In the fourth quarter of 2024, around 512,000 DDoS attacks were registered worldwide. The figure has gradually increased from 274,000 incidents in the first quarter of 2023.
Number of DDoS attacks worldwide from 1st quarter 2023 to 4th quarter 2024
Characteristic
Number of attacks
Q1 2023
274,000
Q2 2023
296,000
Q3 2023
300,000
Q4 2023
320,000
Q1 2024
385,000
Q2 2024
445,000
Q3 2024
457,000
Q4 2024
512,000
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of attacks274,000274,000296,000296,000300,000300,000320,000320,000385,000385,000445,000445,000457,000457,000512,000512,000Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2024
250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000500,000550,000
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The Hacker News, & Gcore. (February 10, 2025). Number of DDoS attacks worldwide from 1st quarter 2023 to 4th quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557643/ddos-attacks-global-number/
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