You can send up to 100 recipients per single email message in Gmail, including addresses in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields. This is the maximum number of recipients allowed per message
. Regarding daily limits:
- With a free Gmail account , you can send up to 500 emails or recipients per day. This means you could send one email to 500 recipients or multiple emails totaling 500 recipients in a 24-hour rolling period
- With a paid Google Workspace account , the daily sending limit increases to 2,000 emails or recipients per day , with up to 100 recipients per message when using SMTP
- For users of services like GMass integrated with Google Workspace, the limit can be as high as 10,000 emails per day
Additional notes:
- Each recipient counts as one email toward your daily limit, so sending one email to 100 people counts as 100 emails.
- If you exceed these limits, Gmail may temporarily suspend your ability to send emails for up to 24 hours
- Gmail also enforces rate limits (e.g., around 20 outgoing emails per hour) to prevent spam-like behavior, so sending too many emails too quickly can trigger errors or blocks
In summary:
Account Type| Max Recipients per Message| Max Emails/Recipients per Day| Notes
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Free Gmail| 100| 500| Rolling 24-hour period
Paid Google Workspace| 100| 2,000| Includes SMTP sending
GMass + Workspace| 100| ~10,000| Via compliant bulk sending tool
Therefore, you can send an email to up to 100 recipients at once in Gmail, and the total number of emails or recipients you can send to in a day depends on your account type and sending method
