Statista User Guide

This guide will show users how to navigate the Statista database to find statistics, consumer surveys, industry studies, and more!

How to Access

Content Coverage & Description

Use Statista if you need graphs, charts and data tables as well as data analysis.

Statista provides access to all of the following types of content:

  • Statistics
  • Forecasts & Surveys
  • Daily Data Infographics
  • Topics Pages - Overview on specific topics, including statistics, key insights and reports. A great place to start your research! 
  • Reports
    • Digital & Trend Reports
    • Industry & Market Reports
    • Company & Product Reports 
    • Consumer & Brand Reports
    • Country & Region Reports
  • Market Insights
  • Company Insights
  • Business Plan Export 

How to Search

To search everything Statista has to offer: 

  1. Perform a keyword search using the main search bar on the database homepage to search across all products.
  2. As you enter your keyword/s, suggested searches will appear below the search bar that you can choose from, if desired.
  3. After you perform a search, you can filter your results down by using the Refine Your Search features on the right-hand side of the page. These filters include: Content Types, Location, Industry, Publication Date, etc.​​​​​​

Example Main Homepage Search: Example Statista Search Using Main Homepage Search Bar.

Example Showing Refine Your Search Filters:

Statista Search with Refine Your Search Filters.

For additional help on using the search features in Statista, view this video tutorial:

Browse Statista

To browse individual products in Statista:

  • Use the menu at the top of the page to navigate to a specific product.
    • Hover your cursor over a menu item at the top of the page to see a dropdown list of more granular options to choose from.
    • Clicking a menu item (i.e. Statistics, Reports, Insights, etc.) without accessing the dropdown options will take you directly to that product page.

Statista Homepage with Navigation Menu & Search Bar.When you hover your cursor over most menu items in the navigation at the top of the page, a drop down menu will appear.

For example, here is what the Reports menu dropdown display would look like:

Statista Reports dropdown menu.

Statista Help

Once you've logged into the Statista database, you can find additional resources to help you navigate the database by doing the following:

  1. Hover your cursor over the Services menu item at the top of the page.
  2. This will open up to a dropdown menu. Click the First Steps & Help Center link.
  3. This will open up to a Working with Statista page with links to how-to guides such as:
  • Statista Account Setup
  • Refining Your Search
  • Content Types Overview
  • Insights 

Statista Services & Help Center Link.

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