--- ---  # These Are The 25 Worst Passwords of 2014 ## Video: How to Make a Strong Password (and Actually Remember It) [Watch (HLS stream): How to Make a Strong Password (and Actually Remember It)](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/A70BkJLi.m3u8) (0:53)  _Published 2014-03-07. Hi! I'm Doug, and I'm a 35-year-old. Do you want to dance?_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 20, 2015 5:00 AM UTC  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 20, 2015 5:00 AM UTC SplashData, which makes password management applications, has released its annual list of the 25 worst passwords based on files containing over 3.3\. million passwords leaked in 2014. “123456” and “password” hold the top two spots, as they have every year since the company started producing this round-up in 2011\. New passwords appearing on this year’s edition include “696969” and “batman.” Here is the full list: 1\. 123456 2\. password 3\. 12345 4\. 12345678 5\. qwerty 6\. 123456789 7\. 1234 8\. baseball 9\. dragon 10\. football 11\. 1234567 12\. monkey 13\. letmein 14\. abc123 15\. 111111 16\. mustang 17\. access 18\. shadow 19\. master 20\. michael 21\. superman 22\. 696969 23\. 123123 24\. batman 25\. trustno1 Cyber-security experts often say that the harder the password is for you to remember, the more secure it is. If your password is on this list, consider this smart and easy tip TIME recently received from [security expert Bruce Schneier](http://time.com/15908/best-password/): --- > “” --- **WATCH:** [How to Make a Strong Password](http://time.com/15908/best-password/) _Read next:_[_Why Your Passwords Are So Easy to Hack_](http://time.com/3643678/password-hack/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) Worst Passwords of 2014: SplashData List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/"},"headline":"These Are The 25 Worst Passwords of 2014","datePublished":"2015-01-20T05:00:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:37.510Z","description":"Make sure your password isn't on this list","url":"https://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Technology"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7590ca4690994df/698778882dce0187e09dcccd/computer-hack-typing-keyboard-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7590ca4690994df/698778882dce0187e09dcccd/computer-hack-typing-keyboard-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIME.com stock photos Computer Keyboard Typing Hack","caption":"TIME.com stock photos Computer Keyboard Typing Hack","creditText":"Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/","name":"These Are The 25 Worst Passwords of 2014"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How to Make a Strong Password (and Actually Remember It)","description":"Hi! I'm Doug, and I'm a 35-year-old. Do you want to dance?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/A70BkJLi/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-07T17:11:12.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/A70BkJLi.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/","duration":"PT53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```