The majority of respondents in the United States and the United Kingdom remembered their passwords by writing them down in a notebook. Only seven percent of them used a password manager, while another six percent saved their passwords in the browser.
Password storage habits in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2022
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Segment: Password security
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- Premium Statistic Main security factors used by organizations worldwide 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Global security methods used to grant access to infrastructure 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Additional computer security parameters in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on passwords being deceptively week 2022, by country
Segment: Password fatigue
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- Premium Statistic Level with which people experience password fatigue in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Common password fatigue habits in the U.S. 2022, by level of fatigue
- Premium Statistic Productivity loss per employee due to password problems in the U.S. 2022, by fatigue
- Premium Statistic Perceived password fatigue in the U.S. 2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Most common password management solutions in the U.S. 2022, by level of fatigue
Segment: Password manager
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- Premium Statistic Main reasons for using a password manager in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Main reasons for not using a password manager in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Password manager usage in the U.S 2022, by device
- Premium Statistic Most used password managers in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual price for a password manager in the U.S. 2022
Consumption: Password behavior
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- Premium Statistic Average password length in the U.S., UK, and Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of using unique passwords for different online accounts 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of saving online passwords in the browser in the U.S., UK and Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Average time spent by respondents on resetting passwords 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Frequency of changing online passwords in the U.S., UK and Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Actions taken when changing online passwords in the U.S., UK and Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of account recovery in the U.S. 2022
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Global concerns regarding passwords 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of times employees entered their password to access work data 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Password storage habits in the U.K. and the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Wi-Fi connections password protected in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of Wi-Fi password change in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Email password change frequency in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Setting corporate passwords in the U.S. 2021-2022
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Business Machine Technologies. (September 27, 2022). Password storage habits in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305179/password-storage-habits-uk-us/
Business Machine Technologies. "Password storage habits in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2022." Chart. September 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305179/password-storage-habits-uk-us/
Business Machine Technologies. (2022). Password storage habits in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305179/password-storage-habits-uk-us/
Business Machine Technologies. "Password Storage Habits in The United States and The United Kingdom in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305179/password-storage-habits-uk-us/
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Password storage habits in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2022 [Graph], Business Machine Technologies, September 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305179/password-storage-habits-uk-us/