Router Default IP Addresses and Passwords: What 5,098 Router Models Show
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Every router comes with an address for its settings page and a login to open it. We counted what those defaults look like across the database behind this site: 5,098 router model entries from 470 brands. The result is a clear picture of how concentrated the defaults are — and why a default password on a router is close to no password at all.
Key Findings
- Two addresses cover two thirds of routers. 192.168.1.1 is the default for 39.1% of models with a known address, 192.168.0.1 for 29.4%. The top five addresses cover 87.4%.
- Almost everything lives in 192.168.x.x. 97.6% of default addresses are in the 192.168.0.0/16 private range; 2.0% are in 10.x.x.x.
- admin/admin is the single most common login. Among models with a documented username and password, 61.1% use admin/admin, 20.4% admin/password and 5.1% admin/1234.
- The username is nearly always “admin” (90.6%), and in 94.4% of cases the password is a trivial word or number such as admin, password or 1234.
- Brands are consistent — with two exceptions. D-Link, ASUS, Linksys, Belkin and Edimax use one address for 88–98% of their models; TP-Link and NETGEAR split between 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1.
About the Data
The database lists default settings for 5,098 router model entries from 470 brands, compiled from manufacturer documentation, device labels and public lists of router defaults; it powers the default IP and default login pages of this site. The counts in this article were taken on October 9, 2026.
Two rules keep the numbers honest. First, each statistic uses only the entries where that value is actually known: 3,416 entries have a default address, and 2,157 have both a username and a password filled in explicitly. Entries with an empty field, an “unknown” marker or a description such as “randomly generated” are left out of the password counts. Second, hardware versions are separate entries — a router sold in eight hardware versions counts eight times — so the figures describe the range of router models, not how many routers are sold or installed.
The Most Common Default Router IP Addresses
| Rank | Default IP address | Models | Share | Brands using it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 192.168.1.1 | 1,337 | 39.1% | 172 |
| 2 | 192.168.0.1 | 1,005 | 29.4% | 92 |
| 3 | 192.168.2.1 | 335 | 9.8% | 43 |
| 4 | 192.168.1.254 | 164 | 4.8% | 54 |
| 5 | 192.168.10.1 | 113 | 3.3% | 23 |
| 6 | 192.168.11.1 | 36 | 1.1% | 5 |
| 7 | 192.168.123.254 | 32 | 0.9% | 9 |
| 8 | 192.168.3.1 | 30 | 0.9% | 3 |
| 9 | 10.0.0.1 | 28 | 0.8% | 8 |
| 10 | 192.168.8.1 | 23 | 0.7% | 6 |
Counted by brand instead of by model, the order holds: 192.168.1.1 is the most common address for 141 of the 355 brands with known addresses (39.7%), 192.168.0.1 for 66 brands (18.6%), followed by 192.168.1.254 (30 brands) and 192.168.2.1 (27 brands).
The private 192.168.0.0/16 range dominates because home equipment has used it by convention for decades: 97.6% of the addresses in the data fall into it, 2.0% into 10.0.0.0/8, and only a handful of entries use 172.16.0.0/12, a host name or a public address.
Which Address Each Brand Uses
| Brand | Models with known address | Most common address | Share of the brand’s models |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-Link | 428 | 192.168.0.1 | 87.9% |
| TP-Link | 275 | 192.168.0.1 (131) / 192.168.1.1 (130) | 47.6% / 47.3% |
| ASUS | 257 | 192.168.1.1 | 94.2% |
| NETGEAR | 202 | 192.168.1.1 (104) / 192.168.0.1 (82) | 51.5% / 40.6% |
| Linksys | 193 | 192.168.1.1 | 91.7% |
| Belkin | 123 | 192.168.2.1 | 97.6% |
| ZyXEL | 96 | 192.168.1.1 | 88.5% |
| Tenda | 87 | 192.168.0.1 | 81.6% |
| TRENDnet | 71 | 192.168.10.1 | 80.3% |
| Edimax | 67 | 192.168.2.1 | 94.0% |
| Buffalo | 35 | 192.168.11.1 | 85.7% |
Most brands pick one address and keep it, so knowing the brand usually tells you the address. TP-Link and NETGEAR are the exceptions in our data: their models split between 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1, so for these two brands the label on the device is the only reliable answer. Brand pages list the details model by model: TP-Link, NETGEAR, D-Link, ASUS, Linksys, Belkin.
Default Usernames and Passwords
| Username / password | Models | Share |
|---|---|---|
| admin / admin | 1,319 | 61.1% |
| admin / password | 441 | 20.4% |
| admin / 1234 | 110 | 5.1% |
| 1234 / admin | 44 | 2.0% |
| guest / guest | 21 | 1.0% |
| admin / motorola | 17 | 0.8% |
| admin / smcadmin | 15 | 0.7% |
| user / user | 12 | 0.6% |
Shares are of the 2,157 model entries with both values documented. Across them, the username is “admin” in 90.6% of cases, the username and password are identical in 64.2%, and in 94.4% the password is one of a few trivial values — admin, password, 1234, 12345, 123456, 0000, guest, user or root.
What This Means for Your Router
A default login is not a secret. The combinations above are printed in manuals and collected in public lists, so anyone who can reach your router’s settings page — a guest on your Wi-Fi, an infected device at home or, if remote management is on, someone on the internet — can try them in seconds. If your router accepts one of them, change the router admin password and keep remote management off.
Regulators have reached the same conclusion. California’s SB-327, in force since January 1, 2020, requires connected devices sold there either to ship with a password unique to each unit or to make the user create a new one at first setup. The UK’s product security regime, in force since April 29, 2024, bans universal default passwords such as “admin” on consumer connectable products. Many newer routers therefore print a unique password on the label or ask you to create one on first login — one reason the newest models are under-represented among the documented admin/admin defaults above.
Limitations
The database covers routers documented over many years, so older models are well represented and the newest ones less so. Hardware versions count separately, which gives more weight to product lines that went through many revisions. Default settings can also change with firmware: a model listed with admin/admin may ask for a new password after an update. Use the figures to understand the pattern, and the label on your own device for its actual login.
Using This Data
You are welcome to quote these figures and reuse the chart with a link to this page. Suggested citation: Global Router, “Router Default IP Addresses and Passwords: What 5,098 Router Models Show”, October 2026, https://global-router.com/blog/router-default-ip-password-statistics. We update the counts when the database changes; the date at the top of the page shows the latest version.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most common router IP address?
192.168.1.1, used by 39.1% of router models with a known default address in our data, followed by 192.168.0.1 at 29.4%.
What is the most common default router password?
admin/admin: 61.1% of models with a documented username and password use it. The next most common are admin/password and admin/1234.
Why do some routers use 192.168.0.1 and others 192.168.1.1?
Both are conventional addresses in the private 192.168.0.0/16 range, and each manufacturer picked one for its products. Some brands, such as TP-Link and NETGEAR, use both across different models.
Do new routers still use admin/admin?
Fewer of them. Laws in California and the UK push manufacturers toward unique passwords or a password chosen at first setup, so many current routers print a unique password on the label.
Sources
- SB-327 Information privacy: connected devices — California Legislative Information
- New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK — GOV.UK