subject to research done by an anti - spam research company sophos , the u states is the country of originated of over 42 % of all spam . trailing are south korea with 13 % and china with 8 % of the country ' s sender . the security firm undertook an survey of its honeypots to run up with the figures ― a honeypot is a special system set up to attract spam or spammers in orders to observe spammer activity . such activity is not entirely unexpected . the united states accounts for slightly over 25 % of all internet usage , but south korea and canada have about 4 % and 11 % of the world ' s internet users , respectively . while these ratios strongly point to the u . s . as being a disproportionate source for spam .
The United States produces spam.