Cold Email Benchmarks by Industry
Here's a breakdown by industry to help you benchmark your performance.
To help you benchmark your performance, we've gathered industry-specific stats from top cold outreach platforms including Scout, QuickMail, GMass, Mailmodo, and others. These insights are based on millions of cold emails sent across dozens of sectors.
⚠️ Note: These are average benchmarks. Your results may vary depending on your audience, messaging, subject line quality, follow-up cadence—and your outreach platform (like Scout 😉).
| Industry | Open Rate | Click-Through Rate (CTR) |
|---|---|---|
| 📢 Advertising & Marketing | 20.5% | 1.8% |
| 🌾 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing | 27.3% | 2.4% |
| 📚 Education | 28.5% | 2.2% |
| 🏦 Financial Services | 27.1% | 1.9% |
| 🏥 Healthcare | 23.7% | 3.0% |
| 💻 IT / Software / Tech | 22.7% | 2.0% |
| 📦 Logistics & Wholesale | 23.4% | 2.0% |
| 🎬 Media & Entertainment | 23.9% | 2.9% |
| ❤️ Nonprofit | 26.6% | 2.7% |
| 💼 Professional Services | 19.3% | 2.1% |
| 🏠 Real Estate | 21.7% | 1.14% |
| 🛍️ Retail | 17.1% | 1.5% |
| ✈️ Travel & Hospitality | 20.2% | .77% |
| 🧘 Wellness & Fitness | 19.2% | 1.2% |