UPDATED:Oct 14, 2025

Global quarterly analysis

Breached accounts

Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)

9.9B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020

This accounts for 42.8% of the total global breaches that have happened since 2004. In turn, this has affected 21 out of 100 people globally each year.

Breach rates have been on the decline compared to the last quarter

In 2025'Q2, 899 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2025'Q3, however, breach rates are 22.3% lower, with 699 accounts being leaked every 60 seconds.

Quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year

2024'Q4 had the most data breaches over the last year. 973.7M accounts were breached in total, which means that:

  • 3.1 times more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (312.7M).
  • 12 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2024'Q4.

Quarter with the lowest number of breaches over the last year

2025'Q1 had the fewest data breaches over the last year. 69.9M accounts were breached, which is:

  • 4.5 times fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (312.7M).
  • 13.9 times fewer than in 2024'Q4, 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

France
France
Total breached
15,466,792
Breaches per 100,000 people
23,223
Germany
Germany
Total breached
10,532,064
Breaches per 100,000 people
12,477
US
US
Total breached
10,497,409
Breaches per 100,000 people
3,031
India
India
Total breached
10,208,906
Breaches per 100,000 people
700
Canada
Canada
Total breached
4,777,234
Breaches per 100,000 people
11,959
Russia
Russia
Total breached
2,902,299
Breaches per 100,000 people
2,009
UK
UK
Total breached
2,484,252
Breaches per 100,000 people
3,582
Netherlands
Netherlands
Total breached
1,203,142
Breaches per 100,000 people
6,577
Indonesia
Indonesia
Total breached
943,742
Breaches per 100,000 people
332
Argentina
Argentina
Total breached
937,328
Breaches per 100,000 people
2,048

Comparing 2025'Q3 and 2025'Q2

Percentage change, %

1,657

Breached accounts

2,983

Percentage change, %

1,484

Breached accounts

28,063

Percentage change, %

1,252

Breached accounts

79,758

Global average

Percentage change, %

127

Breached accounts

−161,685

Percentage change, %

−88

Breached accounts

−178,844

Percentage change, %

−88

Breached accounts

−1,151,488

Percentage change, %

−92

Breached accounts

−70,145

  • This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in 2025'Q3 compared to 2025'Q2.
  • Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.