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Robocall complaints in the US

What people told the FCC and the FTC about unwanted calls and texts, from the agencies' own open data. Reports are not verified, and caller ID can be faked, so these are counts of complaints, not of calls.

144,199

FCC unwanted-call complaints, November 2025 to October 2026

718,788

FTC reports naming a number, files published August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026

70%

of those FTC reports describe a robocall or recorded message

Complaints to the FCC by month

The peak was August 2017, with 22,822 complaints. Over the last twelve months, 18% of complaints were about texts.

FCC unwanted-call complaints by month and type

January 2017 to October 2026. Complaints with no type given are left out of the lines.

The FTC says it took no reports from October 1 to November 13, 2025, during a lapse in federal funding; FCC complaints drop sharply in the same months.
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MonthPrerecorded voiceLive voiceText message
October 20266,4303,8965,992
September 20265,7203,5472,688
August 20265,4513,7872,394
July 20265,7813,9062,189
June 20264,6203,2821,938
May 20263,9872,7071,889
April 20264,0782,9731,846
March 20264,3572,8571,697
February 20264,4142,8881,310
January 20265,6592,8061,324
December 20254,6672,6471,190
November 20252,5581,770847
October 20259192
September 20254,6482,9831,598
August 20254,9783,4171,804
July 20254,3413,6051,878
June 20253,9123,5681,947
May 20253,9623,5851,968
April 20253,7703,4111,749
March 20253,4973,3782,013
February 20253,7663,4181,935
January 20253,1863,5461,657
December 20242,4142,6321,447
November 20243,3533,3792,768
October 20243,2613,4294,926
September 20242,1693,0872,879
August 20242,6023,8492,731
July 20242,4073,7263,520
June 20242,1543,2302,420
May 20242,6413,5942,303
April 20241,9763,1512,089
March 20241,9202,2221,824
February 20242,5092,2801,449
January 20242,7152,9131,469
December 20231,8872,3681,138
November 20233,0883,1641,460
October 20232,0942,8821,454
September 20231,9732,5231,081
August 20232,5142,8551,006
July 20232,3072,595772
June 20232,7182,774780
May 20232,7672,749824
April 20232,2442,642854
March 20232,5982,668930
February 20232,1592,467761
January 20232,0932,268941
December 20221,5871,880761
November 20222,2152,0762,389
October 20222,3502,3662,160
September 20222,7452,4102,011
August 20223,4832,7861,831
July 20223,4142,5581,345
June 20223,5792,4721,085
May 20223,2952,3601,208
April 20223,6872,5642,111
March 20223,8702,9551,340
February 20223,5482,5381,062
January 20223,3602,1791,587
December 20213,4102,4671,307
November 20214,1492,5651,281
October 20215,1282,7621,468
September 20213,1052,3401,423
August 20213,0662,3901,300
July 20212,7042,3971,277
June 20213,5422,5311,230
May 20213,3932,2811,100
April 20213,8762,4751,288
March 20214,2833,2511,382
February 20213,5662,9181,118
January 20213,6492,6451,071
December 20202,9872,3381,056
November 20203,3182,3841,197
October 20203,9552,8162,216
September 20203,9882,8861,819
August 20203,6052,7861,643
July 20203,4652,7361,457
June 20202,9152,3991,013
May 20201,9841,793820
April 20201,6761,513568
March 20202,3882,149622
February 20203,0062,719794
January 20203,2772,871715
December 20192,4642,001437
November 20193,8682,593509
October 20194,6393,289536
September 20194,4823,206543
August 20195,4443,989564
July 20194,9583,819687
June 20194,1383,302541
May 20195,0643,882506
April 20195,0923,646362
March 20197,6513,156462
February 20196,3212,792469
January 20191,819714121
December 20185,3432,545585
November 20186,4732,9851,413
October 20188,3343,4691,799
September 20186,8472,834648
August 20187,1563,425662
July 20188,3234,347842
June 201810,1325,757987
May 201810,7285,8701,052
April 20189,6685,648754
March 20189,0585,893727
February 20187,9795,511477
January 20187,1035,019495
December 20175,4193,680457
November 20176,2684,635545
October 20177,0295,500562
September 20175,9824,619591
August 201711,1316,409625
July 20177,5044,897492
June 20177,4335,030533
May 20177,4335,374670
April 20176,8754,585493
March 20176,4765,353500
February 20175,3643,813389
January 20174,8623,593378

complaints: Prerecorded voice peaked in August 2017 at 11,131. Live voice peaked in August 2017 at 6,409. Text message peaked in October 2026 at 5,992.

What FTC reports are about

Subjects picked in FTC reports

Files published August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. “Other” and blank subjects (327,956 reports) are left out.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)178,030
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends80,552
Dropped call or no message55,812
Medical and prescriptions39,991
Warranties and protection plans9,482
Home improvement and cleaning8,653
Vacation and timeshares4,154
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes3,661
Energy, solar, and utilities3,493
Computer and technical support2,735

Where complaints come from

FCC unwanted-call complaints by consumer’s state

Twelve months to November 1, 2026. Raw counts: bigger states file more.

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StateComplaints
California14,504
Florida13,118
Texas12,767
Colorado7,279
Pennsylvania6,106
New York5,933
North Carolina5,804
Georgia5,217
Illinois5,173
Virginia4,848
Arizona4,511
Washington4,331

Area codes most named in FTC reports

The area code of the number on the caller ID, not where the person who reported it lives.

Most reported numbers, last 90 days

FTC and FCC reports together, among numbers last reported in the 90 days to November 11, 2026. Some of these numbers are spoofed and belong to people who did not make the calls.

  1. (217) 863-72101,278 reports, last November 11, 2026
  2. (833) 766-18841,043 reports, last November 11, 2026
  3. (369) 216-6437946 reports, last November 7, 2026
  4. (775) 438-1723909 reports, last October 17, 2026
  5. (877) 556-9255859 reports, last November 11, 2026
  6. (321) 395-8702568 reports, last November 7, 2026
  7. (217) 834-9517542 reports, last October 15, 2026
  8. (830) 431-9830490 reports, last October 29, 2026
  9. (217) 863-7429461 reports, last November 4, 2026
  10. (321) 499-1734390 reports, last November 6, 2026
  11. (217) 834-9551389 reports, last November 5, 2026
  12. (321) 866-1469363 reports, last November 6, 2026

FCC dataset updated November 12, 2026. FTC files published August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is collected and used.

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