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83% -- mail open rate for UK adults (2025)
83% of adults open all their posted mail according to Royal Mail.
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83%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Royal Mail
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UK adults: 83% mail open rate. Source: Royal Mail (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/royal-mail-adults-open-all-posted-mail
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