Robocall trends in August 2025

Here’s a quick review of robocall trends through August 2025.

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

Overall robocalls down in August

Figure 1. Monthly trend for all robocalls for six months through August 2025

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were down 4% in August from the previous month. The red baseline shows that robocalls in August were the lowest monthly total in the past six months.

The dashed green line shows that the robocall trend over the past six months is downward, reversing the upward trend from March and April.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in the previous year. Robocalls in August 2025 were up 0.7% from August 2024. The year-over-year robocall increase in 2025 has been dropping since April.

Scam robocalls up sharply in August

Figure 2. Monthly trend for scam robocalls six months through August 2025

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were up 7.5% from the previous month. The red baseline shows that scam robocalls in August were far greater than in any other month over the past six months.

The dashed green line shows that scam robocalls are now on a strong upward trend over the past six months. This is a result of the sharp increases in July and August.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in August 2025 were up 137% from August 2024.

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