B
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55%
55% -- email read rate increase for SMS-highlighted important emails (2026)
Drawing attention to important emails via SMS can increase email read rates by up to 55%.
- Maximum potential increase ('as much as 55%')
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55%
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Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
The SMS Works
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Tier C
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sms-email-read-rate-increase-55-percent" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>55%</strong> -- email read rate increase for SMS-highlighted important emails<br><small>Source: The SMS Works (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sms-email-read-rate-increase-55-percent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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