Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
4.0B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
This accounts for 23.0% of the total global breaches that have happened since 2004. In turn, this has affected 11 out of 100 people globally each year.
Breach rates have been on the rise compared to the last quarter
In 2023'Q4, 627 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2024'Q1, however, breach rates are 434.9% higher, with 3,353 accounts being leaked every 60 seconds.
Quarter with the highest number of breaches over the last year
2024'Q1 had the most data breaches over the last year. 434.5M accounts were breached in total, which means that:
- 2.5 times more quarterly breaches occurred than the yearly average (174.9M).
- 5 out of 100 people in the world suffered account breaches in 2024'Q1.
Quarter with the lowest number of breaches over the last year
2023'Q3 had the fewest data breaches over the last year. 37.6M accounts were breached, which is:
- 4.7 times fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (174.9M).
- 11.6 times fewer than in 2024'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 2024'Q1 and 2023'Q4
Rank by percentage change
Country
Percentage change, %
Change in breached accounts
1
Kyrgyzstan19,240 %
3,381,091
2
China15,099 %
70,177,160
3
Timor-Leste12,112 %
18,411
Global average
1,133 %
1,461,430
159
Belarus−48 %
−104,412
160
Israel−56 %
−299,170
161
Kazakhstan−59 %
−166,871
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in $2024'Q1 compared to $2023'Q4.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.