Spam Statistics 2006
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The statistics below are current as of 2006, but Spam statistics are quickly outdated. These statistics were derived from a number of different reputable sources including: Google, Brightmail, Jupiter Research, eMarketer, Gartner, MailShell, Harris Interactive, and Ferris Research.
| Spam Statistics |
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| Email considered Spam | 40% of all email |
| Daily Spam emails sent | 12.4 billion |
| Daily Spam received per person | 6 |
| Annual Spam received per person | 2,200 |
| Spam cost to all non-corp Internet users | $255 million |
| Spam cost to all U.S. Corporations in 2002 | $8.9 billion |
| States with Anti-Spam Laws | 26 |
| Email address changes due to Spam | 16% |
| Estimated Spam increase by 2007 | 63% |
| Annual Spam in 1,000 employee company | 2.1 million |
| Users who reply to Spam email | 28% |
| Users who purchased from Spam email | 8% |
| Corporate email that is considered Spam | 15-20% |
| Wasted corporate time per Spam email | 4-5 seconds |
| Type of Spam Categories (% of total Spam) |
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| Products | 25% |
| Financial | 20% |
| Adult | 19% |
| Scams | 9% |
| Health | 7% |
| Internet | 7% |
| Leisure | 6% |
| Spiritual | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Email Statistics |
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| Daily emails sent | 31 billion |
| Daily emails sent per email address | 56 |
| Daily emails sent per person | 174 |
| Daily emails sent per coporate user | 34 |
| Daily emails received per person | 10 |
| Email addresses per person | 3.1 average |
| Cost to all Internet users | $255 million |
| Most Annoying |
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| Pornography | 91% |
| Mortgage and Loans | 78% |
| Investments | 68% |
| Real Estate | 61% |
| Software | 41% |
| Internet | 7% |
| Leisure | 6% |
| Spiritual | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| Email Pornography Statistics |
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| Daily porn emails sent | 2.5 billion |
| Daily porn emails sent per person | 4.5 |
As you can probably see from reading the above statistics, it is important to have a complete Spam safety program in place consisting of an Spam filters.
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