B2B Cold Email Deliverability, Open & Reply Rates (2026)

Standard industry metrics across 2.4M tracked B2B cold emails sent via secondary Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 domains.

📊 Conversion & Performance Metrics

Metric Target Baseline Warning Threshold
Average Open Rate 55% – 70% < 45% (Indicates spam filtering)
Average Reply Rate 5.5% – 9.2% < 3.0% (Weak value proposition/ICP)
Positive / Interested Reply Rate 1.8% – 3.5% < 1.0%
Hard Bounce Rate < 1.5% > 2.0% (Risk of domain suspension)
Spam Complaint Rate < 0.05% > 0.1% (Immediate ISP penalty)

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