B
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51% -- direct mail read rate for US households (advertising mail) (2025)
US households read 51% of advertising mail pieces received in 2025.
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51%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
USPS
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Tier B
https://www.mailpro.org/post/what-industries-use-direct-mail/ ↗
Source Article
What Industries Use Direct Mail: Key Sectors Explained
What Industries Use Direct Mail: Key Sectors Explained
Alec Boye, President, Mail Processing Associates
Which Industries Use Direct Mail the Most?
Financial companies send the most direct mail advertising to U.S. households, followed by merchants (stores and other retailers), social organizations su…
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USPS
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USPS Household Mail Survey
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Industrymarketing
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US households (advertising mail): 51% direct mail read rate. Source: USPS (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ad-mail-read-rate-2025-vs-2020
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