What is a good email open rate in 2026? +
The average email open rate across all industries is 21.5%. A good open rate is 25–35%. Anything above 35% is excellent. B2B averages 23–30%, e-commerce 15–20%. Results vary significantly by industry, list quality, and subject line quality.
What is CTOR in email marketing? +
CTOR (Click-To-Open Rate) = (Unique Clicks ÷ Unique Opens) × 100. It measures how engaging your email content is to people who actually opened. A good CTOR is 10–15%. Low CTOR means your content or CTA needs improvement even if opens are high.
What bounce rate is too high? +
Hard bounce rate above 2% is dangerous — it can get your sending domain blacklisted. Keep bounce rates below 0.5% by cleaning your list regularly before every campaign. Use the Email List Cleaner tool above to remove invalid emails.
What's the difference between open rate and CTOR? +
Open rate = opens ÷ delivered. It measures how compelling your subject line is. CTOR = clicks ÷ opens. It measures how compelling your email content is once opened. You need both to diagnose campaign performance properly.