During the third quarter of 2023, over 438 thousand mobile malware installation packages were detected, up by around 19 percent compared to the second quarter of 2023. The number of detected malicious packages on mobile devices has decreased since the first quarter of 2021.
Number of detected malicious installation packages on mobile devices worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2023
Characteristic
Number of detected mobile malware packages
Q3 '23
438,962
Q2 '23
370,327
Q1 '23
307,529
Q4 '22
276,319
Q3 '22
438,035
Q2 '22
405,684
Q1 '22
516,617
Q4 '21
596,065
Q3 '21
676,190
Q2 '21
886,105
Q1 '21
1,451,660
Q4 '20
2,106,680
Q3 '20
1,121,318
Q2 '20
1,245,894
Q1 '20
1,153,662
Q4 '19
980,933
Q3 '19
870,617
Q2 '19
753,550
Q1 '19
905,174
Q4 '18
1,001,019
Q3 '18
1,305,015
Q2 '18
1,744,244
Q1 '18
1,322,578
Q4 '17
1,479,967
Q3 '17
1,598,196
Q2 '17
1,319,148
Q1 '17
1,333,605
Q4 '16
1,333,509
Q3 '16
1,520,931
Q2 '16
3,626,458
Q1 '16
2,045,323
Q4 '15
182,669
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Securelist. (December 1, 2023). Number of detected malicious installation packages on mobile devices worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653680/volume-of-detected-mobile-malware-packages/
Securelist. "Number of detected malicious installation packages on mobile devices worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2023." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653680/volume-of-detected-mobile-malware-packages/
Securelist. (2023). Number of detected malicious installation packages on mobile devices worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653680/volume-of-detected-mobile-malware-packages/
Securelist. "Number of Detected Malicious Installation Packages on Mobile Devices Worldwide from 4th Quarter 2015 to 3rd Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653680/volume-of-detected-mobile-malware-packages/
Securelist, Number of detected malicious installation packages on mobile devices worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653680/volume-of-detected-mobile-malware-packages/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of detected malicious installation packages on mobile devices worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph], Securelist, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653680/volume-of-detected-mobile-malware-packages/
