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The top 200 most common passwords in 2022 are bad, mkay?
2022-11-29 09:13

According to NordPass' latest list of top 200 most common passwords in 2022, "Password" is the most popular choice, followed by "123456", "123456789", "Guest" and "Qwerty".

2022 is ending and 2023 is almost upon us, but despite yearly entreates to users to up their password game, weak and oftenused passwords are obviously still a problem.

Common passwords depend on users' language and culture.

The entire list of top 200 most common passwords in 2022 can be viewed here, and the passwords have been also categorized by country to show more localized choices.

Even a casual survey of each of those lists shows specific tendencies: people choose passwords based on what's easy, what they like, and what's popular.

Opting to use a password manager to come up with, save, and use a multitude of unique, strong passwords.


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