While we often think of ourselves as clever and believe that our way of thinking is unique, we humans more often think alike and fall into similar patterns. Millions of people around the world have chosen the exact same password. Humans are shockingly predictable, and as a result, many passwords are guessed daily by hackers. Hackers know which passwords are commonly used and they use this information to break into online accounts.
The NordPass website lists the most common passwords used every year. In the table below are the most common passwords that were used in 2024. Have you ever used any of these passwords? There is a high probability that you have used one of these passwords at least once in your lifetime.
If you are using a common password, please change it immediately.
You can also visit https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/ to test the strength of your new password.
| 123456 | password | 12345678 | qwerty | 123456789 |
| 12345 | 1234 | 111111 | 1234567 | dragon |
| 123123 | baseball | abc123 | football | monkey |
| letmein | shadow | master | 696969 | michael |
| mustang | 666666 | qwertyuiop | 123321 | 1234…890 |
| p*s*y | superman | 270 | 654321 | 1qaz2wsx |
| 7777777 | f*cky*u | qazwsx | Jordan | Jennifer |
| 123qwe | 121212 | killer | trustno1 | hunter |
| harley | zxcvbnm | asdfgh | buster | andrew |
| batman | soccer | tigger | charlie | robert |