Robocall trends in May 2026

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

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

Overall robocalls down in May

Overall Robocall Trends

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

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls in May were down 2.1% from the previous month. The red baseline compares robocalls in May with the previous five 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 May 2026 were down 14.8% from May 2025.

Scam robocalls increased sharply in May

Scam Robocall Trends

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

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls were up 15.1% from the previous month.

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

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in May 2026 were up 22% from May 2025.

Scam Versus Overall Robocalls

Scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls rebounds upward

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

Figure 3 shows that the portion of scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls rose from 17% in April to 20% in May 2026.

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