average breach cost in IBM's 2025 Cost of a Data Breach report: $4.44M global and $10.22M US
$4.44M global / $10.22M USobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | One IBM/Ponemon report vintage. Do not combine 2026 values or AI-breach findings with the 2025 value, as-of date and locator. |
| As of | 2025 |
| Source | IBM/Ponemon Cost of a Data Breach 2025 · Opening findings: global average $4.44M and US record $10.22M. |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-09-28 · fast cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-08-24 · 3 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | average-breach-cost-global-down-9-to-4-44m-us |
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