This statistic shows the methods of online password tracking most common utilized in the United States as of May 2016. During the survey period, 86 percent of respondents stated that they stored their online passwords by memorizing them in their heads.
Most commonly used methods for keeping track of online passwords in the United States as of May 2016
Characteristic
Use
Use most often
Memorize them in their heads
86%
65%
Write them down on a piece of paper
49%
18%
Save them in a note on a computer or mobile device
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Pew Research Center. (January 26, 2017). Most commonly used methods for keeping track of online passwords in the United States as of May 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676036/ways-americans-keep-track-of-their-passwords/
Pew Research Center. "Most commonly used methods for keeping track of online passwords in the United States as of May 2016." Chart. January 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676036/ways-americans-keep-track-of-their-passwords/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Most commonly used methods for keeping track of online passwords in the United States as of May 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676036/ways-americans-keep-track-of-their-passwords/
Pew Research Center. "Most Commonly Used Methods for Keeping Track of Online Passwords in The United States as of May 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676036/ways-americans-keep-track-of-their-passwords/
Pew Research Center, Most commonly used methods for keeping track of online passwords in the United States as of May 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676036/ways-americans-keep-track-of-their-passwords/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most commonly used methods for keeping track of online passwords in the United States as of May 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676036/ways-americans-keep-track-of-their-passwords/
