Robocall trends in September 2026

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

Overall Robocall Trends

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

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls in September were down 1.2% from the previous month. The red baseline shows that overall robocalls in September reached the lowest level in the past six months.

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 September 2026 were down 5.2% from September 2025.

Scam robocalls decreased in September

Scam Robocall Trends

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

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in September were down 4.1% from August. Scam robocalls peaked in August. The red baseline shows that scam robocalls in September were the second-highest call volume in the past six months.

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

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls in September 2026 were up 12% from September 2025.

Scam Versus Overall Robocalls

Scam robocall percentage of overall robocalls drops

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

Figure 3 shows that the portion of scam robocalls as a percentage of overall robocalls fell slightly from 34% in August to 33% in September 2026. As with the total number of scam robocalls, the percentage of scam robocalls in September was the second-highest month in the past six months.

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