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75.6% -- inbox placement rate for Legitimate emails sent to Microsoft (Microsoft 365/Outlook) recipients (2026)
Validity's 2026 Benchmark Report found inbox placement for Microsoft mailbox recipients averaged 75.6%.
- Figures cited from Validity's 2026 Benchmark Report within a third-party blog post.
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Microsoft mailbox-provider inbox placement figure cited in Leadpipe blog post from Validity's 2026 Email Deliverability Benchmark Report. Original report not directly consulted.
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Legitimate emails sent to Microsoft (Microsoft 365/Outlook) recipients: 75.6% inbox placement rate. Source: Validity (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/validity-2026-microsoft-inbox-placement-rate
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