Email Marketing Benchmarks 2026

Email Marketing benchmark data for 2026. Compare performance by channel, industry, and metric.

Email Marketing performance overview

MetricMedian25th percentile75th percentileElite
Open rate21.5%14.5%29.2%40%+
CTR (click-through rate)2.3%1.2%3.9%6%+
Click-to-open rate10.7%6.0%16.4%25%+
Unsubscribe rate0.10%0.05%0.20%<0.05%
CVR (conversion rate)1.8%0.8%3.2%5%+

Open rate by industry

IndustryMedian25th percentile75th percentile
Nonprofit26.6%18.2%36.0%
Education25.7%17.5%35.0%
Healthcare23.7%16.1%32.3%
Financial Services21.8%14.8%29.7%
SaaS21.3%14.4%29.0%
Ecommerce18.4%12.4%25.1%
Home Services20.1%13.6%27.4%
Legal22.0%14.9%30.0%
Real Estate19.2%13.0%26.1%
Automotive18.8%12.7%25.6%
Insurance22.4%15.2%30.5%
Dental24.1%16.4%32.8%

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