Gmail, being the most used email client around the world, is responsible for sending and receiving a big chunk of the reported hundreds of billions of emails annually. Gmail captured a 30% share of the email client market share, based on tracking of 958 email opens worldwide (Litmus, 2020). However, as of February 1, 2021, Gmail trailed behind the Apple iPhone email client. In 2019, Gmail took the top spot from Apple iPhone and became the number one most used email client in the world with a 27.8% share (Specht, 2019). Gmail ranked third at 9% which is the same spot it was in during 2019, although with a lower percentage of 8% (Werlin, 2020).

In 2020, Facebook topped the list of apps that Americans can least do without on their mobile. Lastly, Facebook in third place with 29%. Gmail placed second with 30% of the respondents considering the email service provider and an essential part of their daily lives (Richter, 2017). That’s why when asked which are their top three essential apps, it came as no surprise that the top apps were mostly used for day-to-day communication.Īccording to a survey, the must-have apps for millennials were Amazon as the most popular app with 35%.

Millennials, the most tech-savvy generation, are typically on the lookout for new things over the digital horizon. Lastly, only 24% of the age group 65+ prefer Gmail over other email service providers. Thirdly, the age groups 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 tied with both of them 36% preferring Gmail.

61% of the age group 18 to 29 frequently use Gmail - the largest among the respondents (Armstrong, 2017). The age group 30 to 44 placed second with 54% of them frequently using Gmail. According to the data, Gmail is the most frequently used email service provider in almost all age groups. In the U.S., Morning Consult conducted a study to find out which age group uses Gmail more.

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