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Most used passwords worldwide 2023 | Statista

Most common passwords worldwide 2023

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Alexandra Borgeaud,
Mar 1, 2024
In 2023, the most common password worldwide was 123456, used more than 4.5 million times. Second came admin, reaching more than four million uses. Additionally, 12345678 and 123456789 were both used more than one million times in 2023.

Most commonly used passwords worldwide in 2023

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February 2024

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Worldwide

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2023

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The source, in partnership with third-party researchers, analyzed passwords from a 6.6TB database across 35 countries. These passwords were stolen by different stealer malware, such as Redline, Vidar, Taurus, Raccoon, Azorult, and Cryptbot. Malware logs include not only passwords, but also the source website. The researchers then categorized the most popular passwords per platform type and shared statistically aggregated findings with the source.
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