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Use of two-factor authentication among U.S. online users 2017

Share of internet users in the United States who use two-factor authentication in 2010 and 2017, by method

The data shows the share of interest users in the U.S. who use two-factor authentication by method and compares their usage between 2010 and 2017. According to the survey results, the two-factor authentication method of hard tokens saw its usage decrease by half between 2010 and 2017. In 2010, 38% of respondents had reported to utilizing this authentication method, while in 2017, only 19% of respondents stated similar outcomes.

Phone Call 39
Email/SMS 90 86
Hard Token 38 19
Authenticator App (OTP) 46 52
Duo Push 33
Security Key 9