Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
9.8B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
Breach rates have been on the rise compared to the last quarter
In 2025'Q1, 540 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2025'Q2, however, breach rates are 33.9% higher, with 722 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:
- 3.1 times more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (1.2B).
- 47 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2024'Q3.
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:
- 17.8 times fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (1.2B).
- 55.0 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 2025'Q2 and 2025'Q1
Percentage change, %
432
Breached accounts
9,288,504
Percentage change, %
407
Breached accounts
1,242
Percentage change, %
311
Breached accounts
1,354
Global average
Percentage change, %
10
Breached accounts
132,827
Percentage change, %
−90
Breached accounts
−99,668
Percentage change, %
−91
Breached accounts
−722,885
Percentage change, %
−98
Breached accounts
−67,255
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in 2025'Q2 compared to 2025'Q1.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.