Verified Confidence: low
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
Safe rephrasing
In Zendesk's CX Trends survey, 83% of consumers said customer experiences should be better than they are today.
What the source says
AI promised better CX, but 83% of consumers still believe experiences should be better than they are today.
Zendesk — CX Trends report (landing page)
- Commonly cited as
- "Most customers are unhappy with CX"
- True origin
- Zendesk — CX Trends report (landing page)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2026
- Data as of
- Zendesk CX Trends, page checked Oct. 2026
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Zendesk's annual CX Trends survey; sample not stated on the page.
- Drift between quote and source
- Broad opinion question
- Interest
- Zendesk sells customer service and AI agent software.
Sources we opened
- Zendesk — CX Trends primary