10 most Commonly Used Passwords

Taking an aggregate sample of passwords (primarily from the UK), we take a look at the most commonly occurring. If you spot your own password listed - it might just be time for a change!

10. 'thomas' (0.99‰)

9. 'arsenal' (1.11‰)

8. 'monkey' (1.33‰)

7. 'charlie' (1.39‰)

6. 'qwerty' (1.41‰)

5. '123456' (1.63‰)

4. 'letmein' (1.76‰)

A modern-day version of 'open sesame' - and 1 person in 560 will type 'letmein' as their password. Quite why is beyond me.

3. 'liverpool' (1.82‰)

2. 'password' (3.780‰)

1. '123' (3.784‰)

With nearly 4 people in 1,000 opting for a simple numerical sequence as their password (it should be noted that there was no lower length limit specified), '123' must be the first thing a lot of people think of when asked to specify a password. One dreads to think what their PIN number might be!