Which Pin Code Is The Best?
Last updated by Mr. Lewis U.L. LeeThere are exactly ten thousand ways to combine four digits into a pin code. But we are often simple-minded when it comes to choosing it. An analysis of real data shows how much.
If one were faced with the task of cracking the pin of a randomly picked hotel safe through a series of attempts, which numbers should be tried and in what order to optimize the chances of hitting the correct combination in the shortest amount of time?
Or vice versa: which pin should be picked for the safe in a hotel room to make it as hard as possible to guess?
So which is the most popular pin to date, and which is the least common?
1 2 3 4
The 20 Most Popular Pin Codes
26.83 percent of all pin codes can be guessed by simply trying these twenty numbers.
1.
1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣
10,71 % Frequency
1 1 1 1
2.
1️⃣ 1️⃣ 1️⃣ 1️⃣
6,02 % Frequency
0 0 0 0
3.
0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣
1,88 % Frequency
1 2 1 2
4.
1️⃣ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ 2️⃣
1,2 % Frequency
7 7 7 7
5.
7️⃣ 7️⃣ 7️⃣ 7️⃣
0,75 % Frequency
1 0 0 4
6.
1️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 4️⃣
0,62 % Frequency
2 0 0 0
7.
2️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣
0,61 % Frequency
4 4 4 4
8.
4️⃣ 4️⃣ 4️⃣ 4️⃣
0,53 % Frequency
2 2 2 2
9.
2️⃣ 2️⃣ 2️⃣ 2️⃣
0,53 % Frequency
6 9 6 9
10.
6️⃣ 9️⃣ 6️⃣ 9️⃣
0,51 % Frequency
9 9 9 9
11.
9️⃣ 9️⃣ 9️⃣ 9️⃣
0,45 % Frequency
3 3 3 3
12.
3️⃣ 3️⃣ 3️⃣ 3️⃣
0,42 % Frequency
5 5 5 5
13.
5️⃣ 5️⃣ 5️⃣ 5️⃣
0,42 % Frequency
6 6 6 6
14.
6️⃣ 6️⃣ 6️⃣ 6️⃣
0,39 % Frequency
1 1 2 2
15.
1️⃣ 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 2️⃣
0,37 % Frequency
1 3 1 3
16.
1️⃣ 3️⃣ 1️⃣ 3️⃣
0,30 % Frequency
8 8 8 8
17.
8️⃣ 8️⃣ 8️⃣ 8️⃣
0,30 % Frequency
4 3 2 1
18.
4️⃣ 3️⃣ 2️⃣ 1️⃣
0,29 % Frequency
2 0 0 1
19.
2️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 1️⃣
0,29 % Frequency
1 0 1 0
20.
1️⃣ 0️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣
0,29 % Frequency
9 0 4 7
The 20 Least Popular Pin Codes
Codes such as "1357" are less popular than "2468"
9981.
9️⃣ 0️⃣ 4️⃣ 7️⃣
0,001161 % Frequency
8 4 3 8
9982.
8️⃣ 4️⃣ 3️⃣ 8️⃣
0,001161 % Frequency
0 4 3 9
9983.
0️⃣ 4️⃣ 3️⃣ 9️⃣
0,001161 % Frequency
9 5 3 9
9984.
9️⃣ 5️⃣ 3️⃣ 9️⃣
0,001161 % Frequency
8 1 9 6
9985.
8️⃣ 1️⃣ 9️⃣ 6️⃣
0,001131 % Frequency
7 0 6 3
9986.
7️⃣ 0️⃣ 6️⃣ 3️⃣
0,001131 % Frequency
6 0 9 3
9987.
6️⃣ 0️⃣ 9️⃣ 3️⃣
0,001131 % Frequency
6 8 2 7
9988.
6️⃣ 8️⃣ 2️⃣ 7️⃣
0,001101 % Frequency
7 3 9 4
9989.
7️⃣ 3️⃣ 9️⃣ 4️⃣
0,001101 % Frequency
0 8 5 9
9990.
0️⃣ 8️⃣ 5️⃣ 9️⃣
0,001072 % Frequency
8 9 5 7
9991.
8️⃣ 9️⃣ 5️⃣ 7️⃣
0,001042 % Frequency
9 4 8 0
9992.
9️⃣ 4️⃣ 8️⃣ 0️⃣
0,001042 % Frequency
6 7 9 3
9993.
6️⃣ 7️⃣ 9️⃣ 3️⃣
0,001012 % Frequency
8 3 9 8
9994.
8️⃣ 3️⃣ 9️⃣ 8️⃣
0,00982 % Frequency
0 7 3 8
9995.
0️⃣ 7️⃣ 3️⃣ 8️⃣
0,00982 % Frequency
7 6 3 7
9996.
7️⃣ 6️⃣ 3️⃣ 7️⃣
0,00953 % Frequency
6 8 3 5
9997.
6️⃣ 8️⃣ 3️⃣ 5️⃣
0,00953 % Frequency
9 6 2 9
9998.
9️⃣ 6️⃣ 2️⃣ 9️⃣
0,00953 % Frequency
8 0 9 3
9999.
8️⃣ 0️⃣ 9️⃣ 3️⃣
0,00893 % Frequency
8 0 6 8