Share of ransom payers worldwide that recovered data 2018-2023

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Dec 10, 2024
In 2023, nearly 73 percent of companies worldwide paid ransom to recover data. In 2018, this figure stood at 49.4 percent and gradually increased over the past few years. The highest uptick was between the years 2018 and 2019.

Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023

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Statistic: Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023

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Release date

April 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018 to 2023

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Special properties

IT security professionals and practitioners; all from organizations with more than 500 employees

Method of interview

Online survey

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