07 November 2025

You'll never guess what the most common passwords are. Oh, wait, yes you will

123456. admin. password. For years, the IT world has been reminding users not to rely on such predictable passwords. And yet here we are with another study finding that those sorts of quickly-guessable, universally-held-to-be-bad passwords are still the most popular ones.

Tech advice website Comparitech on Thursday published the 100 most common passwords based on a deep dive into more than two billion passwords leaked on breach forums in 2025. 

The three mentioned above all finish in the top ten, along with various variations of the numerals 1-9 in ascending sequential order. 

Puh-leaze, don't do this! Have a look here to get some useful tips on how to secure your credentials - or contact Donline.

www.theregister.com


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