Time to Inbox

Time to Inbox

We measure these delivery times with our own open-source monitor. It sends test emails to inboxes at major email providers and records how long each one takes to arrive. Our engineers get an alert when a delivery takes longer than 10 seconds.

Last updated on 10/8/26 9:10 AM UTC

Current Delivery Times

  • Forward Email

    Direct
    311ms
    Forwarding
    292ms

  • Gmail

    Direct
    867ms
    Forwarding
    1s

  • Apple iCloud

    Direct
    4.1s
    Forwarding
    3.1s

  • Yahoo/AOL

    Direct
    2.5s
    Forwarding
    5.9s

Historical Timeline

24-Hour Performance by Provider

Average delivery times for each email provider

Did you know? We are the only email service with 100% open-source and transparent monitoring. Source code is available on GitHub.