Robocall trends in December 2023

Here’s a quick review of robocall trends through December 2023.

The source data is from YouMail’s Robocall Index, a widely followed measure of robocall activity in the U.S.

Overall robocalls down sharply in December

Figure 1. Monthly trend for all robocalls six months through December 2023

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were down 16.3% in December. The dashed green line shows that the linear trend for robocalls over this date range is still declining.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in 2022. Robocalls in December 2023 were down 12% from December 2022.

Scam robocalls lower in December

Figure 2. Monthly trend for scam robocalls six months through December 2023

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were also down sharply in December 2023. The dashed green line shows a downward linear trend for scam robocalls.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in the latter half of 2023 are generally lower than in the same month in 2022.

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