Recruiting outreach is getting harder. Open rates are down, inboxes are crowded, and without benchmarks to compare against, it's hard to know where to focus.

We analyzed 6.2 million email sequences and 15.5 million messages sent through Gem in 2025 — so you can stop guessing and start optimizing.

Gem's 2026 Email Outreach Benchmarks report is here.

What's inside:

• The magic number for sequence length: Optimal email amount and how to structure them

• When to hit send: What day and time outperforms every other send time by open rate

• Subject lines that get opened: What's the deal with tokens

• SOBO insights: Tips and tricks for using hiring manager outreach

• Email length by company size: Optimal length by segment

The benchmarks are in. See where your team stacks up.