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How often PMs talk to customers

Share of product managers by customer conversation frequency, 2026

Bar chart of how often PMs talk to customers: 28% twice a week or more, 19% weekly, 24% two or three a month, 18% monthly or less, 11% rarely or never.
Only 28 percent of PMs talk to customers twice a week or more. Source: IdeaPlan, State of PM 2026, 2026

A bar chart of how often product managers say they hold customer conversations, from two or more a week down to rarely or never. It is for PMs and product leaders who want to show why planning runs on stale evidence. The figures come from IdeaPlan's summary of its State of PM 2026 survey. Koji can help close the gap with short AI-moderated interviews before planning.

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Share of PMs
Two or more a week28%
Once a week19%
Two or three a month24%
Monthly or less18%
Rarely or never11%

Bands are in order of frequency, not size.

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