Likelihood of being hacked 2021

A survey carried out in 31 countries around the world between October and November 2020 revealed that a third of respondents thought at least one of their online accounts (e.g. email, social media, banking) would be hacked into in 2021. Respondents in Turkey were the most likely to predict that one of their online accounts would be hacked. Just over two-thirds of respondents in China thought it was unlikely.

Share of adults who think it is likely that their online accounts will be hacked into in 2021, by country

Characteristic	Likely	Unlikely
All markets	34%	45%
Turkey	50%	33%
Israel	47%	35%
Malaysia	47%	34%
Russia	46%	37%
South Africa	43%	41%
Singapore	40%	42%
South Korea	38%	52%
Chile	37%	38%
United States	37%	42%
Sweden	36%	48%
Australia	33%	47%
Canada	33%	43%
India	33%	49%
Netherlands	33%	45%
Saudi Arabia	33%	44%
Belgium	32%	41%
Brazil	32%	41%
France	32%	40%
Great Britain	32%	45%
Hong Kong	32%	51%
Japan	31%	42%
Mexico	30%	40%
Argentina	29%	42%
New Zealand	29%	52%
Poland	29%	49%
Spain	29%	41%
Italy	28%	43%
Peru	25%	47%
China	21%	68%
Germany	21%	51%
Hungary	21%	56%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 23 to November 6, 2020

Number of respondents

15,700 respondents in 31 countries

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The original question posed was: 'For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen…. ? One of my online accounts (e.g. email, social media, banking) will be hacked into'

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