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83.5%
83.5% -- inbox placement rate for global email deliverability (2026)
Worldwide inbox placement rate for legitimate emails is 83.5%.
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83.5%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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https://founden.ai/articles/best-email-sending-tools-for-your-platform-2026 ↗
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Best Email Sending Tools for Your Platform (2026) | Articles | Founden
The complete buyer's guide to transactional and product email infrastructure for founders and small businesses, scored, priced, and stress-tested for June 2026.
One in six legitimate emails never reaches the inbox. That is the global average from Validity's deliverability benchmark, which puts world…
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Validity deliverability benchmark, global average; cited as one in six legitimate emails never reaching the inbox
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.5% | |
| 2026 (current) | 83.5% | 0% |
| H1 2011 | 81% | -3.0% |
| H2 2011 | 76.5% | -5.6% |
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global email deliverability: 83.5% inbox placement rate. Source: Validity (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/global-inbox-placement-83-5-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/global-inbox-placement-83-5-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>83.5%</strong> -- inbox placement rate for global email deliverability<br><small>Source: Validity (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/global-inbox-placement-83-5-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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