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title: 'The Most Popular Passwords of 2019'
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date: '2019-12-19'
description: 'We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. And again. And again. Passwords are important. But this message still fails to reach millions of people who pick “12345” as their password. Independent researchers, who requested to stay anonymous, compiled and shared a list of the200 most popular passw…'
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# The Most Popular Passwords of 2019

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We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. And again. And again. Passwords are important. But this message still fails to reach millions of people who pick “12345” as their password.

Independent researchers, who requested to stay anonymous, compiled and shared a list of the200 most popular passwords that were leaked in data breaches just this year. The database is quite impressive — 500 million passwords in total. And if you think that’s a lot of leaked passwords, we have some bad news for you — it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

2019 saw a lot of data breaches that affected billions of internet users. Collections 1-5 alone contained almost 3 billion accounts. With data breaches becoming so commonplace, internet users need to step up their cybersecurity game.

##### Sports, women’s names, and food

The most popular passwords contain all the obvious and easy to guess number combinations (12345, 111111, 123321), popular female names (Nicole, Jessica, Hannah), and just strings of letters forming a horizontal or vertical line on a QWERTY keyboard (asdfghjkl, qazwsx, 1qaz2wsx, etc.). Surprisingly, the most obvious one — “password” — remains very popular; 830,846 people still use it.

**Top 200 Passwords from 2019 (click to expand)**

1. 12345
2. 123456
3. 123456789
4. test1
5. password
6. 12345678
7. zinch
8. g\_czechout
9. asdf
10. qwerty
11. 1234567890
12. 1234567
13. Aa123456.
14. iloveyou
15. 1234
16. abc123
17. 111111
18. 123123
19. dubsmash
20. test
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. sunshine
24. BvtTest123
25. 11111
26. ashley
27. 00000
28. 000000
29. password1
30. monkey
31. livetest
32. 55555
33. soccer
34. charlie
35. asdfghjkl
36. 654321
37. family
38. michael
39. 123321
40. football
41. baseball
42. q1w2e3r4t5y6
43. nicole
44. jessica
45. purple
46. shadow
47. hannah
48. chocolate
49. michelle
50. daniel
51. maggie
52. qwerty123
53. hello
54. 112233
55. jordan
56. tigger
57. 666666
58. 987654321
59. superman
60. 12345678910
61. summer
62. 1q2w3e4r5t
63. fitness
64. bailey
65. zxcvbnm
66. fuckyou
67. 121212
68. buster
69. butterfly
70. dragon
71. jennifer
72. amanda
73. justin
74. cookie
75. basketball
76. shopping
77. pepper
78. joshua
79. hunter
80. ginger
81. matthew
82. abcd1234
83. taylor
84. samantha
85. whatever
86. andrew
87. 1qaz2wsx3edc
88. thomas
89. jasmine
90. animoto
91. madison
92. 0987654321
93. 54321
94. flower
95. Password
96. maria
97. babygirl
98. lovely
99. sophie
100. Chegg123
101. computer
102. qwe123
103. anthony
104. 1q2w3e4r
105. peanut
106. bubbles
107. asdasd
108. qwert
109. 1qaz2wsx
110. pakistan
111. 123qwe
112. liverpool
113. elizabeth
114. harley
115. chelsea
116. familia
117. yellow
118. william
119. george
120. 7777777
121. loveme
122. 123abc
123. letmein
124. oliver
125. batman
126. cheese
127. banana
128. testing
129. secret
130. angel
131. friends
132. jackson
133. aaaaaa
134. softball
135. chicken
136. lauren
137. andrea
138. welcome
139. asdfgh
140. robert
141. orange
142. Testing1
143. pokemon
144. 555555
145. melissa
146. morgan
147. 123123123
148. qazwsx
149. diamond
150. brandon
151. jesus
152. mickey
153. olivia
154. changeme
155. danielle
156. victoria
157. gabriel
158. 123456a
159. 0.00000000
160. loveyou
161. hockey
162. freedom
163. azerty
164. snoopy
165. skinny
166. myheritage
167. qwerty1
168. 159753
169. forever
170. iloveu
171. killer
172. joseph
173. master
174. mustang
175. hellokitty
176. school
177. Password1
178. patrick
179. blink182
180. tinkerbell
181. rainbow
182. nathan
183. cooper
184. onedirection
185. alexander
186. jordan23
187. lol123
188. jasper
189. junior
190. q1w2e3r4
191. 222222
192. 11111111
193. benjamin
194. jonathan
195. passw0rd
196. 0123456789
197. a123456
198. samsung
199. 123
200. love123

##### Why has nothing changed?

Year after year, we see the same passwords at the top of the “worst passwords” list. Why do people keep on using them?

The first reason is that they are easier to remember. Simple as that — most people prefer to use weak passwords rather than strain themselves by trying to remember long, complex ones. Unfortunately, it also means they use the same one for all their accounts. And if one of them ends up in a breach, all other accounts are automatically compromised too.

Second — they think they have nothing to hide. However, you lock your door when you leave the house. Even if there’s nothing valuable inside, you still wouldn’t like strangers going through your personal belongings. So why not apply the same logic to your online life?

You might not have anything to hide, but what if you end up locked out of all your accounts — email, the file storage where you keep all your photos, social media, etc.? Imagine having to pay thousands of dollars in ransom to regain access. A weak password is a disaster waiting to happen, so take action to stop it before it’s too late.

##### The solution

You can easily avoid these problems by maintaining good password hygiene.

1. Go over all the accounts you have and delete the ones you no longer use. If a small, obscure website ends up breached, you might never even hear about it. You can use [haveibeenpawned.com](how-to-know-if-youve-been-hacked) to check if your email was ever in a breach.

2. Update all your passwords and use unique, complicated ones to safeguard your accounts. Employ our password generator below to make sure they are impossible to guess.

    **Below is an auto generated password using 16 characters.** 
    Copy and paste into the password checker below and see how long it would take to crack the password. In this case “size does matter.”

3. Use [multi-factor authenication](enabling-multi-factor-authentication) if you can. Whether it’s an app, biometric data, or hardware security key, your accounts will be much safer when you add that extra layer of protection.

4. Set up a [password manager](lock-down-your-passwords). Password managers are easy to use, usually syncing across all our devices, and you won’t have to worry about your passwords ending up in the wrong hands. You will only need to remember one master password and forget about the rest. Password managers will do the work for you.

5. Make sure to check your every account for suspicious activities regularly. If you notice something unusual, change your password immediately.

Data is getting more and more valuable. So as breaches continue to happen, users need to protect their data themselves. So, all the Michelles from Liverpool who like sunshine and dragons, please change your passwords right now.

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