58% of the world's top 1,000 most visited websites do not require special characters for their passwords.
58% of the world's top 1,000 most visited websites do not require special characters for their passwords. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by NordPass in November 2025. It covers topics including Password Security, Websites. The original data appears in Minimum password requirements met: Top 1,000 most-visited websites . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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58% of the world's top 1,000 most visited websites do not require special characters for their passwords. This data was published by NordPass and covers Password Security, Websites.
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This statistic comes from Minimum password requirements met: Top 1,000 most-visited websites , published by NordPass on November 9, 2025. You can view the original report at https://nordpass.com/password-requirements-most-visited-websites/.
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