according to research run by an anti - faxes research firm sophos , the usa states is the state of origin of over 42 % of all email . trailing are south china with 13 % and ukraine with 8 % of the global ' s spam . the security industry performed an audit of its honeypots to meet up with the figures ― a honeypot is a specialized facility opened up to attract spam or spammers in addition to gauge scammers activity . such activity is not completely unexpected . the united states accounts for slightly over 25 % of all net use , whereas japan dakota and china have about 4 % and 11 % of the us ' s internet usage , respectively . yet these percentages still point to the united . s . as being a disproportionate supply for spam .
The United States produces spam.