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Email Overload: Research and Statistics [With Infographic]

On February 18, 2016June 16, 2020 By The SaneBox GangIn Email, Productivity, SaneBox

We’ve scoured the earth for studies on email overload and interruptions. Here’s what we found.

email overload statistics and research by SaneBox

The average person spends 28% of the workweek reading and responding to email

– The McKinsey Global Institute found that an average employee spends 13 hours a week reading and responding to email. That’s by far the most time-consuming work activity at 28% of our work time.

– This equates to 650 hours a year spent on completely reactive, low-value work.

– Key takeaway: Email overload is a global epidemic.

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