Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
10.1B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
Breach rates have been on the rise compared to the last quarter
In 2025'Q3, 754 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2025'Q4, however, breach rates are 44.8% higher, with 1,092 accounts being leaked every 60 seconds.
Quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year
2025'Q4 had the most data breaches over the last year. 141.5M accounts were breached in total, which means that:
- 33.0 % more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (106.4M).
- 2 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2025'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:
- −34.3 % fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (106.4M).
- 2.0 times fewer than in 2025'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
Comparing 2025'Q4 and 2025'Q3
Percentage change, %
2,572
Breached accounts
2,351,513
Percentage change, %
2,038
Breached accounts
5,820,012
Percentage change, %
1,632
Breached accounts
1,303,128
Global average
Percentage change, %
88
Breached accounts
238,051
Percentage change, %
−86
Breached accounts
−71,873
Percentage change, %
−89
Breached accounts
−280,616
Percentage change, %
−89
Breached accounts
−2,954
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in 2025'Q4 compared to 2025'Q3.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.