FIDO Alliance Reports Rise in Passkey Adoption
The 2026 Passkey Index reveals a surge in passwordless authentication usage across global consumer platforms.
Updated on Oct. 30, 2026 in Cybersecurity
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The FIDO Alliance has released its 2026 Passkey Index, highlighting that 36 percent of successful sign-ins now utilize passkeys. This represents a significant increase from the 26 percent recorded in 2025.
Why it matters
Passkeys are gaining traction as organizations seek to eliminate phishable credentials and improve transaction conversion rates. By shifting to this technology, companies can significantly reduce the costs associated with SMS-based authentication.
Passkey sign-ins currently boast a 93 percent success rate and are 2.8 times faster than traditional alternatives. Four organizations reported annual savings on SMS one-time passwords ranging from $1 million to hundreds of millions of dollars.
The players
FIDO Alliance
The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association that promotes the development and adoption of authentication standards to reduce reliance on passwords.
The details
Data from 15 consumer relying parties shows that 42 percent of eligible accounts have a passkey enrolled. The security shift is driven by organizations making passkeys the default option while simultaneously removing weak authentication fallbacks.
Timeline
2025: 26 percent of successful sign-ins used passkeys.
2026: FIDO Alliance released the 2026 Passkey Index.
Next 12 months: Nine of 13 respondents plan to offer passwordless account options.
The Tech Race
The adoption of FIDO Alliance passkey standards represents a fundamental move away from insecure legacy passwords and SMS-based one-time codes. This transition positions security-conscious firms against cyber threats while setting a new baseline for speed and user authentication.
Users can expect more websites to prompt them for biometric or device-based authentication rather than static passwords. This shift generally leads to faster login processes and higher security for individual accounts.
The takeaway
Adopting passkeys offers both improved security and significant time savings for the average user. Consumers should prioritize setting up passkeys on accounts where the option is available to enhance their personal protection against phishing.
Further reading
For more on the industry shift toward secure login protocols, visit the Cybersecurity section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Biometric Update.
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