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Engagement rates of marketing e-mails worldwide 2016, by industry

Engagement/read rates of advertising e-mails worldwide in 2016, by industry

The data describes the marketing e-mail read/engagement rates worldwide in 2016, broken down by industry. In the measure period, auto and transportation sector e-mails had a read rate of 60 percent, as well as glanced and skimmed rates of 20%.

Overall 24 23 53
Automotive and transportation 20 20 60
Banks and financial services 18 23 59
Computer software and online services 23 22 55
Consumer products 20 23 57
Consumer services 28 24 49
Corporate services 27 22 51
Food service, sports and entertainment 21 20 59
Industrial manufacturing and utilities 22 22 56
Insurance 15 22 63
Marketing agencies and services 26 23 51
Media and publishing 25 22 53
Nonprofits, associations and gevernment 22 21 57
Real estate, construction and building products 21 22 58
Retail and e-commerce 32 22 47
Schools and education 34 23 43