78 Email Marketing Statistics and Trends To Start 2024 off Right

As the popularity of social media grows, marketers and consumers continue to ask an age-old question: Is email – and email marketing – dying out? In short, the answer is no. Email marketing is one of the best ways to retain customers, with more than 80% of retail professionals agreeing that email is their go-to […]

78 Email Marketing Statistics and Trends To Start 2024 off Right

As the popularity of social media grows, marketers and consumers continue to ask an age-old question: Is email – and email marketing – dying out?

In short, the answer is no. Email marketing is one of the best ways to retain customers, with more than 80% of retail professionals agreeing that email is their go-to marketing channel. However, mobile optimization, B2B and B2C marketing, visuals, and industry all play a role in how successful email marketing is across the board.

Below, we’ve collected 78 email marketing statistics to give you a better idea about why email marketing is a necessary retention strategy and revenue generator, and how you can leverage it for your business.

01Statistics on Email Marketing

  • After paid and organic social media content, email marketing has the third highest ROI of any marketing media.

  • Email marketing is the second-best opportunity for small businesses to grow brand awareness.

  • Email marketing is expected to bring in almost $18 billion in revenue by 2027.

  • By 2025, it is estimated that 376 billion emails will be sent daily.

  • For every $1 spent on email marketing, marketers can expect to see around $36 in return.

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  • Consumers are more likely to respond to or click on interactive elements in personalized emails.

  • Email marketing is used by 64.1% of small businesses.

  • 60% of customers say they have made a purchase as a direct result of an email marketing campaign.

  • The average campaign email is less than 500 words.

  • A/B tests, engaging content, gifs or animation, and live content can all increase the ROI of an email marketing campaign.

  • 21% of email subscribers will open a new message within the first hour of receiving it.

  • Email is the primary form of customer communication for 71.8% of small businesses.

  • After working hours is when 45% of consumers are most likely to click through a marketing email.

  • 57% of small businesses plan to increase their email marketing spending.

  • There are more than 4 billion email users worldwide.

02Email Marketing Conversions

  • Email conversion rates above 10% can help push business and brand awareness.

  • 41% of marketers agree that email conversion rates are the best indicators of marketing success.

  • 36% of email revenue comes from segmented emails.

  • Abandoned cart emails (18.54%) and emails sent after a customer adds an item to their cart (24.58%) have the highest conversion rates.

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  • Testing email subject lines with an A/B test can lead to a 26.96% increase in click-through rates.

  • Emails sent after a customer adds an item to their cart gained 54.9% more revenue than other triggered emails.

  • Focusing on accessibility in emails — like using headers, including alt text for images, and focusing on color contrast — can help convert more customers.

  • In 2021, the email conversion rate was around 15.22%.

  • Including one CTA in an email can increase clicks by 371%.

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03Email Marketing Automation

  • Email automation is one of the top three marketing automation strategies used by marketers.

  • Email automation is mainly used for triggered emails, recurring emails, and reminders.

  • 30% of users stated that saving time was the biggest benefit of automation, followed closely by lead generation (22%) and increased revenue (17%).

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  • Single message autoresponders can see click-through rates as high as 27.06%.

  • Automated emails are responsible for 320% more revenue than other emails.

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  • The most popular types of automated emails are welcome emails, abandoned cart emails, and reactivation emails.

  • Approximately 56% of companies use automation as part of their marketing campaigns.

04Visuals in Email Marketing Content

  • Emails that contain emojis in the subject line have higher open and read rates.

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  • 44% of marketing videos are hosted in emails.

  • Click-through rates can increase by 96% in emails that include a video.

  • 53% of marketers currently use images or visuals in their email marketing.

  • While two-thirds of readers say they prefer image-based emails, plain text emails actually have better open and click-through rates.

  • Emails that contain videos can increase clicks by 300%.

  • Gifs are used in emails by 56.5% of email marketers.

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  • 76% of email users have included emojis in their digital and professional communications.

  • Original, unique graphics help email marketing campaigns perform best.

05B2B Email Marketing Statistics

  • More than half of B2B marketers already use email automation, and 37% are planning to use automation in the future.

  • 87% of B2B marketers use email as a free source for content distribution.

  • Email newsletters are the primary form of content marketing for 81% of B2B marketers.

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  • 85% of B2B companies that utilize email marketing in their strategy also use email marketing software.

  • A majority of B2B companies (59%) do not use email marketing.

06B2C Email Marketing Statistics

  • Consumers spend around 2.5 hours reading their personal email every day.

  • Of those who subscribe to email lists, 42.3% want to receive discounts or sales promotions.

  • 79% of B2C marketers use email campaigns to support new web content and blog posts.

  • Single message autoresponders — like welcome emails and thank you emails — have seen open rates as high as 90%.

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    15.8% of all emails are either undelivered or end up caught in spam filters.

  • 52% of email users will check their personal accounts multiple times throughout their working hours.

  • Email campaigns — specifically email newsletters — are best at securing and nurturing leads.

  • A majority of readers (59%) state that marketing emails influence their consumer decisions.

  • 45% of B2C marketers agree that email is their primary marketing channel.

07Mobile Email Marketing by the Numbers

  • 75% of Gmail users access their account using a mobile device.

  • Smartphone users (46%) prefer business communication to occur through email.

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    81% of emails are checked on a smartphone.

  • More than 6 billion people own smartphones.

  • Mobile devices account for 18% of all email clicks.

  • Apple iPhone accounts for 29% of all emails opened on a mobile device.

  • If an email is not optimized for mobile, 42.3% of recipients will delete the message without reading it.

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  • 40% of email users 18 or younger will always open an email on a mobile device first.

  • Mobile viewing is one of the top factors users consider during their email experience.

  • Of emails opened on mobile devices, 23% will be opened again later — often on a desktop device.

  • The rate for unique email clicks on mobile phones is 2.7%.

  • 20% of all email campaigns are not optimized for mobile.

08Email Marketing Benchmarks by Industry

  • The average email open rate across all industries is 21.5%.

  • Europe has the highest average email open rate at 25.18%.

  • Asia has the lowest average email open rate at 15.12%.

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    The email open rate for the education industry is 28.5%, the highest percentage across all industries.

  • The email open rate for the retail industry is 17.1%, the lowest percentage across all industries.

  • Industries that focus on sending one strong, relevant newsletter per week will see a higher open rate of around 33% than if they send two or more.

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    After the education industry, the agriculture industry (27.3%), the finance industry (27.1%), and nonprofits (26.6%) record some of the highest email open rates.

  • November sees some of the highest open rates (22.2%) and some of the lowest click-to-open rates (9.95%).

  • The publishing industry saw the highest landing page conversion rate at 38.32%.

  • The average email bounce rate across all industries is about 2.8%.

  • At around 0.2%, the average unsubscribe rate is even across all industries.

  • Monday’s average open rate is 22%, which is the highest throughout the week.

 

According to the statistics, email and email marketing are here to stay. By attracting leads and converting customers, email marketing can be a cost-effective game changer for big and small businesses everywhere.

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David Campbell is the editor of the Right Inbox blog. He is passionate about email productivity and getting more done in less time.

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