HubSpot fielded a global online survey from December 2016 through February 2017. The survey was available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The responses were sourced via email invitations, blog promotion, and social sharing. No personal information was collected and no paid incentives were offered for responses. This years State of Inbound survey had the largest number of global respondents: 6,399 professionals in 141 countries.