Cold EmailResult2026-01

Personal January Stats: 8.8% Reply Rate on 673 Emails

Rook (@RooktoRep)

Results

8.8%

Reply rate

Replies

Interested

2.2%

Bounce rate

673

Emails sent

384

People emailed

Wanted to meet

Summary

Individual operator shared full January 2026 cold email stats: 384 people emailed, 673 total emails, 8.8% reply rate (59 replies), with 14 wanting to meet and 22 showing interest. Bounce rate 2.2%.

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