Where Do Most Spams Originate From?

by Gowri Naveen on December 9th, 2009 Share on    

USA used to be the Spam capital of the world, until recently. A recent CISCO report has now relegated it to the second position. More spams originated from Brazil in 2009 than from US which is now at number 2.

USA
Spams in 2008 : 8.3 trillion
Spams in 2009 : 6.6 trillion (20.3% fall)

Brazil
Spams in 2008 : 2.7 trillion
Spams in 2009 : 7.7 trillion (193% jump)

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