Spam share of global email traffic 2011-2023

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Ani Petrosyan,
Sep 17, 2024
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

CharacteristicPercentage of email traffic
2011 80.26%
2012 72.1%
2013 69.6%
2014 66.76%
2015 55.28%
2016 58.31%
2017 56.63%
2018 52.48%
2019 56.51%
2020 50.37%
2021 45.56%
2022 48.63%
2023 45.6%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of email traffic80.26%80.26%72.1%72.1%69.6%69.6%66.76%66.76%55.28%55.28%58.31%58.31%56.63%56.63%52.48%52.48%56.51%56.51%50.37%50.37%45.56%45.56%48.63%48.63%45.6%45.6%2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
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March 2024

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2011 to 2023

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Data is based on spam encountered and filtered by Kaspersky Anti-Spam Lab and Kaspersky Solutions.

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