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How much time do you really spend on email?

Most professionals spend over a month per year reading email. Calculate your number and see where all that time goes.

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Email time: the numbers behind the problem

How much time does the average person spend on email?

Research from McKinsey and Adobe consistently shows the average office worker spends about 2.5 hours per day on email. That adds up to roughly 650 hours, or 28 full working days, per year. For managers and executives handling 200+ daily emails, the number can double.

Why does email take so much time?

It's rarely the reading itself. The real cost is context switching. Every time you check your inbox, it takes an average of 23 minutes to refocus on deep work (University of California, Irvine). Most people check email 15+ times per day, which means hours of lost focus on top of the reading time.

How can I spend less time on email?

The most effective strategies are: batch-processing email at set times instead of checking constantly, unsubscribing from newsletters you don't read, and using AI tools to extract action items so you don't have to read every message. Unboxd reads your emails and gives you a daily briefing with only what matters, so you can skip the inbox entirely.

How many emails does the average person receive per day?

The Radicati Group estimates the average office worker receives between 100 and 150 emails per day, with that number growing roughly 4% per year. Knowledge workers in large organizations often see 200+. The number that matters most isn't how many you receive, but how many actually require your attention.

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