How many passwords does the average internet user have?
Internet medium Data from 2023
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The answer
100 passwords
Roughly 100.
The average user juggles around 100 passwords, up sharply since 2019. Which is precisely why reuse is rampant: surveys consistently find most people recycle a handful of passwords across dozens of accounts, and "123456" still tops the leaked-password charts every year.
Where this number comes from
| Source | NordPass password habits research |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | passwords |
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