The number of global email users is expected to grow to around 4.3 billion in 2022. In 2025, this figure is predicted to reach around 4.6 billion. The average email user has 1.75 email accounts. 99% of email users check their inbox every day, 58% of which do it first thing in the morning.

Email has made its way from being simple messages between academics to widespread global usage. In 2022, the number of email users worldwide was forecast at 4.3 billion (Statista, 2021). This figure is set to grow to 4.6 billion in 2025, making up more than half of the expected world population.

These email stats show that there are over 4.258 billion active email users worldwide as of 2022, and this number is expected to steadily increase for the foreseeable future. Statista predicts that the number of email users will expand to nearly 4.4 billion by 2023.

But together, Apple and Gmail make up a whopping 86.63% of the total email client market share. This means that more than four out of every five email users use either Apple or Gmail. The third-most popular email client is Microsoft’s Outlook. It’s used by 4.39% of email users worldwide. Fourth on the list of the most used email clients is Yahoo!