Passkeys have reached global scale with 5 billion passkeys now in active use. Across both consumer and workforce environments, awareness is now near-universal and adoption has followed: 90% of consumers are familiar with passkeys, and 75% have enabled them on at least some accounts. In parallel, workforce deployment is approaching mainstream levels, with 68% of organizations deploying, piloting, or rolling out passkeys for employee authentication.
Consumer survey
The consumer survey was conducted among 11,000 adults who regularly log in to websites, apps, or online services across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, China, and India. Interviews were conducted online by Sapio Research in April 2026. The margin of error is ±0.9 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
Workforce survey
The workforce survey was conducted among 1,400 decision-makers involved in decisions about employee sign-in, authentication, or passkey deployment in organizations with 500 or more employees across the same ten countries. Interviews were conducted online by Sapio Research in April 2026. The margin of error is ±2.6 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
