Americans Received Estimated 47B Spam Texts In November Amid Holiday Shopping Surge, According to Robokiller Insights
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are estimated to have received a record-shattering 47 billion spam texts in November, an 160% leap from October's then-high mark of 18 billion, according to Robokiller Insights .
- NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are estimated to have received a record-shattering 47 billion spam texts in November, an 160% leap from October's then-high mark of 18 billion, according to Robokiller Insights .
- Behind the unprecedented surge in spam texts is a long list of brands who leaned into SMS marketing to drive holiday sales.
- Not all robotexts are scams, but many Americans find them spammy anyway
Robokiller estimates that unwanted marketing messages marked as spam accounted for 70% of November's seismic monthly spam text estimated totals. - Robokiller estimates that November robocall totals decreased year-over-year to an estimated 6.47 billion down from last November's 7.06 billion.