Robocall trends in March 2026

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

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

Overall robocalls increased in March

Overall Robocall Trends

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

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were up 9.8% in March from the previous month. The red baseline shows that robocalls in March were the highest monthly total 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 March 2026 were down 12.4% from March 2025.

Scam robocalls increased in March

Scam Robocall Trends

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

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were up 5.1% from the previous month. The red baseline shows that this is a reversal of a downward trend over the previous five months.

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

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in March 2026 were up 38% from March 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 March 2026

Figure 3 shows that the portion of scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls continues to drop over the past six months. While both overall robocalls and scam robocalls were up in March, overall robocalls increased more.

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