Robocall trends in December 2024

Here’s a quick review of robocall trends through December 2024.

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

Overall robocalls down in December

Figure 1. Monthly trend for all robocalls for six months through December 2024

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were down 7.8%%, in December from the previous month.

The dashed green line shows that robocalls over this date range continue a slight upward trend as a result of the jump in robocalls in October 2024.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in 2023. Robocalls in December 2024 were up 16% from December 2023. This is the fourth consecutive month in which robocalls were up from the same month in 2023.

Scam robocalls down in December

Figure 2. Monthly trend for scam robocalls six months through December 2024

Scam robocalls were down 16.2% from the previous month, as seen in Figure 2.

The dashed green line shows that scam robocalls are on a slight downward trend, despite a spike in October 2024.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in December 2024 were up 12% from December 2023. This is the third consecutive month in which scam robocalls were up from the same month in 2023.

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