Global password tendencies 2017, by age group

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Aug 25, 2023
This statistic displays the password complexity habits according to internet users worldwide in 2017, sorted by age group. Overall, 45 percent of respondents aged 25 to 34 years preferred complex passwords with different capitalization or characters, or a mix of numbers and letters.

Password complexity habits according to internet users worldwide in 2017, by age group

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Release date

January 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

3,977 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide information regarding an exact date of survey.
The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentages.

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