* The retailers were chosen from a variety of sources including the Internet Retailing
Growth 2000 UK Report, BuiltWith, and Klevu’s own retailer database.
The research was conducted by a Macbook Air using Google Chrome in an Incognito browser and on a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G using Google Chrome in an Incognito browser
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Search box visibility of mobile & desktop websites of retailers in the UK 2021
According to the results of a recent study done on the search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of 24 retailers in the United Kingdom (UK), 65 percent of the surveyed retailers had a full search bar visible on their mobile websites, whereas 27 percent of them only had a search icon displayed on their mobile websites. Regarding a visible full search bar in the desktop website, 92 percent of the retailers incorporated this feature.
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Klevu. (April 28, 2021). Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu. "Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021." Chart. April 28, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu. (2021). Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu. "Search Box Visibility of Mobile and Desktop Websites of Retailers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Apr 2021, /statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
Klevu, Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Search box visibility of mobile and desktop websites of retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph], Klevu, April 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1233992/retail-websites-search-box-visibility/
