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What does spam cost me?

Unsolicited commercial email (UCE) costs the sender very little yet consumes time and resources for both Internet Service Providers and their customers. It has been estimated that last year UCE potentially cost American companies $8.9 billion in lost productivity, bandwidth consumption, technical support and other technical resources [Ferris Research, 2003].

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Ever wonder exactly how much spam is out there? Probably more than you think.

These stats are drawn from the enormous volume of mail that flows through the MailArmory filter service. Unless otherwise noted they are updated once a day.

Volume Statistics

These stats show ratios of spam, clean email, and viruses for the 24-hour period reported.

24 hour mail breakdown by type ( 6:25 Sep 7th to 6:25 Sep 8th)

Spam mail 84.6%
Clean mail 15.4%
Viruses 0.0%

 

14 day mail type ratio

14 day message type ratio

 

Geographic Distribution

Spam is an international phenomenon. If you've ever wondered where it all comes from, check out our top-10 breakdown of the last 24 hour's worth of mail by country of origin:

Country Spam Clean Total Volume
United States 36.5% 63.5% 84.7%
Canada 53.9% 46.1% 2.8%
United Kingdom 64.2% 35.8% 1.4%
China 36.0% 64.0% 1.4%
Thailand 75.7% 24.3% 0.6%
Taiwan 92.2% 7.8% 0.4%
Ukraine 88.5% 11.5% 0.4%
Germany 57.9% 42.1% 0.7%
Italy 70.8% 29.2% 0.5%
Australia 51.4% 48.6% 0.7%

 

Virus Statistics

While viruses make up a small percentage of the world's total mail volume they cause an enormous amount of damage. These stats show the most common viruses being sent to MailArmory customers today.

Top-5 viruses received from 6:25 Sep 7th to 6:25 Sep 8th

Trojan.Buzus.AVKO 52.0%
I-Worm.Mydoom.R 28.0%
I-Worm.Mydoom.CR 12.0%
Trojan.Buzus.AXFE 4.0%
I-Worm.Netsky.Q1 4.0%