Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
9.9B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
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
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.