Detailed Spam Statistics
A detailed analysis of spam received
These pages give some statistics about spam - quantity, sources, types and characteristic features. The statistics cover the period from January 1996 to August 1999, and were based on spam received by a single user (although with multiple user accounts).
These detailed statistics are no longer being maintained, due to lack of time. The index page for this section includes an updated graph showing spam volume over time. For up-to-date statistics on spam sources, see SpamCop.
Volume
Month-by-month
Quantity of UCE received, charted month by month.
Average spam per day
Average amount of spam received each day, charted month-by-month.
Month-by-month
Type
Analysis of spam received last month broken down by general categories.
Detailed type
A more detailed analysis of spam by category for last month.
Senders
Domains that were the main senders of spam last month.
Originators
Domains most often used to inject spam into the Internet last month.
Gateways
Domains whose mail gateways were most often used to distribute spam last month.
Subjects
The most commonly-occurring subject lines last month.
Spammers
The individuals or organizations responsible for most spam last month.
Key phrases
The most commonly-repeated key phrases found in spam sent last month.
Fake addresses
The commonest forged 'From:' addresses in last month's spam.
Fake hosts
The commonest forged host names in last month's spam.
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Type
Analysis of all spam received since June 1997, by general category.
Detailed type
A more detailed analysis of spam by category since June 1997.
Senders
Domains responsible for most of the spam sent since June 1997.
Originators
Domains most often used to inject spam into the Internet since June 1997.
Gateways
Domains whose mail gateways were most often used to distribute spam since June 1997.
Subjects
The most commonly-occurring subject lines in spam sent since October 1998.
Spammers
The individuals or organizations responsible for most spam sent since October 1998.
Key phrases
The most commonly-repeated key phrases found in spam sent since October 1998.
Fake addresses
The commonest forged 'From:' addresses in spam sent since October 1998.
Fake hosts
The commonest forged host names in spam sent since October 1998.