Email formats in Enterprise Software companies
Which address pattern to try first when you reach out to people at Enterprise Software companies, worked out from the contacts in our database.
The short answer
first.last@company.com is the most common format in Enterprise Software companies, matching 46.9% of the addresses we analysed. The next most common is flast@company.com (24%).
All formats we found
| Format | Example | Share of addresses | Companies where it is the most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| first.last@ | james.robinson@company.com | 46.9% |
96 |
| flast@ | jrobinson@company.com | 24% |
32 |
| firstl@ | jamesr@company.com | 8.9% |
1 |
| first@ | james@company.com | 8.5% |
6 |
| firstlast@ | jamesrobinson@company.com | 6.5% |
0 |
| first-last@ | james-robinson@company.com | 1.6% |
1 |
| last@ | robinson@company.com | 1% |
0 |
| fl@ | jr@company.com | 0.8% |
0 |
| lastf@ | robinsonj@company.com | 0.4% |
1 |
| first.l@ | james.r@company.com | 0.4% |
0 |
Based on 1,848 work addresses from 225 companies. 138 companies with three or more matched addresses had one clearly dominant format.
How to use this
- Open the company's profile and check its own email format. Companies differ, so this beats any industry average.
- If the profile has no format yet, try first.last@ first, then flast@.
- Check the address with the email checker before you send. It tests the mailbox without sending a message.
Questions
What is the most common email format in Enterprise Software companies?
first.last@company.com is the most common format, matching 46.9% of the 1,848 addresses we analysed across 225 companies.
Do all Enterprise Software companies use the same format?
No. Among the 138 companies in this sample with a clear dominant format, first.last was dominant in 96. Always check the company's own format on its profile page before sending.
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- How we collect and verify this data
How this is calculated: each address is matched to the contact's name, and only business addresses on the company's own domain are counted. Consumer mail providers such as Gmail are excluded. The sample is the companies with the most contacts in this industry, so it favours larger companies.