In 2022, nearly 49 percent of all e-mails worldwide were identified as spam, up from 46 percent in 2021. While remaining a big part of the e-mail traffic, since 2011, the share of spam e-mails has decreased significantly. In 2022, the highest volume of spam e-mails was registered in February, approximately 53 percent of e-mail traffic worldwide.
Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2022
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Kaspersky Lab. (February 16, 2023). Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/?ref=blog.stibee.com
Kaspersky Lab. "Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/?ref=blog.stibee.com
Kaspersky Lab. (2023). Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/?ref=blog.stibee.com
Kaspersky Lab. "Global Spam Volume as Percentage of Total E-mail Traffic from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/?ref=blog.stibee.com
Kaspersky Lab, Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/?ref=blog.stibee.com (last visited June 09, 2023)
Global spam volume as percentage of total e-mail traffic from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420400/spam-email-traffic-share-annual/?ref=blog.stibee.com