From NordPass: Top 200 Most Common Passwords:
The myth of the “digital native”
We tend to assume that the younger generations online are digital natives — having grown up immersed in the online world, they possess an innate understanding of cybersecurity and its risks.
However, our research has debunked this misconception: In fact, the password habits of an 18-year-old are strikingly similar to those of an 80-year-old. Take a closer look at how common password vulnerabilities persist across five generations* of digital residents.
*Generations are classified as follows: Generation Z (1997-2007), millennials (1981-1996), Generation X (1965-1980), baby boomers (1946-1964), silent generation (born before 1946)
But the sobering part is that we’re all idiots:
Much to our surprise, password quality is poor across all generations. Where we expected discerning differences, we actually faced a striking uniformity in vulnerabilities. “12345” and “123456” emerged as the top password choice in every age group, and other simple numeric sequences we saw in the global list, like “1234567” or “1234567890,” also ranked high.
Long live 123456, king of passwords.