Three extra days in March were to blame for U.S. consumers receiving 7.9% more robocalls compared with the robocall volume received in February, according to a new report. Robocalls logged in March totaled just over 4.8 billion, compared with 4.4 billion in February.
The effect of a longer month was evidenced when the data analyzed by YouMail’s Robocall Index showed that March averaged 155 million robocalls per day or 1,794 robocalls per second. This 2.5% decrease from February’s averages provided the proof of a longer month resulting in higher volume.
The more concerning data in the report, however, is that compared with one year ago, robocall volume in March 2025 was 12.7% higher than that of March 2024.
“Robocall volume in March continues the trend of 2025 starting off at a monthly volume roughly 10% higher than the same period in 2024,” explained Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail, in the release about the robocall report. “This trend is not what consumers were hoping for, and there continues to be a need for apps and services that protect consumers.”
The various categories of robocalls — notifications, payment reminders, telemarketing and scams — each increased in quantity in March, but the distribution of those call categories was similar compared with February.
The combination of unwanted spam and telemarketing calls comprised 2.6 billion out of the 4.8 billion total robocall number, the report found. The most problematic campaign dogged people to switch to high-deductible medical plans. This campaign generated more than 50 million calls in March. The calls came from hundreds of thousands of different numbers, did not clearly identify the company calling, and targeted people who never asked to be called.
In late February, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules to protect consumers against illegal robocalls. Illegal robocalls both frustrate and defraud consumers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the median loss for fraud by phone call is $1,480, or $850 million total each year. By one estimate, the average U.S. consumer receives 13 spam or fraud calls per month.
