Robocall trends in January 2024

Here’s a quick review of robocall trends through January 2024.

The source data is from YouMail’s Robocall Index, a widely followed measure of robocall activity in the U.S.

Overall robocalls rebound upward in January

Figure 1. Monthly trend for all robocalls six months through January 2024

Figure 1 shows that overall robocalls were up 13.4% in January following a sharp drop in December. However, the dashed green line shows that the linear trend for robocalls over this date range is still declining.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 1 compares robocalls in each month with the same month in 2023. Robocalls in January 2024 were down 5% from January 2023. That makes three consecutive months in which robocalls were down from the same month in the previous year.

Scam robocalls up in January

Figure 2. Monthly trend for scam robocalls six months through January 2024

Figure 2 shows that scam robocalls also rebounded upward in January 2024, an increase of 10% over December. However, the dashed green line shows a downward linear trend for scam robocalls.

The bar chart at the bottom of Figure 2 shows four consecutive months in which scam robocalls were lower than the same month in the previous year.

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