Our latest 2025 popup statistics report is here!
As we do every year, we analyzed popup displays across all Wisepops popup builder users who run a popup campaign with a signup field to bring you actionable insights into how online businesses convert visitors.
Online businesses are getting better at using targeting to make campaigns that are more personalized and relevant, as we see a higher average conversion rate (CVR) this year compared to 2024.
As always, we also differentiated the data from the 10% top-performing campaigns to show that using the best onsite marketing practices pays off.
Here’s a breakdown of the results:
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Popup statistics 2025
The average conversion rate of popups is 4.65%
On average, popups convert 4.65% of website visitors.
This is a step up from the 2024 average conversion rate of 4.01%. This result proves that website popups are still a highly effective CRO tool for online businesses that can boost growth.
CR of the best performers
The top-performing 10% of popup campaigns in 2025 averaged a CVR of 19.77%. That’s five times higher than the average popup performance of the entire sample!
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Mobile popup campaigns drive 38% more conversions in 2025 than desktop
Popups created only for mobile devices had a higher CVR than the desktop-only ones: 3.75% vs 2.67%. This result is consistent with last year’s findings and shows once again that many online shoppers prefer to browse ecommerce sites on mobile.
CR of the best performers
The top-performing 10% of mobile and desktop popup campaigns averaged a CVR of 17.99% and 15.27%%, respectively.
Adding an extra step to popups increases conversions by 84%
Traditional one-step popups typically achieve an average conversion rate of 3.07%. However, adding an extra step can increase this rate to 5.64%, which suggests that multi-step popup campaigns may be perceived as more engaging and rewarding.
CR of the best performers
CVR of the top 10% performing multi-step popup campaigns in 2025: 20.65%.
A/B testing popups is a way to increase clicks by at least 5%
Experimenting with popup content and design can help increase CTR from 4.90% to 5.15%.
Small changes, such as adjusting the headline, tweaking the call-to-action (CTA), or testing different visuals, can impact how visitors interact with your popups.
CR of the best performers
The top 10% of popups campaigns using A/B testing converted 22.02% of visitors on average in 2025.
The number of signup fields in popups and their impact on popup conversions
Website popups with only one signup field had the highest CVR of 5.77%, followed by four fields with 4.60%.
While one-field popups are the most common design, the four fields are more rare. There are two ways to implement such campaigns: include all four fields in one window or break them up, say two fields in the first step and the other two in the second.
The top 10% of campaigns CVR by number of signup fields:
One field: 20.86%
Two fields: 17.78%
Three fields: 21.84%
Four fields: 16.95%
Five fields: 16.11%
Popups with images have a higher CVR than those without
Visuals matter!
In our research, popups with images performed better once again—they converted 5.46% of visitors while the ones without images had a lower CVR of 3.22%.
So, using images in popups is an effective way to boost a website's conversion rate. A good-looking image can reinforce popup copy, convey more information, and support your brand image.
🏆 The top 10% campaigns
The 10% of top-performing Wisepops popup campaigns with images converted 22.12% of visitors on average.
Discounts are the top-converting incentive in popups
Popups with discounts convert 8.62% of visitors on average. They remain the most effective signup incentive in popup campaigns.
Performance of the best campaigns
The top 10% popup campaigns with discounts converted 23.61% of visitors.
Countdowns are a way to increase conversions by 58% during time-limited offers
Adding a countdown to a popup increased the conversion rate from 4.63% to 7.34%. It’s important to note, however, that many campaigns with this element are used to improve conversions during time-limited offers.
Performance of the top 10% of campaigns
The best-performing campaigns with countdowns converted 24.12% of visitors.
CVR of spin-to-win popups is 125% higher compared to traditional popups
Spin-to-win popups (also called wheel popups) convert up to 10.15% of website visitors on average, making them one of the most engaging and effective popup types available.
These interactive popups gamify the user experience, offering visitors a chance to "win" a discount, free shipping, or another incentive by spinning a virtual wheel.
Online businesses use spin popups for product giveaways and contests (and, more rarely, to build an email list). The spin-to-win popups work best for limited-time offers as the attractiveness of the deal diminishes if it stays on a website for a long time.
