A 2021 survey revealed that 20 percent of the organizations based in Australia experienced ten or more successful phishing attacks in the measured year. In comparison, 15 percent of the organizations in Germany experienced a similar number of successful phishing attacks. Furthermore, 43 percent of Japanese companies did not encounter successful phishing attacks in 2021.
Volume of successful phishing attacks on organizations worldwide 2021, by country
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Phishing
Overview
7
- Basic Statistic Number of global phishing sites as of Q1 2021
- Basic Statistic Phishing: number of affected brands as of March 2021
- Premium Statistic Phishing: distribution of attacks 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing: most targeted industry sectors 2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: most targeted organization types 2021
- Basic Statistic Global spam categories 2020
Click rates and reporting
5
- Premium Statistic Employee interaction with malicious emails 2021
- Premium Statistic Why employees click on phishing emails in 2020
- Premium Statistic Employees that click on phishing emails in 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. and UK employees that have made security mistakes in 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Time taken to report a suspected phishing emails in 2020
Phishing types and delivery methods
4
Spear-phishing
3
The COVID-19 pandemic and remote work
7
- Premium Statistic Changes in cyber attack frequency following COVID-19 as of 2021
- Premium Statistic Key cyberthreats related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
- Premium Statistic Increases in cyber attacks according to IT professionals in 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Post-pandemic cybersecurity priorities worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Remote work: importance of protecting users against phishing and cyber attacks 2021
- Premium Statistic Global cybersecurity incidents after remote work transition 2020
- Premium Statistic IT leaders' predictions for phishing emails relating to 'back to work' in 2021
Spotlight: Phishing in the U.S.
6
- Basic Statistic Most commonly reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: attacks experienced by U.S. companies 2021
- Premium Statistic Online security threats that U.S. consumers worry about in 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. government: number of cyber security incidents 2020, by attack vector
- Basic Statistic U.S. government: number of department cyber security incidents 2019, by attack vector
- Basic Statistic Threat actors for cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations 2019-2020
Further related statistics
18
- Success factors to strengthen an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Frequency of cyber threats according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017, by type
- Greatest cyber threat risks according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Technologies with increasing importance according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Factors that could weaken an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Most detrimental cyber security threats according to Canadian businesses 2017
- Value of the cyber security market in Sweden in 2017, by product segment
- Types of cyber security incidents experienced by Canadian businesses 2017
- Forecasted value of cyber security market in Singapore 2015-2020
- Emerging technology investments healthcare payers and providers IT security 2018
- U.S. consumer business cyber risk program challenges 2017
- Cyber security incidents reported by organizations to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q2 2021
- Financial loss value distribution reported to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q3 2019
- Global shortage of cybersecurity skills 2021, by tech category
- Costa Rica: cybersecurity strategy maturity level 2020, by area
- Increase of phishing attacks on organizations 2018-2019, by country
- Using identification procedures when using online services in Poland 2020
- Global confidence level in business ability to understand cyber threats 2019
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Success factors to strengthen an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Frequency of cyber threats according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017, by type
- Greatest cyber threat risks according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Technologies with increasing importance according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Factors that could weaken an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Most detrimental cyber security threats according to Canadian businesses 2017
- Value of the cyber security market in Sweden in 2017, by product segment
- Types of cyber security incidents experienced by Canadian businesses 2017
- Forecasted value of cyber security market in Singapore 2015-2020
- Emerging technology investments healthcare payers and providers IT security 2018
- U.S. consumer business cyber risk program challenges 2017
- Cyber security incidents reported by organizations to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q2 2021
- Financial loss value distribution reported to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q3 2019
- Global shortage of cybersecurity skills 2021, by tech category
- Costa Rica: cybersecurity strategy maturity level 2020, by area
- Increase of phishing attacks on organizations 2018-2019, by country
- Using identification procedures when using online services in Poland 2020
- Global confidence level in business ability to understand cyber threats 2019
Proofpoint. (May 2, 2022). Volume of successful phishing attacks on organizations worldwide 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149219/share-organizations-worldwide-phishing-attack-country/
Proofpoint. "Volume of successful phishing attacks on organizations worldwide 2021, by country." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149219/share-organizations-worldwide-phishing-attack-country/
Proofpoint. (2022). Volume of successful phishing attacks on organizations worldwide 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149219/share-organizations-worldwide-phishing-attack-country/
Proofpoint. "Volume of Successful Phishing Attacks on Organizations Worldwide 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149219/share-organizations-worldwide-phishing-attack-country/
Proofpoint, Volume of successful phishing attacks on organizations worldwide 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149219/share-organizations-worldwide-phishing-attack-country/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Volume of successful phishing attacks on organizations worldwide 2021, by country [Graph], Proofpoint, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149219/share-organizations-worldwide-phishing-attack-country/