This statistic presents the most common spam content categories in 2019. That year, healthcare-related spam accounted for 39 percent of total spam volume. Dating-related junk mail generated eight percent of spam messages in the same period.
Most prevalent spam content categories worldwide in 2019
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Trustwave. (April 25, 2020). Most prevalent spam content categories worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263452/most-common-content-of-spam-messages-worldwide-by-category/
Trustwave. "Most prevalent spam content categories worldwide in 2019." Chart. April 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263452/most-common-content-of-spam-messages-worldwide-by-category/
Trustwave. (2020). Most prevalent spam content categories worldwide in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263452/most-common-content-of-spam-messages-worldwide-by-category/
Trustwave. "Most Prevalent Spam Content Categories Worldwide in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263452/most-common-content-of-spam-messages-worldwide-by-category/
Trustwave, Most prevalent spam content categories worldwide in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263452/most-common-content-of-spam-messages-worldwide-by-category/ (last visited August 14, 2022)