Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2014-2023

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Oct 10, 2023
As of 2023, the global average cost per data breach amounted to 4.45 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 4.35 million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The average cost of a data breach varied across sectors, with the highest average cost in the healthcare industry.

Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)

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Release date

July 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2014 to 2023

Number of respondents

550 organizations

Supplementary notes

Data regarding earlier years from previous reporting.

The source studied 550 organizations that had experienced breaches across 17 countries and regions and 17 different industries.

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