Here Are The Top 20 Most Common Pin Codes in The World - Her.ie (2024)

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A common PIN is a guessable PIN

The DataGenetics group found that the three most popular combinations—1234, 1111, and 0000—account for close to 20 percent of all four-digit passwords. Every four-digit combination that starts with 19 ranks above the 80th percentile in popularity.

A common PIN is a guessable PIN

The DataGenetics group found that the three most popular combinations—1234, 1111, and 0000—account for close to 20 percent of all four-digit passwords. Every four-digit combination that starts with 19 ranks above the 80th percentile in popularity.

Research suggests thieves can guess one in five PINs by trying just three combinations. How easy would it be for a thief to guess your four-digit PIN?

An analysis shows that the top 20 most commonly selected PIN numbers alarmingly account for over a quarter of what's being used by all bank customers.

The safest 4-digit PIN is '8068' — or at least it was, until researchers at Data Genetics told everyone this week. The researchers there went through a set of 3.4 million four-digit personal identification numbers and found "8068" came up only 25 times.

Q: What Is The Hardest Six Digit Password? A: To create the toughest six digit password possible, it should contain a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. For example, a password such as “$9x^L@D” is much more secure than one like “123456”. A longer, more complex password is almost impossible to crack.

By the way, the most common four-digit PINs according to the study are: 1234, 0000, 2580, 1111 and 5555 (scroll down for a longer list) – 2580 is there because it is a vertical column on a numeric keypad.

As your PIN-codes are not stored anywhere, criminals can't “break into” them. It is also impossible to guess the PIN-codes by going through all possible numeric combinations: as soon as someone (even you!) has made three failed attempts at entering the PIN, your PIN-codes will be locked.

What is the hardest 4 digit PIN? ›

A: The hardest 4-digit password is 8068. It is one of the strongest numeric passwords available. Other commonly used 4-digit passwords are 1234, 0000, and 2580. To create the strongest 4-digit password, experts recommend combining numbers, symbols, and capital letters for a secure password that is difficult to guess.

A longer password is more difficult for hackers to break into. These passwords are usually greater than eight characters and utilize a mixture of upper and lowercase letters, symbols, and numbers. For obvious reasons, the password should not be easy to guess.

The first online password

The Romans used watchwords and had a specific position in the army, the tesserarius, which was responsible for obtaining and sharing these secrets. But the first password in an online system was for the MIT Compatible Time Sharing System (CTSS) at MIT, which was demonstrated in 1961.

For example, if your device limits PIN entry to six attempts, there is a 0.06% chance that someone will be lucky enough to crack the four-digit code. Of course, if your PIN is '0000' or '1234,' the probability of being hacked increases massively.

Use strong passwords

Passwords are a series of characters, numbers, letters, and symbols. Skip using the obvious ones or ones easily associated with you (meaning, easily guessable). Don't use birthdates or anniversaries, pet names, or recognizable famous words. Strong passwords shouldn't be easy to remember or imagine.

Before we reveal what you probably already know, just a little fun fact. Those 20 most common 4-digit in numbers, they equate to 26.83% of the total. Meaning, you have a 1 in 4 chance of picking someone's pin code in just 20 guesses. You guessed it, 1234 is at the top of the list!

By the way, the most common four-digit PINs according to the study are: 1234, 0000, 2580, 1111 and 5555 (scroll down for a longer list) – 2580 is there because it is a vertical column on a numeric keypad.

The safest 4-digit PIN is '8068' — or at least it was, until researchers at Data Genetics told everyone this week. The researchers there went through a set of 3.4 million four-digit personal identification numbers and found "8068" came up only 25 times.