Apparently, 5 is the most used number in bank account pin codes, and both 2 and 3 are barely used in comparison

    by altago

    27 Comments

    1. Dinglemuffinman on

      Neat. My first thought was that it might be because people use birth years like 1995, 1986, 1974 etc.

    2. 2muchtimeintheocean on

      2 and 3 may have been used so much that they’ve been replaced. The truth is out there. Quick poll everyone list their PIN numbers bellow and I’ll crunch the numbers and we can have a little facts party

    3. ahenobarbus_horse on

      Most used by people who don’t wash their hands – those buttons are filthy

    4. PeetTreedish on

      Id say the opposite is true. The dirty ones sit unused long enough for dirt and dust to settle. While the cleaner ones like the 0-2-3 are used more often. My pin only has those 3 numbers in it.

    5. Mine is the price of a cheese pizza and a large soda back where I used to work, Panucci’s Pizza.

    6. Birth years friend. Not many people knocking around from the 1930s using ATM pinpads

    7. UniqueEvent on

      You see that bump on the 5? It’s so the visually impaired can figure out which button is which. Also means you can completely shield your pin and still easily enter it correctly. That probably plays a part in it being the most touched button.

    8. Everyone uses the atm mostly for the same purpose: withdrawing cash from their checking or savings account. The pathway for “dont check balance > withdrawl > checking/savings > accept fee” maybe doesnt use the 2 or 3.

    9. shyeashyeadude on

      i think it tells you the pin of someone with dirty fingers not of most used pins.

    10. Doesn’t have to be part of the pin. Could be part of the transaction, “Withdrawal”.

    11. thatc0braguy on

      Most common PINs are a person’s birth year.

      1920 & 1930s would be too old for an atm and 2000 or up would just now be getting use.

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