Did you know that China and South Korea are Spammers Extraordinaire? According to this fresh infographic, the two countries are responsible for over fifty percent of the world’s email spam. Something to consider the next time you’re deleting another amazing offer for Viagra from your inbox.
Moreover, if you’re located in Europe, you can thank the Koreans for all that spam; more than 56% of all european spam comes from South Korea. The latter has been making news lately for more than just gangnam style and k-pop; their decades-long dispute with Japan over comfort women, as well as their own comfort women from the Korean War, who are speaking up for the first time against their government.
Both Ukraine and the Philippines are also sending more spam to the world, while countries like India and Japan have actually shown a decrease in spam sent.