Webinars work. But how well? Here are the statistics.

For coaches and creators

The webinar is the format that sells coaching and courses best.

0 %of attendees buy, on a good offerEasyWebinar · MarketingProfs
0 %even on an offer of $1,000 and upEasyWebinar, 2026
0 $the potential of a single webinarexample

Do the math: 100 attendees, 10% buyers, an offer at $2,000. That's $20,000 from one live. A well-tuned webinar is worth more than a month of prospecting.

In B2B too, it delivers

0 %of B2B pros make it their top channel for qualified leadsWyzowl, 2024
0 %of companies rate it very or extremely importantTwentyThree, 2025
0 %of sales and marketing leaders build it into their demand genON24, 2024

What is the show-up rate?

Expect one attendee for every two registrants. That's the first leak in the funnel.

Average attendance rate0 %
Livestorm · Contrast — 2026

Email and SMS sequences, plus promotion on social, are essential!

How long they stay

Attention holds longer than you'd think. But it drops off fast.

0 minaverage engagement timeON24, 2025
0 minbefore attention starts to dipContrast, 2026
0 %of attendees stay to the end of a 60-min formatContrast, 2026

How many buy, and the trap of the word "conversion"

"Conversion" means several things. The clearest one is to start from 100 registrants and count the buyers.

50Don't show up40Show up without buying10Buy
Livestorm · Univid · MarketingProfs — 2023-2026

And a quarter of sales land after the live, through follow-ups. The breakdown by price in what conversion rate to expect.

What it brings in

A webinar costs a fraction of a trade show, and fills the same role.

Cost per lead at a trade show811 $
Cost per lead by webinar72 $
The webinar versus the trade show. The gap speaks for itself.Cvent, 2026
0 %of marketers say it lowers their cost per leadCvent, 2026
2.5xROI versus a physical eventMarketingProfs, 2023

For the math, see how to calculate ROI and how much a webinar costs.

When to run your webinar

Aim for midweek, late morning or early afternoon.

Wednesdaythe best day, Tuesday and Thursday just behindContrast (500K), 2025
0am / 2pmbring 6 to 10% more attendanceContrast, 2025
0 minthe core of the presentationLivestorm, 2026

It shouldn't run much longer than that. The Q&A, on the other hand, can run until no one's left on the live.

Live or recorded

Live engages harder. But half your audience watches afterward.

On replay33 min
Live57 min
GoToWebinar · BrightTALK — 2023-2024

Half of attendees watch on demand. Make the replay available by default, and your total views climb by up to 80% more.

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