A new global list of the most-used passwords shows that people still tend to use simple passwords that are all too easy to crack.
For the fifth consecutive year, “123456” claimed the top spot, used over 3 million times in 2024, according to the 6th annual survey by password management app NordPass.
“Password,” “qwerty,” and “abc123″ also made appearances in the top 15, with “password” being the most-used password in corporate America.
Most of the passwords on the list of 200 can be cracked in under a second, the study found. You can see the top 15 most common passwords here.