Robocall trends in October 2026

Here's a quick review of robocall trends through October 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 October

Overall Robocall Trends

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

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls in October were up 4.7% from the previous month. The red baseline shows that overall robocalls in October rebounded from the dip in August and September.

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

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in the previous year. Robocalls in October 2026 were up 7.6% from October 2025.

Scam robocalls down slightly in October

Scam Robocall Trends

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

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in October were down 1.6% from September. Scam robocalls peaked in August. The red baseline shows that scam robocalls in October were the third-highest call volume in the past six months.

The dashed green line shows that scam robocalls continue on a sharp upward trend over the past six months despite the slight decreases in September and October.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in October 2026 were up 28% from October 2025.

Scam robocall percentage of overall robocalls down slightly

Scam Versus Overall Robocalls

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

Figure 3 shows that the portion of scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls fell slightly from 33% in September to 31% in October 2026. As with the total number of scam robocalls, the percentage of scam robocalls in October was the third-highest month in the past six months.

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