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How many robocalls reach US phones each year?

After the 2019 peak and a dip in 2020, annual volume has held between about 50 and 55 billion a year since 2021. The decline is real but slow.

Source: YouMail Robocall Index: historical volume, YouMailUpdated October 29, 2026Featured in Phone Scam Statistics 2026: Losses, Robocalls and Trends

2019–2025

Estimated calls, 2019–2025

52.5B

2025

Estimated calls

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Chart: DeepSearch, Source terms. Data: YouMail, source published October 15, 2026.
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Key findings

  • Robocalls placed to US phones each year, 2019 to 2025 (YouMail estimate).

The data

How many robocalls reach US phones each year?
CategoryEstimated calls
201958.5B
202045.9B
202150.5B
202250.4B
202355B
202452.8B
202552.5B

How we made this chart

Nationwide robocall volume by month and year, the daily rate, calls per person and the most-called metro areas. Monthly and annual estimates, 2019 to September 2026.

Figures as published by YouMail in YouMail Robocall Index: historical volume, Annual rows, read on 2026-10-15.

Open the source document. Source revision: 2026-10-15:phone-scam-statistics.

Limits to keep in mind

  • A YouMail estimate, extrapolated from calls to its own app's users. It is a vendor model, not a count.

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DeepSearch. (October 29, 2026). How many robocalls reach US phones each year? DeepSearch Data. https://deepsearch.app/data/us-robocalls-per-year

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