India among top 5 spam-hit countries, says Truecaller report

India ranks fifth among the world’s most spam-affected countries, with telemarketing and sales calls leading the problem. A Truecaller report shows 68 billion spam calls globally in 2025, with financial services and scams also contributing significantly in India.

New Delhi: India ranks as the fifth most spam-hit country in the world, with sales and telemarketing calls driving the menace, according to a report by Truecaller.

Indonesia topped the global list of the most spam-affected nations, followed by Chile, Vietnam, and Brazil.

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The insights, based on anonymised and aggregated data from Truecaller’s global user base of 500 million, revealed that the platform identified more than 68 billion spam and fraud calls worldwide in 2025.

In India, which recorded a spam intensity of 66 per cent, the nature of unwanted calls showed a strong commercial bias.

Sales and telemarketing calls accounted for the highest share at 36 per cent, followed by financial services at 18 per cent. Scams contributed 12 per cent of all spam activity in the country.