In 2023, nearly 45.6 percent of all e-mails worldwide were identified as spam, down from almost 49 percent in 2022. While remaining a big part of the e-mail traffic, since 2011, the share of spam e-mails has decreased significantly. In 2023, the highest volume of spam e-mails was registered in May, approximately 50 percent of e-mail traffic worldwide.
Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2023
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Securelist. (March 7, 2024). Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/
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Securelist. (2024). Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/
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Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], Securelist, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/
