Is your password on the ‘most common’ list? You might be surprised

A new report suggests younger generations may have weaker passwords than their older counterparts.

And Canadians are among those using some of the most common passwords in their logins rather than more secure options.

NordPass, a password manager for business and consumer clients, released its list of the top 200 passwords for 2025 with the help of independent cybersecurity researchers. The data was collected from public data breaches and dark web repositories from September 2024 to September 2025.

The company says simple passwords are extremely easy to guess, yet many seem to ignore the warnings — including Canadians.

Topping the list of most common passwords in Canada overall was “admin,” followed by “123456,” then “gallant123,” followed by “password,” while “1hateyou” was the fi