The State of Email Reports

Future-proof your email program using insights and data about the latest trends, innovations, and best practices across the email marketing industry using the State of Email Reports.

The 2025 State of Email Report

Your source for the latest email marketing data

Keep your finger on the pulse of the email marketing industry—from how your peers design, build, and personalize marketing emails to what their workflow looks like and which tools they use. The State of Email Reports from Litmus are built using all of the precious data you’ve shared with us through countless surveys. If you’ve filled out any of our surveys over the past few years, you’re part of the engine that keeps these reports running. So, from marketers everywhere: thank you, survey respondents!

Dive into the latest resources and data on the state of the email marketing industry!

Most recent State of Email reports

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And 58% of marketing teams send emails weekly or several times per week.

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35%

of companies see an email ROI of 36:1 or more

Use the State of Email data to…

  • Advocate for program value
  • Refine your workflows
  • Benchmark current performance against industry standards
  • Inspire innovation across the team
  • Pivot strategies towards industry trends
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New State of Email reports are published on each subject above annually. So, you can expect one report on the State of Email Design, for example, to appear for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and so on. Each year’s report is based on new data, and each survey is also run on an annual basis. So rest assured you’re getting the most up-to-date information possible.

Anyone involved in email marketing can read and benefit from these reports! Whether you’re a marketer, a designer, a developer, or a strategist, there’s something for everyone in each of these reports. Some may benefit from one report more than others—say, an email designer looking at the State of Email Design report—but overall if you work in email in any way, you’ll stand to benefit from our research.

Plus, these reports make great assets to share with your partners in demand generation, product marketing, customer or client services—or anyone else you may find yourself needing to collaborate with on essential email marketing strategy.

Please use the insights in your work as much and as often as possible! Use them to advocate for the value of your email marketing program, to improve your processes and workflows, and even inspire innovations within your program. You can also use this data as email marketing benchmarks internally.

If you cite our reports, we always appreciate a link and a shout-out. Get in touch to let us know where you’ve used the data—we’d love to see how other marketers are using it!

The data for these reports is collected from survey groups of hundreds of email marketing professionals across the globe, from a wide range of industries and organizations. We see responses from individuals at every level of their careers, at every stage of the email creation and distribution process. Want to share your insights in our next report? Subscribe to our emails and you’ll be the first to know when the next survey is live.

The State of Email reports compile research and insights from hundreds of companies and brands across a wide range of verticals. In fact, roughly 61% of respondents stated they were NOT Litmus customers. Our survey respondents range from many-hats email marketers at small businesses to highly technical email specialists at some of the biggest companies in the world. Our community of email geeks ranges far and wide and certainly spans a much larger space than just our customer base.

In the State of Email marketing Reports, you’ll learn about the most impactful marketing channel (spoiler: it’s email), the marketing strategies some of the most effective email marketing teams are using to build and send emails, and take a look at some of the emerging trends in the email world. You’ll also get an insider look into how the Litmus team builds their own emails!

The best way to stay updated with future reports and report updates from Litmus is to sign up for our newsletter. We’ll release a special launch email when new reports go live, so make sure to get your name on the list now so you’ll be the first to know when we have new data. You can also follow us on social media to get updates when reports are released if that’s more your style.

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