Answers.Body: <p>I understood it was smallest civi id first (or "sorted by Contact ID ascending" to use your description)</p>
  
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Answers.Text: That's how I understood it as well - they'd go out in the order in which they were created (and therefore smallest ID to biggest).
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Body: <p>Is there a clear pattern to the order in which emails are sent from CiviMail queues? For example, <em>emails are sent from the queue</em></p>
  
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  <li><em>in no specific order</em></li>
  <li><em>sorted alphabetically, A-Z</em></li>
  <li><em>sorted by contact ID ascending</em></li>
  <li><em>...</em></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Wondering after seeing <a href="https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/24688/civimail-is-only-sending-to-half-the-recipients">this question</a>.</p>
  
Tags: <civimail><email>
Title: What order are CiviMail emails sent from CiviCRM?
ThreadText: # What order are CiviMail emails sent from CiviCRM?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-29)
  
  Is there a clear pattern to the order in which emails are sent from CiviMail queues? For example, *emails are sent from the queue*
  
  * *in no specific order*
  * *sorted alphabetically, A-Z*
  * *sorted by contact ID ascending*
  * *...*
  
  Wondering after seeing [this question](https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/24688/civimail-is-only-sending-to-half-the-recipients).
  
  **Tags:** civimail, email
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-29. Score: 1
  
  I understood it was smallest civi id first (or "sorted by Contact ID ascending" to use your description)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: That's how I understood it as well - they'd go out in the order in which they were created (and therefore smallest ID to biggest).  
  
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