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We all send and receive a lot of email. In fact, a report earlier this year indicated that workers spend 28% of their time in their inbox. Yet only 14% of these emails are deemed "important." Then there are all of the emails you get from family and friends, Fantasy Football commissioners and reading clubs and of course, social media notifications. Pretty soon, you're finding that inbox zero seems like an impossibility.

Indeed, email has come a long way since its inception in 1971. Check out the infographic below to learn more about email, including how much we send and receive and how many email addresses exist in the world today.

Bob Al-Greene