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Email metrics explained

Learn how email metrics work and what each report field means

Written by Dasha Leshchenko

In this article, we'll cover key metrics in email reports – what they mean and how they're calculated – as well as explain the columns from sequence-based and contact-based reports.

The key metrics are the same across the Sequence Stats tab and the Email dashboard in Reports, and include:

  • Total / Contacted

  • Total accounts

  • Delivery rate

  • Open rate

  • Reply rate

  • Interested

  • Meetings booked

  • Opt-outs rate

  • Bounce rate

  • Not reached

Total people

Total people is the overall number of contacts included in the sequence.

Total = Contacted + Out of Office + Bounced + Auto Replied contacts

💡 Note:

  • The total for multiple time ranges within a sequence may be higher than the overall total.

  • If you delete a contact, the value decreases.

  • If you delete a team member in team reports, the metrics do not change.

Contacted

Contacted shows the number of contacts who received at least one email.

💡 Note:

  • Does not include Out of Office, Bounced, or Auto Replied contacts.

Total accounts

The number of accounts (companies) involved in the sequence, based on the Total people metric.

Delivery rate

The delivery rate shows the percentage of emails successfully delivered across all sequence steps.

Delivery rate = Delivered emails × 100 ÷ Total people

💡 Note:

  • Delivery rate excludes Bounced contacts, but includes Out of Office and Auto replies.

Open rate

The open rate shows how many contacts opened your emails.

Open rate = Opened emails × 100 ÷ Contacted

💡 Note:

  • Does not include Out of Office or Auto replies.

Reply rate

The reply rate shows the percentage of contacts who replied. A reply is counted when an email is categorized in the inbox.

Reply rate = Replies × 100 ÷ Contacted

💡 Note:

  • Does not include Out of Office or Auto replies.

  • It is based on historical data and may change over time.

Interested

The Interested metric represents the number of potentially interested contacts (based on the Inbox category). Here is the formula you need:

  • Interested in % = Interested x 100 / Contacted

Meetings booked

The number of meetings scheduled through your emails.

Meetings booked % = Meetings booked × 100 ÷ Contacted

Opt-out rate

The opt-out rate shows how many contacts unsubscribed from your emails. This metric updates in real time.

Opt-out rate = Opted out × 100 ÷ Contacted

💡 Note:

  • If you remove the Opted Out status from a contact, the value changes.

  • If you remove the contact with this status, the metric does not change.

  • If you delete the contact from the sequence and remove the Opted Out status, it will not be included in the stats.

Bounce rate

The bounce rate shows the percentage of emails that could not be delivered.

Bounce rate = Bounced emails × 100 ÷ Total people

Not reached

This metric shows the number of contacts who did not receive an email.

Not reached = Out of Office + Bounced + Auto Replied contacts
Not reached rate = Not reached × 100 ÷ Total people


Hover over this metric in the Reports page to see a detailed breakdown of Out of Office, Bounced, and Auto Replied contacts.


Columns in sequence-based reports

When you export a sequence-based CSV report, you'll see additional columns that describe the sequence, ownership, and contact activity.

Column

Description

Sequence name

The name of the sequence

Sequence ID

Unique identifier of the sequence

Owner email

The user who is the owner of the sequence. If a sequence had more than one owner, the report shows a separate row for each owner

Email account

The email account used to send emails. If a sequence has multiple email accounts, the report shows a separate row for each account. Deleted email accounts are also included in the stats

Sequence status

Current status of the sequence (New, Active, Paused)

Prospects count

Number of contacts who were sent emails

Active count

Number of contacts currently in the sequence who have received emails and have the Active status

Bounced count

Number of contacts whose emails could not be delivered (for example, invalid email address)

Bounce rate %

Percentage of bounced emails, calculated as Bounced count ÷ Prospects count × 100

Clicked count

Number of contacts who clicked at least one link in any email

Click through rate

Percentage of contacts who clicked a link, calculated as Clicked count ÷ Delivered count × 100

Contacted count

Number of contacts who received emails and are not in Bounced, Out of Office, or Auto Replied status

Delivered count

Number of contacts whose emails were successfully delivered (excluding bounced emails)

Interested count

Number of contacts with the Interested inbox category

NotInterested count

Number of contacts with the Not interested inbox category

NotNow count

Number of contacts with the Not Now inbox category

DoNotContact count

Number of contacts with the Do Not Contact inbox category

Opened count

Number of contacts who opened at least one email

Open rate %

Percentage of opened emails, calculated as Opened count ÷ Contacted count × 100

Paused count

Number of contacts currently in the sequence who have received emails and have the Paused status

Replied count

Number of contacts who replied, excluding Bounced, Out of Office, and Auto Replied contacts

Reply rate %

Percentage of replies, calculated as Replied count ÷ Contacted count × 100

AutoReplied count

Number of contacts whose reply was detected as an auto reply

OutOfOffice count

Number of contacts whose reply was detected as an OOO reply

OptedOut count

Number of contacts who unsubscribed from receiving emails

Start date

Sequence launch date (UTC time)


Columns in contact-based reports

When you export contact-based CSV reports, you'll see columns related to contact details, sequence activity, and engagement.

Field

Description

Contact ID

Unique identifier of the contact

Contact First name

Contact's first name

Contact Last name

Contact's last name

Contact email

Contact's email address

Contact country

Country associated with the contact

Contact company

Company name of the contact

Contact industry

Industry of the contact's company

Contact company size

Size of the contact's company

Email account

The email account used to send emails

Sequence

The name of the sequence the contact is in

Sequence Step

The step of the sequence the contact is currently in

Subject

Subject line of the email

Template

Email template used

Contacted

Indicates whether the contact received an email (1 = yes, 0 = no)

Do not contact

Indicates whether the contact has the Do Not Contact inbox category

Delivered

Indicates whether the email was successfully delivered

Delivery date

Date and time when the last email was delivered

Opened

Indicates whether the email was opened

Opens

Number of times the email was opened

Replied

Indicates whether the contact replied

Interested

Indicates whether the contact has the Interested inbox category

Not Interested

Indicates whether the contact has the Not Interested inbox category

Not now

Indicates whether the contact has the Not Now inbox category

Opted Out

Indicates whether the contact unsubscribed

Bounced

Indicates whether the email could not be delivered

AutoReplied

Indicates whether the contact's reply was detected as an auto reply

Forwarded

Indicates whether the response was forwarded

OutOfOffice

Indicates whether the contact's reply was detected as an OOO reply

Active

Indicates whether the contact is currently active in the sequence

Paused

Indicates whether the contact is paused in the sequence

Clicked

Indicates whether the contact clicked a link

Unsorted

Indicates whether the contact's reply has not been categorized

Custom fields

Any additional custom fields associated with the contact

💡 Note: Some columns use 1 / 0 to indicate status (1 = yes, 0 = no), for example, Contacted, Opened, etc.

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