Performance of the top 10% of campaigns
The best-performing campaigns with countdowns converted 16.74% of visitors.
Personalizing popups with custom targeting such as shopping cart value improves conversions by up to 163%
By personalizing popups based on visitor behavior, location, purchase history, or demographics, businesses deliver more personalized, relevant messages that resonate with their audience.
This popup statistic supports this: the campaigns that use custom properties to target specific groups of visitors or customers convert almost 10% of those who engage with them.
Note: With custom properties, you can target visitors based on criteria you define—such as customers who bought over three days ago, visitors who have added one item to their shopping cart, or those in a specific subscriber segment in Klaviyo.
Learn more about how to set up custom properties in popups
Performance of the top 10% of campaigns
The best-performing popup campaigns using custom targeting properties converted 18.32% of visitors.
Popups that appear on click convert best compared to other display rules
Popups triggered by clicks have the highest conversion rate at 28.79%, indicating that visitors who engage with specific elements are highly receptive to offers.
Hover-based popups follow with a solid 17.37%, suggesting users are interested but not fully committed. Custom event popups, triggered by interactions like adding to the cart, perform well at 9.97%. On-landing popups have a moderate conversion rate of 4.97% while scroll-based popups show the lowest at 2.18%.
Important to note that even though exit popup campaigns (often used as cart abandonment popups) have the second lowest conversion rate, it’s the second most widely used trigger that also holds the second highest number of email collected. The 2.81% rate is most likely explained by the very high number of displays.
Top 10% campaigns‘ CVR:
On landing: 19.49%
On exit: 19.26%
On scroll: 16.67%
On click: 25.24%
On hover: 17.36%
On custom event: 48.70%
Note
Triggers are conditions under which popups appear (immediately on landing on a web page, on exit, on click, on reaching a certain part of a page, etc.). You can set a unique trigger for every campaign you make.
Popups added to the “bottom center” position generated the highest CVR
In 2024, the center-right position led with a 6.40% CVR, followed by top-left at 5.07%.
In 2025, the bottom-center position now tops the list with a 12.88% CVR. Other positions like bottom-left and bottom-right have lower CVRs at 1.39% and 1.56%. Center positions show moderate performance, ranging from 2.78% to 4.01%, while the top-center, top-left, and top-right positions have the lowest CVRs, with top-right at 0.67%.
Example:
A bottom-centered campaign on Uranus Wiper:
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The best time to show popups is between five and 15 seconds
The findings this year are very similar to 2024.
Campaigns displayed between zero and five seconds performed exceptionally well, even though such a short time is not quite ideal for the visitor experience. The safer option, which also performed well, was the time between 11 and 15 seconds.
Top 10% campaigns‘ CVR:
immediate display: 20.59%
one page delay: 17.79%
two-page delay: 18.38%
three-page delay: 19.50%
four-page delay: 18.69%
five-page delay: 21.41%
Delaying the appearance of popups by one page produces the most conversions
Popups that appear on the second page a visitor views generated the highest CVR of 28.98%.
The second highest conversion rate belongs to a four-page delay (10.69%):
Top 10% campaigns‘ CVR:
immediate display: 20.59%
one page delay: 17.79%
two-page delay: 18.38%
three-page delay: 19.50%
four-page delay: 18.69%
five-page delay: 21.41%
Targeting visitors by URLs allows to convert 152% more visitors
Popup campaigns with URL targeting (those triggered by specific pages viewed by a visitor), are highly effective in driving website conversions.
With an average conversion rate of 5.80%, URL-targeted popups outperform those without URL targeting, which convert at just 2.30%. This represents a 152% higher conversion rate, proving that tailoring popup content to match the context of the visitor’s journey significantly boosts engagement and results.
Top 10% campaigns' CVR: 16.29%
Popup statistics: summary
Website popups often get a bad rap because of their impact on the website experience.
But the truth is:
If you take into account all the best practices for implementing website popups and A/B test them continuously, they can become your main cost-effective source of quality inbound leads.
Hope these popup statistics have also helped you to understand how to convert website visitors with popups. Each business is unique, but trying these best practices should be a great start.
If you’d like to learn more about popups, let me suggest these guides from our blog:
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