Spam

Where Spam Comes From

About 52 percent of all e-mails sent worldwide last year were unwanted ads or spam mails, according to securelist.com. China is the biggest source of spam, accounting for 12 percent of global spam traffic. The U.S. was in second place (9 percent) with Germany taking third place (7 percent). In good news though, the total spam traffic in 2018 was 4 percent lower than it was in 2017.

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Top ten countries from which spam originated in 2018.

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Leading countries of origin for unsolicited spam e-mails worldwide in 2025, by share of spam volume
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Monthly share of spam in the total e-mail traffic worldwide from January 2014 to December 2025
Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2023
Daily number of spam e-mails sent worldwide as of December 2024, by country (in billions)
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Spam placement rate worldwide in 2015 to 2018
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Spam placement rate worldwide in 2018, by category

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