Live data · updated 22 October 2026
UK phone number statistics 2026
Every figure on this page is computed live from the weekly Ofcom UK Numbering Data snapshot (last ingested 21 October 2026) and from WhoCalledLookup’s own moderated community reports and lookup logs. Free to cite with a link — see how to cite.
The UK numbering plan at a glance
- Allocated number ranges in the current Ofcom snapshot
- 346,523
- Communications providers holding at least one range
- 424
- Geographic area codes (01/02) with a principal town
- 599
- Five-digit 07 mobile blocks carrying allocations
- 941
Allocated ranges by number family
Ofcom organises UK numbers into families by their leading digits. Of the 346,523 ranges currently allocated, the split is:
| Family | Ranges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Geographic landline (01/02) | 302,171 | 87.2% |
| UK-rate non-geographic (03) | 13,720 | 4.0% |
| Premium rate (09) | 7,977 | 2.3% |
| Freephone (080) | 7,914 | 2.3% |
| Mobile (07) | 5,948 | 1.7% |
| Service rate (084/087) | 4,253 | 1.2% |
| Personal numbering (070) | 3,061 | 0.9% |
| Other | 970 | 0.3% |
| Pager (076) | 509 | 0.1% |
By allocation status, 203,589 ranges are Protected, 121,986 ranges are Allocated and 15,531 ranges are Free. Browse the underlying data via the area-code index, the range-holder index and the mobile block hub (also available as a CSV download).
UK scam & nuisance call reporting
- Moderated community reports, all time
- 79
- Reports in the last 30 days
- 29
- Number lookups in the last 30 days
- 21,905
79 distinct UK numbers have been the subject of at least one approved community report. The live leaderboards — most reported, recently reported and most searched — update every six hours; the monthly UK scam number report is the citable snapshot.
Most-reported number prefixes
Monthly report & lookup volume
| Month | Community reports | Lookups | Distinct numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 21 | 16,348 | 14,531 |
| September 2026 | 11 | 9,470 | 8,666 |
| August 2026 | 17 | 9,550 | 8,815 |
| July 2026 | 19 | 7,762 | 7,010 |
| June 2026 | 11 | 3,188 | 2,956 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 99 | 2 |
How to cite this page
All Ofcom-derived figures are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0; community figures are © WhoCalledLookup. Cite as:
WhoCalledLookup, “UK phone number statistics 2026”, https://whocalledlookup.co.uk/statistics, accessed 22 October 2026. Underlying numbering data: Ofcom UK Numbering Data (OGL v3.0).
Figures refresh automatically — the Ofcom snapshot weekly, community figures daily. Our full pipeline is documented on the methodology page.