Here are a few of the most interesting Gmail statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Gmail Facts
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 2004
- Headquarters: Mountain View, California
- Founder(s): Paul Buchheit
- Parent Company: Google
- App Download (iOS)
- App Download (Android)
What is Gmail?
15 years ago, Gmail burst onto the scene and quickly became a formidable challenger to the AOLs, Yahoos and Hotmails of the time. Since then, Google’s signature email product has surpassed those competitors and then some, becoming the standard-bearer for ad-supported, consumer email services. Gmail has literally become the default personal email service for most of the global internet community.
Gmail History
- 2004 – Gmail is released publicly to beta testers
- 2006 – Gmail mobile app is launched
- 2009 – Gmail exits its beta stage
Additional Gmail Statistics
Average number of spam email messages Gmail blocks daily:
Last updated 2/26/19
Gmail’s share or the global email client market:
Last updated December 2016
Percentage of incoming messages that are classified as Promotions by Gmail:
Last updated 2/2/17
Percentage of Americans that use Gmail during work hours:
Last updated 10/2/13
Percentage of the Internet population that Gmail language translation covers:
Last updated 7/7/14
Number of times that the Gmail app has been downloaded from the Google Play Store:
Last updated 5/14/14
Percentage of Gmail users that open their email on a mobile device:
Last updated 5/28/15
Average age of a Gmail user:
Last updated 4/1/14
Percentage of email in the average Gmail inbox that is spam:
Last updated 7/9/15
Percentage of wanted mail that ends up in a Gmail spam folder:
Last updated 7/9/15
Google’s claim for Gmail up-time in 2013:
Google’s claim for Gmail down-time in 2013:
Most popular mobile device for Gmail users to open their email on:
Last updated 4/1/14
Percentage year over year growth for the Gmail mobile app:
Last updated 12/19/13
Percentage of non-spam emails sent to Gmail users that have adopted email authentication standards:
Number of languages that Gmail supports:
Last updated 2/25/15
Average Monthly Unique Users for the Gmail smartphone app in 2014:
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