DMARC Adoption in European Union (EU)

As of January 2026, 73.7% of domains in the European Union (EU) group have no effective DMARC protection. Only 12.0% have full protection with a reject policy at 100% enforcement, while 14.4% have partial coverage through quarantine or gradual rollout. Based on DmarcDkim.com's monitoring of 138,706 domains in European Union (EU) Economic Area.

DMARC Protection Levels

The gap between publishing a DMARC record and actually enforcing a reject or quarantine policy is where most domains fall short.

Protection Level Percentage Domains
Full Protection (p=reject; pct=100)
12.0% 16,645
Partial Protection (p=quarantine or pct<100)
14.4% 19,974
No Protection (p=none, invalid, or absent)
73.7% 102,226

DMARC Protection Comparison by European Union (EU)

Side-by-side comparison of DMARC protection levels across European Union (EU) subcategories. Leading in full protection: Denmark (27.4%), Netherlands (15.8%), Germany (13.9%) . Trailing: Slovenia (4.6%), Croatia (5.4%), Austria (5.9%) .

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How to Implement DMARC

DMARC is more than a DNS record — it is a process of taking control of an organization's email infrastructure.

1

Check the Domain

Run a free DMARC check to see the current authentication status and identify weak spots in the email setup.

2

Start Collecting Reports

Publish a DMARC record with a monitoring policy to begin receiving reports about who sends email on the domain's behalf.

3

Fix Email Sources

Use the DMARC Dashboard to identify misconfigured email sources and align SPF and DKIM across all senders.

4

Enforce a Strict Policy

Move to quarantine to divert suspicious messages to spam, then to reject to block them outright and protect the brand from impersonation.

DMARC Policy Breakdown European Union (EU)

The five-category policy breakdown reveals where organizations in European Union (EU) stand on the path from monitoring to full enforcement.

Policy Distribution Percentage Domains
Strict Policy (p=quarantine/reject, pct=100)
23.7% 32,873
In Progress (pct < 100)
2.5% 3,468
Disabled (p=none; pct=0)
27.1% 37,589
Invalid Record
0.9% 1,248
No Record
45.8% 63,527

Dive deeper into DMARC adoption in European Union (EU). See how email authentication rates compare across subcategories and spot where enforcement is strongest.

About Percentage Changes

All percentage changes shown on this page represent percentage points (pp), not relative percentage changes. For example, an increase from 10% to 15% is reported as +5%, meaning a 5 percentage point increase.

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