What is Click-to-Open Rate (CTOR)?

A key email marketing metric that measures the percentage of unique clicks relative to the number of unique opens. Unlike Click-Through Rate (CTR), which is based on total emails delivered, CTOR focuses only on those recipients who actually opened the email, making it a more accurate indicator of email content effectiveness.

Formula:
CTOR= (Unique Opens / Unique Clicks​)×100

Businesses use CTOR to evaluate:

-The relevance and appeal of email content
-The effectiveness of design, layout, and call-to-action (CTA)
-How well subject lines and body content align with user expectations

A higher CTOR indicates that recipients found the content engaging enough to take action after opening the email.

Example use case: A travel agency sends an email campaign featuring holiday packages. If 10,000 people open the email and 2,500 click on the package links, the CTOR is 25%, showing strong engagement with the content.