Overview

• In 2024, 18.9 million internet users in Mexico, or 21% of those aged 12 and over, experienced some form of cyberbullying.
• Female users were hit harder, with 22.2% reporting harassment compared to 19.6% of male users.
• Contact via fake identities was the most common tactic at 36%, followed by offensive messages (34%) and offensive calls (22.6%).
• WhatsApp and Facebook each accounted for roughly 40% of reported incidents, and calls to cell phones made up 29.3%.
• To defend themselves, 66.6% of victims blocked harassing accounts, 14.1% ignored the abuse and just 11.2% reported incidents to authorities.