According to a survey of online users in the United States, almost the totality of Millennials and Gen X users relied on email communications, confirming this communication method as one of the most trusted and versatile. Around 94 percent of users aged between nine and 24 years, namely Gen Z users, reported relying on email communications as of January 2022.
Share of online users in the United States who depend on email communications as of January 2022, by age group
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Statistics on E-mail usage in the United States
Overview
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E-mail users
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- Premium Statistic Most used methods for communications in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. e-mail users 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. e-mail users 20121, by age group
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. e-mail users 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. e-mail users 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Number of email addresses that people have in the U.S. in 2022
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. users relying on emails in 2022, by age group
E-mail usage
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- Premium Statistic Most common U.S. users activities via email in 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Minutes spent daily checking emails in the U.S. 2016-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Most used methods for personal communications in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Users opinions of emails in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most stressful emails for users in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Consumer perception of email marketing frequency in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Email news access U.S. 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Retail emails likely to be opened by online shoppers in the U.S. 2022
E-mail usage for work
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- Premium Statistic Communication methods used for work daily in the U.S. and UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading customer communication channels for professionals in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Emails received weekly by workers in the U.S. as of 2022
- Premium Statistic Daily communications received by office workers in the U.S. and UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Email follow up waiting time for users in the United States 2022
- Basic Statistic Acceptable channels for outside of work hours communications for U.S. employees 2022
E-mail marketing
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- Premium Statistic Leading ESPs used for e-mail marketing in the U.S. & Canada 2021
- Premium Statistic Role of newsletters in marketing strategies in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Most common ways to find coupons among U.S. consumers 2021
- Premium Statistic Global consumers sharing data with brands in exchange for incentives 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global consumers avoiding marketing emails from brands 2021
Spam and online safety
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- Premium Statistic Spam: share of global e-mail traffic monthly 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Most compromised online accounts in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Spam e-mail: leading countries of origin of spam 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. points of contacts of online fraud reported to the FTC in 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. frauds reported to the FTC that resulted in financial damage in 2021, by method
- Premium Statistic Financial damage of U.S. frauds reported to the FTC in 2021, by method
- Premium Statistic IT leaders' predictions for phishing emails relating to 'back to work' in 2021
Spotlight: Password safety
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- Premium Statistic Password generator usage in the U.S. 2021, by type of account
- Premium Statistic Password storage habits in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Email password change frequency in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Setting corporate passwords in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Most used password managers in the U.S. 2021-2022
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- Minutes spent daily checking emails in the U.S. 2016-2021, by type
- Leading customer communication channels for professionals in the U.S. 2022
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- Users opinions of emails in the U.S. 2022
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Edison Mail. (March 30, 2022). Share of online users in the United States who depend on email communications as of January 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332384/us-users-depending-on-emails-by-age/
Edison Mail. "Share of online users in the United States who depend on email communications as of January 2022, by age group." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332384/us-users-depending-on-emails-by-age/
Edison Mail. (2022). Share of online users in the United States who depend on email communications as of January 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332384/us-users-depending-on-emails-by-age/
Edison Mail. "Share of Online Users in The United States Who Depend on Email Communications as of January 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332384/us-users-depending-on-emails-by-age/
Edison Mail, Share of online users in the United States who depend on email communications as of January 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332384/us-users-depending-on-emails-by-age/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Share of online users in the United States who depend on email communications as of January 2022, by age group [Graph], Edison Mail, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332384/us-users-depending-on-emails-by-age/