This statistic displays share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018 . PIN or password authentication was the leading identity verification method over this period, with 66 percent of the respondents using it to identify themselves on their smartphone in 2018.
Share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018
The full question was phrased as follows: ''Which, if any, of the methods listed below have you used to identify yourself when unlocking your phone, authorising mobile payments or other transactions?''
* Survey dates: May to June 2016, May to June 2017, Jun 2018.
** Weighted base: (2016: 3,251), (2017: 3,393), (2018: 3,496).
*** Eye/iris recognition option was not available in 2016.
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Deloitte. (September 20, 2018). Share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/649905/smartphones-share-of-identity-verification-methods-used-in-the-uk/
Deloitte. "Share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649905/smartphones-share-of-identity-verification-methods-used-in-the-uk/
Deloitte. (2018). Share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649905/smartphones-share-of-identity-verification-methods-used-in-the-uk/
Deloitte. "Share of Identity Verification Methods Used on Smartphones in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649905/smartphones-share-of-identity-verification-methods-used-in-the-uk/
Deloitte, Share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649905/smartphones-share-of-identity-verification-methods-used-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of identity verification methods used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018 [Graph], Deloitte, September 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/649905/smartphones-share-of-identity-verification-methods-used-in-the-uk/
