China Is The World's Top Source Of Internet Attack Traffic

One of Statista's recent Forbes features focused on the top sources of Internet attack traffic worldwide. According to Akamai's most recent "State of the Internet" report, China is responsible for the vast majority of distributed denial-of-service or DDoS attacks - some 43 percent. DDoS attacks overwhelm computers and networks though high levels of online activity, like a network hijacked by viruses. Indonesiea comes second with 15 percent while the United States rounds off the top three with 13 percent.

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This chart shows the percentage of global internet attack traffic by country of origin.

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Share of DDoS attacks worldwide in 2024, by industry
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Distribution of IoT attacks worldwide from August 2021 to December 2022, by country of origin
Regional distribution of desktop traffic to Baidu.com as of July 2025, by country
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Distribution of DDoS attacks in the Americas in 2023, by industry
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Year-over-year increase in the number of DDoS attacks worldwide per customer from 2022 to 2023, by region
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Most targeted sectors by DDoS attacks in Thailand as of 2nd half of 2025, by sector

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