This statistic shows the frequency of internet users in the United States changing passwords for online accounts as of August 2017. The survey revealed that 14 percent of respondents couldn't recall when they had last changed the password for their personal e-mail account. Overall, 15 percent of respondents had changed their personal e-mail account password within the past week.
Frequency of changing passwords for online accounts in the United States as of August 2017, by account type
Characteristic
Personal email account
Work email account
Social media account
Online banking account
Within the past week
15%
12%
13%
14%
Within the past month
18%
15%
16%
15%
Within the past 3 months
18%
11%
15%
12%
Within the past 6 months
8%
5%
8%
7%
Within the past 9 months
4%
2%
4%
4%
Within the past year
9%
4%
9%
7%
Over a year ago
11%
5%
13%
10%
Don't know/ Can't recall
14%
10%
14%
15%
Not applicable - I do not have this type of account
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Statista Survey. (August 28, 2017). Frequency of changing passwords for online accounts in the United States as of August 2017, by account type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380891/frequency-changing-online-account-passwords/
Statista Survey. "Frequency of changing passwords for online accounts in the United States as of August 2017, by account type." Chart. August 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380891/frequency-changing-online-account-passwords/
Statista Survey. (2017). Frequency of changing passwords for online accounts in the United States as of August 2017, by account type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380891/frequency-changing-online-account-passwords/
Statista Survey. "Frequency of Changing Passwords for Online Accounts in The United States as of August 2017, by Account Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380891/frequency-changing-online-account-passwords/
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Frequency of changing passwords for online accounts in the United States as of August 2017, by account type [Graph], Statista Survey, August 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380891/frequency-changing-online-account-passwords/
