Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
9.6B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
Breach rates have been on the decline compared to the last quarter
In 2024'Q3, 29,533 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2024'Q4, however, breach rates are 78.5% lower, with 6,351 accounts being leaked every 60 seconds.
Quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year
2024'Q3 had the most data breaches over the last year. 3.8B accounts were breached in total, which means that:
- 2.8 times more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (1.4B).
- 48 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2024'Q3.
Quarter with the lowest number of breaches over the last year
2024'Q2 had the fewest data breaches over the last year. 216.0M accounts were breached, which is:
- 6.4 times fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (1.4B).
- 17.7 times fewer than in 2024'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 2024'Q4 and 2024'Q3
Percentage change, %
499
Breached accounts
425,770
Percentage change, %
486
Breached accounts
2,019,265
Percentage change, %
441
Breached accounts
316,725
Global average
Percentage change, %
−60
Breached accounts
−10,018,935
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−14,593,797
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−9,015,464
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−4,666,230
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in $2024'Q4 compared to $2024'Q3.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.