B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
52%
52% -- share of respondents preferring biometrics over passwords for survey respondents (2026)
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Value
52%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
PYMNTS.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.atlantic-it.net/are-weak-passwords-putting-your-data-at-risk-try-biometrics/ ↗
Source Article
Are Weak Passwords Putting Your Data at Risk? Try Biometrics - Atlantic-IT
Original Research
PYMNTS.com
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Methodology
PYMNTS.com survey cited by Atlantic-IT
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IndustryFinTech
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
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survey respondents: 52% share of respondents preferring biometrics over passwords. Source: PYMNTS.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-prefer-biometrics-authentication
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-prefer-biometrics-authentication" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>52%</strong> -- share of respondents preferring biometrics over passwords for survey respondents<br><small>Source: PYMNTS.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-prefer-biometrics-authentication" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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