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16.6%
16.6% -- connection rate for cold calls (2025)
Cold call connection rates average around 16.6%.
- Based on several recent studies on cold calling performance cited in the article
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16.6%
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Data Vintage
2025
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
70
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (3)
SalesHive
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Tier B
https://saleshive.com/blog/ai-using-smarter-cold-calling-strategies ↗
Source Article
AI Cold Calling: Smarter Strategies That Work (2026)
AI Cold Calling: Smarter Strategies That Work (2026)
Cold calling is far from dead; it is just getting a serious AI upgrade. With over 50% of B2B leads still originating from cold calls in 2025 and nearly half of buyers preferring phone outreach, the opportunity is huge for teams that use AI to prio…
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2026-08-16
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SalesHive
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Methodology
Average connection rates hover near 16.6% for B2B cold calls.
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryB2B
RoleSales Development Representative (SDR) / Sales
Channelcold_calls
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cold calls: 16.6% connection rate. Source: SalesHive (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cold-calling-connection-rate
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