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Original data on email authentication adoption. Our flagship study scans 5.5 million domains from the complete Tranco Top Sites List, covering DMARC, SPF, DKIM, MTA-STS, BIMI, and DANE.

8 Studies
5.5M Domains Scanned
6 Protocols
Q1 2026 Latest Data
Flagship Study

7 in 10 domains have no DMARC protection — largest email security study with 5.5 million domains

30.4% DMARC Adoption
12.8% Enforcement
56.0% SPF Adoption
0.0% DANE Adoption
Protocol Deep Dive

Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace appear in 33% of all SPF records — first-ever email sender market share by SPF include

19.6% Microsoft 365
13.6% Google Workspace
148,655 PermError Risk
53.6% Softfail Rate
Sector Analysis

Analysis of .gov domains examining CISA mandate impact on DMARC deployment patterns

Sector Analysis

Analysis of .edu domains examining impact of alumni email forwarding on DMARC deployment

Sector Analysis

Analysis of Fortune 500 domains examining BIMI deployment patterns and brand visibility drivers

Protocol Deep Dive

MTA-STS at 0.3% — 101x lower than DMARC despite solving email-in-transit attacks

0.3% MTA-STS Adoption
9,364 Domains Enforcing
Protocol Deep Dive

0.4% BIMI adoption — brand logos in email inboxes remain rare even at 5.5 million domain scale

0.4% BIMI Adoption
0.3% Valid SVG Logos
Protocol Deep Dive

30 domains deploy DANE across 5.5 million scanned — the protocol that never was

0.0% DANE Adoption
46.9% STARTTLS

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