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14.6%

14.6% -- close rate for Inbound leads (2026)

Name: Close Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-08-11

2026 · Whitehat SEO

Inbound leads close at a rate of approximately 14.6%.

Stated as an approximate/general figure compared against outbound leads (1.7%)

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Last verified: 2026-09-19 · How we verify data →

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14.6%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

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Inbound leads

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Whitehat SEO Primary Tier A

https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/video-blog/responsive-web-design-website-mobile-customer-friendly/ ↗

Confidence: 68/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

HubSpot for UK B2B: Inbound Playbook | Whitehat

HubSpot for UK B2B: Inbound Playbook HubSpot is the number-one marketing automation platform globally with 38% market share, ~289,000 customers, and five consecutive years as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for B2B Marketing Automation. Approximately 3,207 UK companies use HubSpot CRM — making the U…

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Inbound leads: 14.6% close rate. Source: Whitehat SEO (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/inbound-close-rate

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