India Ranks Fifth Globally with 66% Spam Calls Among Unknown Numbers in 2025
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India Ranks Fifth Globally with 66% Spam Calls Among Unknown Numbers in 2025

In 2025, India recorded 41.68 billion spam calls, with 66% of unknown calls identified as spam, ranking it fifth globally in spam intensity according to Truecaller. Spam calls mainly involve sales, telemarketing, financial services, and scams. Despite the National Customer Preference Register and Do Not Disturb (DND) regulations, spammers bypass restrictions using unregistered numbers and automated systems. The rise of automated calling technologies has increased the scale and complexity of spam and fraud calls across India.

Political Bias
5%93%2%
Sentiment
40%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 7 May 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 5%● Center 93%● Right 2%

The articles primarily present factual data from Truecaller's report without explicit political framing. They mention government measures like the National Customer Preference Register and DND but do not critique or endorse policies. The coverage focuses on technological and regulatory aspects, reflecting a neutral stance without partisan viewpoints or political commentary.

Sentiment — Neutral (40/100)

The overall tone is cautionary and informative, highlighting the widespread issue of spam calls and the challenges in controlling them. While the reports emphasize the negative impact of spam and fraud calls, they maintain a factual and neutral tone without sensationalism, aiming to raise awareness rather than evoke strong emotional responses.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
zeenews2 in 3 unknown calls on your smartphone are junk; India ranks 5th globally in spam calls: Truecaller's shocking reportCenterNeutral
wion41.68 billion spam calls in India: 66 per cent of unknown numbers on Truecaller were spam. Whatever happened to Do Not Disturb?CenterNeutral

Coverage timeline

wion broke this story on 7 May, 09:57 am. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    wion7 May, 09:57 am
    41.68 billion spam calls in India: 66 per cent of unknown numbers on Truecaller were spam. Whatever happened to Do Not Disturb?
  2. 2
    zeenews7 May, 11:39 am
    2 in 3 unknown calls on your smartphone are junk; India ranks 5th globally in spam calls: Truecaller's shocking report

Lens Score breakdown

32/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%

Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.

Who's involved

Institutions and figures named across source coverage.

Government
Telecom Regulatory Authority of IndiaDepartment of Telecom
Corporate
TruecallerTelecom Operators

Story context

Category
Business
Location
India
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
7 May 2026
Key entities
SpammingTruecallerIndiaTelemarketingTelecommunicationsVietnamIndonesiaChileBrazilConfidence trickFinancial servicesMobile app