In 2023, the most common password worldwide was ******, used more than *** million times. Second came admin, reaching more than **** million uses. Additionally, ******** and ********* were both used more than *** million times in 2023.

In 2023, ** percent of surveyed respondents from the United States stated that they used free versions of password managers. Only ** percent of respondents paid between one and ** U.S. dollars for their password manager.

In 2023, when asked what best described their password practices, ** percent of respondents mentioned using strong passwords, but repeating variations of them. By contrast, ********** of respondents claimed using strong and unique passwords for every account.

According to a 2023 survey, the share of Americans using a password manager grew from ** percent in 2022 to ** percent a year later. In an increasingly digitalized world, password managers allow users a simple solution for protecting and accessing logins on multiple devices across the web.

The most important reason for using a password manager in the United States in 2023 was that people could not remember all their passwords. Additionally, ** percent of respondents preferred a password manager because they used their logins across different devices.

As of *************, a survey among Americans revealed that nearly ********* of respondents kept their passwords safe by using FaceID, while ** percent used a password manager. By contrast, only ** percent of respondents reported using generated passwords.

As of ************, over ********** of people in Czechia used a strong and self-created password for their internet banking accounts. Almost the same amount of respondents used that same type of password for payment apps. This share was the smallest regarding free-time activity accounts; only ** percent had such a password.

According to a 2023 survey, Google Password Manager was the most popular password manager in the United States, used by ** percent of respondents. Apple's iCloud Keychain followed, with nearly ** percent of users. In an increasingly digitalized world, password managers allow users a simple solution for protecting and accessing logins on multiple devices across the web.

The authentication method most used by companies worldwide was username and password, mentioned by nearly ** percent of respondents. At the same time, **** of respondents stated that their company was using software tokens such as one-time passwords. Overall, over ********** of respondents indicated using a biometric authentication method.

In 2023, more than eight out of ten respondents in the United States used a password manager on their mobile phones. In addition, more than three-quarters of respondents used one on their laptop or desktop computer. Moreover, 44 percent of respondents used a password manager also for their tablet.

A May 2023 survey of internet users in the United States found that 63 percent of respondents 65 years and older wrote their passwords down to remember them. On the contrary, the younger generations save passwords in their browser. Almost half of the users between 18 and 29 claimed that was their preferred way of remembering passwords. Furthermore, around a quarter of respondents of the same age group said they reset passwords.

In 2023, over ** percent of respondents among IT professionals worldwide aged 30 or younger preferred using passwordless authentication over traditional passwords. By contrast, more than ** percent of respondents aged 61 or older declared preferring traditional passwords.

As of December 2023, a survey among Americans revealed that nearly 40 percent of respondents wrote their passwords down, while 35 percent relied on memory to remember passwords. Other common password mistakes in the United States included using the same passwords across multiple accounts and storing them on computer, as mentioned by 32 percent and 24 percent of respondents, respectively.

As of October 2023, over half of the respondents in Czechia used the same passwords for some apps and services, but they had specific passwords for the more important accounts. Almost ******* of the respondents had a different password for each service and app. Only ** percent used the same password for all apps and services.

In 2023, passwords to sign in to social media accounts were the category of passwords most frequently forgotten by individuals, with a share of searches for forgotten passwords exceeding ** percent. Passwords to access email accounts ranked second, with nearly ** percent of total searches for forgotten passwords.

In 2023, when asked what they were replacing or expecting to replace workplace passwords with, nearly ** percent of respondents among IT and cybersecurity leaders in the United States mentioned biometrics such as facial recognition, fingerprint scans, iris scans, or voice verification. In addition, around ** percent of respondents stated that their company had replaced or was planning to replace workplace passwords with Multi-Factor Authentication. Passkeys constituted another popular technical solution to replace passwords, highlighted by over ********* of respondents.

In 2023, ** percent of respondents among IT and cybersecurity leaders in the United States reported using a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution to manage their workplace passwords. In addition, over half of respondents stated that their company used an enterprise password management solution to create, store, and change passwords. On the other hand, ** percent of respondents had already replaced traditional passwords with biometrics or passkeys at their workplace.

In 2023, nearly ** percent of respondents among technical executives and IT security practitioners worldwide reported that their company used a dark web monitoring service to determine when existing passwords had been compromised. In addition, ********* of respondents mentioned that their organization used a security tool that detects compromised passwords. Overall, under ** percent of respondents stated that their firm did not have a method in place to monitor potentially compromised passwords.

As of October 2023, nearly ** percent of people in Czechia store passwords to their internet or mobile banking by simply remembering them. Remembering passwords is the most popular method of storing passwords for all account types in Czechia. Over ** percent of respondents keep passwords to their free-time activity accounts and e-shops saved in their web browsers.

As of October 2023, only four percent of people in Czechia changed their passwords monthly. Thirteen percent did so every three months, while 16 percent changed their passwords yearly. However, 18 percent of the respondents never changed their password.