DMARC Adoption in United Kingdom

In September 2025, 77.9% of domains in United Kingdom had no effective DMARC protection. Only 8.0% had full protection with a reject policy at 100% enforcement, while 14.1% had partial coverage through quarantine or gradual rollout. Based on DmarcDkim.com's monitoring of 33,472 domains in United Kingdom.

United Kingdom DMARC Protection Levels

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

Protection Level Percentage Domains
Full Protection (p=reject; pct=100)
8.0% 2,678
Partial Protection (p=quarantine or pct<100)
14.1% 4,720
No Protection (p=none, invalid, or absent)
77.9% 26,075

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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 Distribution in United Kingdom

The five-category policy breakdown shows where organizations in United Kingdom stand on the path from monitoring to full enforcement.

Policy Distribution Percentage Domains
Strict Policy (p=quarantine/reject, pct=100)
19.8% 6,627
In Progress (pct < 100)
2.2% 736
Disabled (p=none; pct=0)
25.0% 8,368
Invalid Record
1.2% 402
No Record
51.8% 17,338

United Kingdom vs Global DMARC Adoption

United Kingdom trails the global average by 2.8%, pointing to an opportunity to strengthen email domain protection.

United Kingdom

19.8%

Strict DMARC Adoption

Global Average

22.6%

Strict DMARC Adoption

Compare United Kingdom's email authentication rates with related categories. See who leads on DMARC enforcement and where the gaps remain.

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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