Robocall trends in July 2026

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

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

Overall robocalls up in July

Overall Robocall Trends

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

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls in July were up 1.5% from the previous month. The red baseline shows that overall robocalls in July reached the highest level in 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 July 2026 were down slightly from July 2025.

Scam robocalls increased sharply in July

Scam Robocall Trends

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

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in July were up 14.2% from June. That makes three months in a row of significant increases, following an increase of 24.1% from May to June. The red baseline shows that scam robocalls in July reached the highest level in the past six months.

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

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in July 2026 were up 8% from July 2025.

Scam Versus Overall Robocalls

Scam robocall percentage of overall robocalls continues upward

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

Figure 3 shows that the portion of scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls rose from 24% in June to 27% in July 2026. That makes three consecutive months with increasing scam robocalls.

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