Report by Exclaimer

State of Business Email 2025

9 FINDINGSPublished Jun 11, 2025
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Key Findings

In large enterprises (5,000+ employees), nearly half of respondents (49%) say users send 16+ emails per day.

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36% of global IT leaders use email for internal collaboration.

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49% of global IT leaders use email for IT and security alerts.

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89% of global IT leaders say instant messaging (IM) is important to their digital operations

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48% of global IT leaders state that the majority of their internal and external communication still relies on direct email, more than any other channel.

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86% of global IT leaders say collaboration tools like Asana, Notion, and monday.com are pivotal to their digital operations.

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34% of global IT leaders use email for client communication.

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When asked which teams rely most heavily on email communication, global IT leaders pointed to IT (56%), followed by HR and internal comms (37%), customer success (31%), and finance (31%).

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89% of global IT leaders say video conferencing is pivotal to their digital operations.

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