Spam Statistics
Spam is not only annoying, but often also extremely dangerous. Because unsolicited e-mails are and remain one of the most effective vectors for malware. Particularly via large-scale e-mail campaigns, cybercriminals allow their malware to proliferate across the globe in the shortest possible time. Yet e-mails with a previously spied-on target group are also ideally suited even for very specific targeted attacks; after all, practically any device connected to the Internet can be reached and infected with malicious code in this manner.
The detection systems of the AV-TEST Institute continuously filter and monitor international e-mail traffic. In doing so, among other things, they identify the location of a server through which spam is sent at a specific time. The chart shows the current values recorded over the past two weeks, two months and six months.
In basic terms, international spam campaigns can be divided into three categories:
a) Unsolicited advertising
b) Spam with URL (potential phishing or malware)
c) Spam with attached files (potential malware)
The chart shows the current values recorded for the various spam categories within the past week, the past two weeks and the past month.
What are the countries among the largest bearers of "bad news" and whose servers are used for sending the most spam?
The detection systems of the AV-TEST Institute detect not only the volume and type of spam but also its origin. The following listings show the top 10 global spammers, along with the spam share of many other countries.
- Top ten countries
- Complete list
Last 14 days
CountryLast 14 days | |
---|---|
United States | 33.3% |
Bulgaria | 12.1% |
Russia | 9.8% |
Serbia | 6.1% |
United Kingdom | 5.4% |
Brazil | 3.6% |
Ukraine | 3.2% |
India | 2.1% |
Argentina | 1.6% |
Vietnam | 1.2% |
Last 60 days
CountryLast 60 days | |
---|---|
United States | 40.8% |
Russia | 8.7% |
Bulgaria | 5.8% |
Germany | 3.7% |
United Kingdom | 3.4% |
Serbia | 2.9% |
Brazil | 2.9% |
India | 2.0% |
Ukraine | 1.9% |
France | 1.9% |
Last 180 days
CountryLast 180 days | |
---|---|
United States | 43.3% |
Russia | 9.4% |
Germany | 7.0% |
France | 3.0% |
China | 2.8% |
Bulgaria | 2.1% |
Ukraine | 2.0% |
Brazil | 1.9% |
Spain | 1.6% |
United Kingdom | 1.5% |
Complete list
Country | Last 14 days | Last 60 days | Last 180 days |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Albania | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Algeria | 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
Andorra | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Angola | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Argentina | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
Armenia | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Australia | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Austria | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
Azerbaijan | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% |
Bahrain | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bangladesh | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Barbados | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Belarus | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Belgium | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Belize | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Benin | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bermuda | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bhutan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bolivia | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0% |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Botswana | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Brazil | 3.6% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
British Virgin Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Brunei | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bulgaria | 12.1% | 5.8% | 2.1% |
Burkina Faso | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Burundi | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Cambodia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Cameroon | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Canada | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Cape Verde | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Central African Republic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Chile | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
China | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.8% |
Colombia | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
Comoros | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Congo | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Congo-Brazzaville | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Costa Rica | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Côte d’Ivoire | 0% | 0% | 1.1% |
Croatia | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
Cuba | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Cyprus | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Czech Republic | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Denmark | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Dominica | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
Ecuador | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Egypt | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
El Salvador | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Estonia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ethiopia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Faroes | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fiji | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Finland | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
France | 0.9% | 1.9% | 3.0% |
French Polynesia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gabon | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gambia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Georgia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Germany | 0.9% | 3.7% | 7.0% |
Ghana | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gibraltar | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Greece | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
Grenada | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Guatemala | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Guinea | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Guyana | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Haiti | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Honduras | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hong Kong SAR of China | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Hungary | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Iceland | 0% | 0% | 0% |
India | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
Indonesia | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
Iran | 0% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Iraq | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ireland | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Israel | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Italy | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
Jamaica | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Japan | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
Jordan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Kenya | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Kuwait | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Laos | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Latvia | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Lebanon | 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
Lesotho | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Libya | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Liechtenstein | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lithuania | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
Luxembourg | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
Macao SAR of China | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Madagascar | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Malawi | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Malaysia | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
Maldives | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mali | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Malta | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marshall Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mauritania | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mauritius | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mexico | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Moldova | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Monaco | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mongolia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Montenegro | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Morocco | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Mozambique | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
Myanmar | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Namibia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Nepal | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Netherlands | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
New Caledonia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
New Zealand | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Nicaragua | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Niger | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Nigeria | 0% | 0% | 0% |
North Macedonia | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% |
Norway | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
Oman | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Pakistan | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Palestine | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
Panama | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Paraguay | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Peru | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Philippines | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
Poland | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
Portugal | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
Puerto Rico | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Qatar | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reunion | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Romania | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Russia | 9.8% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
Rwanda | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Saint Lucia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Saint Martin | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Samoa | 0% | 0% | 0% |
São Tomé e Príncipe | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Saudi Arabia | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Senegal | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Serbia | 6.1% | 2.9% | 1.1% |
Seychelles | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sierra Leone | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Singapore | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Sint Maarten | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Slovakia | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
Slovenia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Somalia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
South Africa | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
South Korea | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
Spain | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
Sri Lanka | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
Sudan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Suriname | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sweden | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Switzerland | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Syria | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Taiwan | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Tajikistan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Tanzania | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Thailand | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
The Bahamas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Togo | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Tonga | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Tunisia | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0% |
Turkey | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Uganda | 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
Ukraine | 3.2% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
United Arab Emirates | 0% | 0% | 0% |
United Kingdom | 5.4% | 3.4% | 1.5% |
United States | 33.3% | 40.8% | 43.3% |
Uruguay | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% |
US Virgin Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Uzbekistan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Vatican City | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Venezuela | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Vietnam | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.1% |
Yemen | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Zambia | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Zimbabwe | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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