Monthly US Robocall Report
Every month we analyze the complaints the FTC publishes from its Do Not Call Registry, alongside FCC complaint data: how many, what the calls pitch, where they land and which campaigns are behind them. Each edition lives at a permanent address, /reports/robocalls/YYYY-MM, and is free to quote and embed with credit.
Latest · preliminary, through 2026-09-22
Robocalls in America: September 2026
- Americans filed 178,514 complaints with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry in September 2026 (through 2026-09-22), about 8,114 a day, 6% more per day than in August.
- Debt reduction calls were the most common named complaint, at 25.9% of all reports; 91% of them were recorded messages.
- 75% of consumers who answered the question said the call was a robocall (a recorded message).
- 37% of the calls reported showed the complainant's own area code on the caller ID, the signature of neighbor spoofing.
All editions
- September 2026178,514 FTC complaints · preliminary