Passkey Use Is Doubling, but Most Logins Still Rely on Passwords

Passkeys are appearing on more log-in screens, but most people still do not use them. Dashlane's third annual Passkey Power 20 report analysed millions of anonymised passkey authentications handled by the company between July 2025 and June 2026. It found that authentications by Dashlane users nearly doubled year on year, reaching 2.5 million per month in 2026. More than half of its users (57%) now store at least one passkey, up from 40% last year.

Despite this growth, passkeys still account for a minority of logins on major sites: Google (28%), PayPal (18%), Amazon (17%) and eBay (8%). Passkeys resist phishing because there is no password to guess or steal. Users sign in with a device PIN or a biometric such as a face scan, and the private key stays on their device. Report Fraud recommends passkeys as one of the most effective ways to reduce account takeover attacks. For businesses, they can also protect sensitive data and cut the number of password resets IT support must handle.

Support among business applications is growing too. HubSpot and Cisco Duo led on authentication volume, and newcomers to the top 20 include HR and payroll platforms isolved HCM and BambooHR, along with AWS and Dropbox. Dashlane argues the challenge is closing the gap between support and adoption. Few developers force users to switch, though LY Corporation has set a spring 2027 deadline for Yahoo Japan users. Dashlane's CPO, Christophe Frenet, said more services should at least make passkeys the default login method.