Global quarterly analysis
Breached accounts
Global QoQ analysis (2020-present)
9.7B accounts have been breached since the start of 2020
Breach rates have been on the decline compared to the last quarter
In 2024'Q4, 7,513 accounts were being breached every minute. In 2025'Q1, however, breach rates are 93.0% lower, with 527 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).
- 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. 68.3M accounts were breached, which is:
- 20.1 times fewer quarterly breaches than the yearly average (1.4B).
- 56.3 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'Q1 and 2024'Q4
Percentage change, %
517
Breached accounts
80,265
Percentage change, %
512
Breached accounts
57,573
Percentage change, %
236
Breached accounts
2,750,999
Global average
Percentage change, %
−52
Breached accounts
−5,125,569
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−2,449,308
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−2,427,638
Percentage change, %
−100
Breached accounts
−388,051
- This table shows the top and bottom 3 countries that saw the biggest changes in the number of data breaches in 2025'Q1 compared to 2024'Q4.
- Countries with a population of less than 1M people are not included.