This statistic displays the password complexity habits according to internet users worldwide in 2017, sorted by age group. Overall, 45 percent of respondents aged 25 to 34 years preferred complex passwords with different capitalization or characters, or a mix of numbers and letters.
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IBM. (January 29, 2018). Password complexity habits according to internet users worldwide in 2017, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/803831/password-habits-worldwide-age/
IBM. "Password complexity habits according to internet users worldwide in 2017, by age group." Chart. January 29, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/803831/password-habits-worldwide-age/
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