Passwords aren’t what they used to be. With huge password lists with millions of easy to guess passwords available to hackers, how safe is yours? But before you get click happy (choose wisely my friends, choose wisely), here are the UK’s 20 most-used passwords...
* And to the owners of abc123, we see what you did there …
1. 123456
2. password
3. qwerty
4. liverpool
5. 123456789
6. arsenal
7. 12345678
8. 12345
9. abc123
10. chelsea
11. qwerty123
12. football
13. dragon
14. password1
15. cheese
16. letmein
17. 1q2w3e4r
18. monkey
19. killer
20. rangers
We will review this list every year – mainly because it's just a little bit of fun.
This list was originally published by NordPass and compiled in partnership with independent researchers specialising in cybersecurity incidents. This article was originally published in 2022, and updated in 2023 and 2024.