LinkedIn Outreach Benchmarks 2026
What actually happens when you reach out on LinkedIn, measured across 3,750 connection requests and 15,000+ conversations run through Crispy. Real numbers, not guesses.
25%
Connection request acceptance rate
5.5h
Median reply time
76%
Replies within 24 hours
169,000+
Connections managed
Connection requests: ~25% get accepted
Across 3,750 outbound connection requests, roughly one in four turned into a connection. That is the number to beat: personalized, relevant requests to a well-targeted audience regularly clear 30%, while generic blasts to loosely matched lists fall well below.
Monday is the best day to send
Acceptance rate by the day a request was sent. Monday leads at 31.6%. Wednesday is the worst at 18.5%, and it is also when the most requests go out, a classic case of sending into the noise.
Most replies come within a day
Across 15,000+ conversations, the median time to a reply was 5.5 hours, and 76% of conversations got a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard back in two days, a short, specific follow-up is usually worth more than waiting.
Methodology
These figures are aggregated, anonymized data from real outreach run through Crispy, current as of July 2026. Acceptance and timing draw on 3,750 outbound connection requests and 3,174 conversations with measured response times. Acceptance counts a request as accepted once the connection is confirmed. No individual, contact, or account-level data is exposed. These numbers reflect how Crispy users perform and are not a universal LinkedIn average. We refresh them as the dataset grows.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good LinkedIn connection request acceptance rate?
Across 3,750 outbound requests sent through Crispy, about 25% were accepted, roughly one in four. Rates above 30% are strong and usually come from personalized, relevant requests to a well-targeted audience.
What is the best day to send LinkedIn connection requests?
In this data, Monday had the highest acceptance rate at 31.6%, while Wednesday was the lowest at 18.5%, despite Wednesday having the most requests sent. Early in the week outperformed midweek.
How fast do people reply to LinkedIn messages?
The median response time across 3,174 conversations was 5.5 hours, and 76% of conversations saw a reply within 24 hours. The mean was higher at about 18.5 hours because a minority of slow replies pull the average up.
Where does this data come from?
It is aggregated, anonymized data from real outreach run through Crispy as of July 2026: 3,750 connection requests and over 15,000 tracked conversations. No individual or account-level data is exposed. It reflects how Crispy users perform, not a universal LinkedIn average.
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