Global number of user data requests to Microsoft by law enforcement 2019-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 25, 2024

In the second half of 2022, Microsoft received over 24 thousand user data requests from law enforcement agencies worldwide. In the last measured period, the number of user accounts specified in the requests issued by law enforcement agencies also increased in the estimated period.

Number of requests from law enforcement agencies to Microsoft for user data worldwide from 1st half 2019 to 2nd half 2022

CharacteristicNumber of requestsNumber of specified user accounts
2022 H2 24,738 59,493
2022 H1 26,365 58,665
2021 H2 25,182 45,839
2021 H1 27,809 44,650
2020 H2 24,798 45,258
2020 H1 24,093 49,715
2019 H2 21,781 41,137
2019 H1 24,175 43,727
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of requests and specified accounts24,17524,17521,78121,78124,09324,09324,79824,79827,80927,80925,18225,18226,36526,36524,73824,73843,72743,72741,13741,13749,71549,71545,25845,25844,65044,65045,83945,83958,66558,66559,49359,493Number of requestsNumber of specified user accounts2019 H12019 H22020 H12020 H22021 H12021 H22022 H12022 H2

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September 2023

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Worldwide

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H1 2019 to H2 2022

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requests received for all Microsoft Services

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