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49.42% -- email client market share for Apple Mail (2026)
Apple (Apple Mail) holds an estimated 49.42% market share of email client software based on tracked email opens.
- Based on Litmus Email Analytics tracking
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49.42%
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Data Vintage
2026
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Litmus
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Based on over 1.2 billion email opens tracked through Litmus Email Analytics
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-10 | 7% | |
| 2016 | 7% | 0% |
| 2016-11 | 7% | 0% |
| 2019-10 | 9% | +28.6% |
| 2019-11 | 10% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 10% | 0% |
| 2020 | 9% | -10.0% |
| 2021-03 | 11% | +22.2% |
| 2021-04 | 11% | 0% |
| 2023 | 58% | +427.3% |
| 2023-05 | 58.67% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 56% | -4.6% |
| 2026 (current) | 46% | -17.9% |
| 2026 (current) | 49.42% | +7.4% |
| 2026 (current) | 40% | -19.1% |
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Apple Mail: 49.42% email client market share. Source: Litmus (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gmail-apple-email-client-share-2026
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