Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
3.2B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
Breach rates have been on the rise compared to the last quarter
In 2023'Q1, 334 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2023'Q2, however, breach rates are 284.3% higher, with 1,282 accounts being leaked every 60 seconds.
Quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year
2022'Q3 had the most data breaches over the last year. 117.9M accounts were breached in total, which means that:
- 30.7 % more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (90.1M).
- 1 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2022'Q3.
Quarter with the lowest number of breaches over the last year
2023'Q1 had the fewest data breaches over the last year. 43.2M accounts were breached, which is:
- 2.1 times fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (90.1M).
- 2.7 times fewer than in 2022'Q3, the quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year.
Countries most affected by breaches each quarter
Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included
Comparing 2023'Q2 and 2023'Q1
Percentage change, %
13,385
Breached accounts
268,376
Percentage change, %
4,586
Breached accounts
422,324
Percentage change, %
2,113
Breached accounts
2,625,821
Global average
Percentage change, %
284
Breached accounts
330,007
Percentage change, %
−97
Breached accounts
−1,935,597
Percentage change, %
−97
Breached accounts
−1,259,557
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−3,977,480
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in $2023'Q2 compared to $2023'Q1.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.