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The statistic shows average length of passwords found among various databases leaked online as of 2017. From an analysis of 320 million hashed passwords, 32 percent of passwords were eight characters long.
Average number of characters of leaked user passwords worldwide as of 2017
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Statista. (September 4, 2017). Average number of characters of leaked user passwords worldwide as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/744216/worldwide-distribution-of-password-length/
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Statista. (2017). Average number of characters of leaked user passwords worldwide as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744216/worldwide-distribution-of-password-length/
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Average number of characters of leaked user passwords worldwide as of 2017 [Graph], Statista, September 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/744216/worldwide-distribution-of-password-length/