The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its 2025 Internet Crime Report, ranking countries with the highest number of cybercrime complaints submitted to its Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3).
The report, sighted on the FBI’s website on Friday, highlights global trends in cyber-enabled crimes and associated financial losses.
According to the bureau, “a total of 1,008,597 complaints were received in 2025, with $20.877 billion in total losses and a 26% increase in losses from 2024.”
It noted that cyber-enabled fraud accounted for almost 85% of all losses in 2025, with 452,868 complaints, resulting in $17,697,074,980 in losses.
This includes complaints where criminals use the internet or other technology to commit fraudulent activities, often involving the theft of money, data, identities, or the creation of counterfeit goods or services.
Internationally, “IC3 received complaints from more than 200 countries in 2025, which account for almost $1.6 billion of the overall 2025 losses.”
The report listed the following countries based on the number of complaints submitted:
Canada – 7,479
India – 5,879
Japan – 5,764
United Kingdom – 4,106
Germany – 3,056
Philippines – 2,725
Brazil – 2,686
France – 2,326
Colombia – 2,222
Australia – 2,069
Mexico – 1,654
South Africa – 1,532
Pakistan – 1,514
Nigeria – 1,219
Greece – 1,205
Iran – 1,101
China – 1,030
Spain – 993
Turkey – 944
Italy – 918
