Robocall trends in April 2026

Here's a quick review of robocall trends through April 2026.

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

Overall robocalls remained level in April

Overall Robocall Trends

Figure 1. Monthly trend for all robocalls for six months through April 2026

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls in April were level with the previous month. The red baseline shows that robocalls in March and April were the highest monthly totals over the past six months.

The dashed green line shows that the robocall trend over the past six months is increasing.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in the previous year. Robocalls in April 2026 were down 15.1% from April 2025.

Scam robocalls decreased sharply in April

Scam Robocall Trends

Figure 2. Monthly trend for scam robocalls six months through April 2026

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were down 22.8% from the previous month. The red baseline shows that scam robocalls in April were at their lowest level over the past six months.

The dashed green line shows that scam robocalls have been on a slight downward trend over the past six months. The sharp downturn in April helped to tilt this from a slight downward trend to a more pronounced decrease.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in April 2026 were up 11% from April 2025.

Scam Versus Overall Robocalls

Scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls continues downward

Figure 3. Scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls six months through April 2026

Figure 3 shows that the portion of scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls dropped sharply from 22% in March to 17% in April 2026.

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