Robocall trends in May 2025

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

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

Overall robocalls down slightly in May

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

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were down 2.5% in May from the previous month. The red baseline shows that robocalls in May were the second highest monthly total in 2025.

The dashed green line shows that robocalls continue on an upward trend over the past six months, reversing the downward trend in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in the previous year. Robocalls in May 2025 were up 12% from May 2024. Over the past six months, robocalls were up from the same month in the previous year. The average year-over-year robocall increase in 2025 is 11%.

Scam robocalls up in May

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

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were up 5.0% from the previous month, to about 676 million. The red baseline shows that scam robocalls in May were the highest level in 2025, slightly more than in March.

The dashed green line shows that scam robocalls have been on a strong upward trend over the past six months.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in May 2025 were up 8% from May 2024. The average year-over-year scam robocall increase in 2025 is 29%.

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