Spam Activity: Key Statistics
Quarter over Quarter comparison: June 1,2024 - August 31,2024

Each reporting period, we analyze domain names reported for spam. We collect spam reports from three reputation blocklists (Spamhaus, SURBL, Invaluement). We eliminate duplicates and enhance these reports with other metadata — domain and IP address registration data, ICANN registry and registrar monthly reports, routing data, attack type, and other indicators — to create spam records. We use the spam records to measure and report key statistics for each reporting period.

A comparison of key statistics for the periods March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024 and June 1,2024 - August 31,2024 appears in the table below.

Measurement March to May 2024 June to August 2024 Change
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Total number of spam reports collected from feeds (per quarter) 2,406,448 3,735,477 1,329,029
Total number of spam records produced from spam reports 1,736,927 2,642,543 905,616
Unique domain names reported for hosting spammed content or spambots 1,554,050 2,425,964 871,914
Top-level Domains (TLDs) with domain names reported for hosting spammed content or spambots 702 715 13
Registrars (by distinct IANA ID) that had gTLD domains under management reported for hosting spammed content or spambots 2,394 2,479 85
Registrars (by distinct name) that had domains under management reported for hosting spammed content or spambots 3,251 3,397 146
Hosting Networks (ASNs) where we observed hosted spammed content or spambots 3,898 4,075 177
Number of subdomain reseller accounts reported for hosting spammed content 165,309 96,607 -68,702

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