Top 500 common passwords – are yours here?

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Detail from infographic on the top 500 English language passwords - by David McCandless 'Knowledge is Beautiful'

Your pet’s name? Your favourite food? Or something totally random?

Have you unwittingly chosen one of the top 500 English language passwords?

Detail from infographic on the top 500 English language passwords - by David McCandless 'Knowledge is Beautiful'

This infographic, styled like a scatter graph, features words alphabetically left to right. The bigger the text size, it is claimed, the stronger the password.

Detail from infographic on the top 500 English language passwords - by David McCandless 'Knowledge is Beautiful'

The words are colour coded into categories. Animals blue – sporting terms red – and so on.

Detail from infographic on the top 500 English language passwords - by David McCandless 'Knowledge is Beautiful'

Words floating towards the top of the chart are the most popular – and therefore, arguably, less safe.

Infographic on the top 500 English language passwords - by David McCandless 'Knowledge is Beautiful'