking to a manager, we found that 80% resulted in a… Read more