Account Preservation Requests

Account Preservation requests are based on account identifiers such as an Apple ID or email address. Account Preservation requests ask Apple to preserve a one-time copy of customer account data - for example, law enforcement investigations where an account may have been used unlawfully, and Apple is requested to preserve account data while a valid legal request for the data is obtained. Apple began reporting on Account Preservation requests in Transparency Report Period July 1 - December 31, 2016. 

Date Range
H1 - 2022 Account Preservation Requests by Year - Worldwide
Year
2024
17715
43991
2023
13864
34747
2022
11184
28207
2021
9047
20282
2020
7751
14337
2019
5383
10077
2018
3402
6765
2017
2322
3500
2016
Not Applicable Not Applicable
2015
Not Applicable Not Applicable
2014
Not Applicable Not Applicable
2013
Not Applicable Not Applicable