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Reply rate benchmarks

If you're under 2%, your list, copy, or both are off. Here's the data.

Average across industries

1.5–4% positive reply rate.

Top operators

8–12% positive reply on tight ICPs.

By sequence length

Most replies come on email 2 and 3 — not the first.

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Verified + tight ICP > clever copy.

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