A 2021 survey of working adults from across the world revealed that 36 percent of adults from the United States saved logins of personal accounts in the browser. In contrast, only 19 percent of German online users saved login information in the browser. Furthermore, 12 percent of adults in Japan stated that they rotated more than ten passwords across personal accounts.
Common password habits of online adults worldwide managing personal accounts in 2021, by country
Characteristic
Australia
France
Germany
Japan
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Worldwide
Logins saved in a browser
25%
22%
19%
31%
23%
21%
36%
25%
Use password manager
20%
15%
20%
17%
21%
26%
23%
20%
Manually enter a unique password for every account
27%
32%
34%
16%
30%
29%
22%
27%
Manually enter and rotate one to four passwords across accounts
14%
13%
14%
16%
14%
14%
10%
14%
Manually enter and rotate five to ten passwords across accounts
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "How do you currently manage your passwords for your personal online accounts?"
Data is based on a survey of more than 3,500 working adults across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source does not provide an exact date of survey.
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Proofpoint. (2022). Common password habits of online adults worldwide managing personal accounts in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147830/common-password-habits-adults-country/
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