A 2022 survey of working adults worldwide revealed that over 30 percent used a unique password for each account at work, while 27 percent did the same regarding their private accounts. A further 26 percent said they saved login information in a web browser at work, while 18 percent used a password manager app. Another technique of handling passwords, such as rotating more than ten passwords across accounts, was a common habit for six percent of the respondents who managed their private and work accounts.
Password management habits of online adults at work and at home worldwide in 2022
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Statistics on Password security
Overview
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Segment: Password security
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- Premium Statistic Security authentication measures taken to protect online accounts 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on passwords being deceptively week 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of times employees entered their password to access work data 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Frequency of password resets worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Average time spent by respondents on resetting passwords 2022, by country
Segment: Password manager
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- Premium Statistic Global password management market revenue 2020-2030
- Premium Statistic Global market share of password management software 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Main reasons for starting to use a password manager worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Main reasons not to use a password manager worldwide 2022
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Password usage in the past 60 day to access an account 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Password habits at work and at home of online adults worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Password habits of online adults managing personal accounts 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Password habits of online adults managing business accounts 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Security awareness training programs on password best practices in 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global concerns regarding passwords 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Global challenges faced when replacing passwords with biometric authentication 2022
Special focus: Passwordless security
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- Premium Statistic Passwordless access implementation worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Main reasons why companies worldwide adopted passwordless authentication 2022
- Premium Statistic Passwordless infrastructure importance for security improvement worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Passwordless: importance of leveraging standard approaches like FIDO worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Main barriers to adopting passwordless authentication worldwide 2022
Special focus: Multi-factor authentication
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- Premium Statistic Deployment level of MFA system by organizations worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Main obstacles to MFA adoption worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Top countries with an increase in authentication volume 2022
- Premium Statistic Top countries with a decrease in authentication volume 2022
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Proofpoint. (March 1, 2023). Password management habits of online adults at work and at home worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147407/password-habits-adults-worldwide/
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Proofpoint. "Password Management Habits of Online Adults at Work and at Home Worldwide in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147407/password-habits-adults-worldwide/
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