Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
10.3B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
Breach rates have been on the rise compared to the last quarter
In 2025'Q4, 1,329 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2026'Q1, however, breach rates are 22.1% higher, with 1,623 accounts being leaked every 60 seconds.
Quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year
2026'Q1 had the most data breaches over the last year. 210.3M accounts were breached in total, which means that:
- 40.4 % more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (149.8M).
- 3 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2026'Q1.
Quarter with the lowest number of breaches over the last year
2025'Q3 had the fewest data breaches over the last year. 97.7M accounts were breached, which is:
- −34.8 % fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (149.8M).
- 2.2 times fewer than in 2026'Q1, 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 2026'Q1 and 2025'Q4
Percentage change, %
685
Breached accounts
2,915,307
Percentage change, %
548
Breached accounts
241,795
Percentage change, %
471
Breached accounts
537,951
Global average
Percentage change, %
39
Breached accounts
51,345
Percentage change, %
−78
Breached accounts
−1,103,859
Percentage change, %
−80
Breached accounts
−775,102
Percentage change, %
−95
Breached accounts
−5,877,959
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in 2026'Q1 compared to 2025'Q4.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.