The statistics below are current as
of 2003, but Spam statistics are quickly outdated. These statistics
were derived from a number of different reputable sources including:
Google, Brightmail, Jupiter Research, eMarketer, Gartner, MailShell,
Harris Interactive, and Ferris Research.
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Email Statistics
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| Daily emails sent |
31 billion |
| Daily emails sent per email address |
56 |
| Daily emails sent per person |
174 |
| Daily emails sent per corporate user |
34 |
| Daily emails received per person |
10 |
| Email addresses per person |
3.1 average |
| Cost to all Internet Users |
$255 million |
Email Pornography Statistics
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| Daily porn emails sent |
2.5 billion |
| Daily porn emails sent per person |
4.5 |
Spam Statistics
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| Email considered Spam |
60% of all email |
| Daily Spam emails sent |
12.4 billion |
| Daily Spam received per person |
6 |
| Annual Spam received per person |
2,200 |
| Spam costs to all non-corporate Internet Users |
$255 million |
| Spam costs to US corporations in 2002 |
$8.9 billion |
| States with Anti-Spam Laws |
26 |
| Email address changes due to Spam |
28% |
| Estimated Spam Increase by 2005 |
61% |
| Annual Spam in 1,000 Employee Company |
2.7 million |
| Users who reply to Spam email |
28% |
| Users who purchased from Spam email |
8% |
| Corporate email that is considered Spam |
15-20% |
| Wasted corporate time per Spam email |
9.5 seconds |
Type of Spam Categories (% of total Spam)
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| Products |
25% |
| Financial |
20% |
| Adult |
19% |
| Scams |
9% |
| Health |
7% |
| Internet |
7% |
| Leisure |
6% |
| Spiritual |
4% |
| Other |
3% |
Most Annoying
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| Pornography |
91% |
| Mortage and Loans |
78% |
| Investments |
68% |
| Real Estate |
61% |
| Software |
41% |
As you can probably see from reading the above statistics, it is
important to have a complete Spam safety program in place consisting of
a spam blocker like SpamRival.
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