In 2022, respondents from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada stated that their typical password length was between nine to 11 characters. Only 16 percent of respondents created passwords over 12 characters long.
Typical password length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022
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Business Machine Technologies. (September 27, 2022). Typical password length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371010/password-length-in-us-uk-canada/
Business Machine Technologies. "Typical password length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022." Chart. September 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371010/password-length-in-us-uk-canada/
Business Machine Technologies. (2022). Typical password length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371010/password-length-in-us-uk-canada/
Business Machine Technologies. "Typical Password Length in The United States, The United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371010/password-length-in-us-uk-canada/
Business Machine Technologies, Typical password length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371010/password-length-in-us-uk-canada/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Typical password length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 2022 [Graph], Business Machine Technologies, September 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371010/password-length-in-us-uk-canada/