Ethiopia is now on Scamstats. 8.6 million adults were scammed in the last 12 months 65.5% of them lost money 4.6 million told the police scamstats.org/country/et/

Egypt is new on Scamstats. 11.6% of adults were scammed in the last 12 months US$375 million lost to scams Most common: online shopping, prizes, investment scamstats.org/country/eg/

Russia is now on scamstats: an estimated 9.6% of adults, about 10.9 million people, were scammed in the last 12 months. The Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded 663,000 cybercrimes in 2025. scamstats.org/country/ru/

Japan is now on scamstats: 4.0% of adults, about 4.2 million people, were scammed in the last 12 months, by the Ministry of Justice's victimisation survey. The lowest of the 26 countries so far. Police recorded 43,000 scam cases in 2025. scamstats.org/country/jp/

Every country counts scams differently, if at all, so nobody could say how many people are scammed worldwide. @scamstats is our answer: one method, every country, every figure traced to an official source. Our first estimate: 655 million people a year. scamstats.org