FIDO Report: High Passkey Awareness Contrasts with Slow Enterprise Adoption

The FIDO Alliance released its State of Passkeys 2026 report, revealing a significant gap between consumer awareness and organizational implementation of passwordless authentication. Surveying 11,000 consumers and 1,400 IT decision-makers across ten countries, the study found that 90% of consumers are aware of passkeys, with 75% using them for at least some accounts. Despite this high adoption rate among users, many organizations remain hesitant to fully transition away from traditional passwords. While 68% of organizations globally have deployed or are piloting passkeys, only 30% have established them as their primary authentication method. Consequently, over half of businesses still rely on phishing-vulnerable password systems. The report highlights the security benefits of passkeys, such as resistance to phishing and elimination of password fatigue, noting that 41% of US respondents experienced account compromises in the past year. This inertia persists even as high-profile breaches, like that of FBI Director Kash Patel, underscore the risks of legacy authentication methods. The findings suggest that while consumer readiness is high, corporate IT strategies lag behind, maintaining security vulnerabilities despite available technological solutions.