In the second half of 2022, Microsoft received over 24 thousand user data requests from law enforcement agencies worldwide. In the last measured period, the number of user accounts specified in the requests issued by law enforcement agencies also increased in the estimated period.
Number of requests from law enforcement agencies to Microsoft for user data worldwide from 1st half 2019 to 2nd half 2022
Characteristic
Number of requests
Number of specified user accounts
2022 H2
24,738
59,493
2022 H1
26,365
58,665
2021 H2
25,182
45,839
2021 H1
27,809
44,650
2020 H2
24,798
45,258
2020 H1
24,093
49,715
2019 H2
21,781
41,137
2019 H1
24,175
43,727
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Microsoft. (September 26, 2023). Number of requests from law enforcement agencies to Microsoft for user data worldwide from 1st half 2019 to 2nd half 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412070/microsoft-user-data-requests-worldwide/
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