Global Digital Identity & Trust Infrastructure Market 2026

Description

Global Digital Identity Ecosystems Advance Through Passwordless Authentication, Digital Trust, and Identity Infrastructure Modernization in 2026

Key Highlights

Globally, 90% of surveyed consumers reported familiarity with passkeys in 2026.

Worldwide, 75% of surveyed consumers had enabled passkeys on at least some digital accounts by 2026, with 40% using them across most apps and accounts.

Globally, over 50% of surveyed organizations continued relying primarily on password-based workforce sign-ins in 2026, indicating that enterprise migration toward passwordless authentication remains ongoing.

Passwordless Authentication and Integrated Identity Platforms Continue Expanding

Organizations continue modernizing identity infrastructure through passkeys, biometrics, and integrated identity platforms that support secure authentication and trusted digital interactions. Enterprises increasingly invest in identity orchestration, governance, and credential management across workforce, customer, and machine identities.

Digital Identity Infrastructure Supports Commerce and Public Services

Digital identity is becoming more deeply embedded across customer onboarding, payment authentication, digital wallets, and government services. Interoperable credentials and digital public infrastructure continue supporting secure access, credential portability, and trusted interactions across digital ecosystems.

Identity Governance and Fraud Prevention Shape Future Development

Synthetic identities, AI-generated deepfakes, and credential abuse continue driving investment in identity verification, adaptive authentication, and digital trust frameworks. Governments and enterprises are also advancing interoperable identity standards to strengthen long-term digital trust.

Product Code: 1722

1. Key Takeaways

2. Management Summary

3. Executive Overview: Identity as Digital Infrastructure

Global: Structural Drivers Supporting Digital Identity Modernization, July 2026
Global: Identity, Authentication, and Trust Across Digital Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Competitive Positioning Across Identity Ecosystems, July 2026

4. Digital Identity Market Overview & Adoption

Global: Enterprise Demand Across Digital Identity Solution Categories, July 2026
Global: Enterprise Adoption of Digital Identity Infrastructure Across Industry Sectors, July 2026
Global: Sector-Level Investment Drivers for Digital Identity Infrastructure, July 2026
Global: Enterprise Identity Orchestration Across Hybrid Digital Environments, July 2026
Global: Identity Governance Frameworks Supporting Enterprise Digital Trust, July 2026

5. Digital Identity Foundations

Global: Evolution of Identity Models and Authentication Frameworks, July 2026
Global: Centralized, Federated, and Decentralized Identity Architecture Models, July 2026
Global: Applications of Digital Identity Infrastructure Across Commerce, Finance, and Government, July 2026
Global: Digital Trust Frameworks Supporting Cross-Sector Digital Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Identity Portability, Credential Reusability, and Interoperability, July 2026

6. Authentication Technologies

Global: Awareness of Passkeys Among Consumers, in % of Respondents, April 2026
Global: Consumer Adoption of Passkeys Across Digital Accounts, in % of Respondents, April 2026
Global: Consumers Who Enabled Passkeys on at Least Some Accounts, in % of Respondents, April 2026
Global: Consumer Preference and Usage Frequency of Passkeys, in % of Respondents, April 2026
Global: Passkey Activity at Employers, in % of Employed Respondents, April 2026
Global: Employees Reporting Passkey Activity at Their Employer, in % of Employed Respondents, April 2026
Global: Leading Drivers for Considering or Implementing Passkeys, in % of Organizations With Active Passkey Consideration or Adoption, April 2026
Global: Primary Workforce Sign-In Method Used by Employees, in % of Organizations, April 2026
Global: Developments in Multi-Factor Authentication, Enterprise Adoption, and Regulatory Requir., July 2026
Global: Biometric Authentication Adoption Across Digital Services, July 2026
Global: Continuous Identity Trust Assessment Across Enterprise Digital Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Risk-Based Authentication Decision Frameworks Across Digital Card Payment Ecosystems, July 2026

7. Digital Credentials & Identity Wallets

Global: Government Digital Identity Programs and National Identity Platforms, July 2026
Global: Platform-Based Identity Ecosystems Including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, July 2026
Global: Mobile Driver's License Ecosystem And Digital Identity Wallet Integration, July 2026
Global: Digital Identity Wallets Supporting Authentication, Payments, And Reusable Credentials, July 2026
Global: Digital Payment Credentials Supporting Credential Provisioning and Lifecycle Management, July 2026
Global: Digital Credential Adoption Across Financial, Travel, Healthcare, And Professional Services, July 2026

8. Digital Identity in Payments & Commerce

Global: Digital Identity Applications Across Customer Onboarding and Account Opening Processes, July 2026
Global: Authentication Methods Used in Digital Payment Transaction, July 2026
Global: Digital Identity Infrastructure Supporting Open Banking and Open Finance Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Embedded Finance Infrastructure Supporting Platform-Based Financial Services, July 2026
Global: Digital Identity Verification and Authent. in Cross-Border Payment Compliance Processes, July 2026
Global: Organizational Identity Infrastructure for Cross-Border Business and Digital Trade, July 2026
Global: KYB Infrastructure Across Merchant Acquiring and Platform Commerce Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Continuous Merchant Monitoring Across Digital Commerce, July 2026
Global: Network Tokenization and Identity-Based Payment Security Infrastructure, July 2026

9. Business Value & Economics of Digital Identity

Global: Cost of Customer Onboarding Across Banking, Payments, and Financial Services, July 2026
Global: Likelihood of Abandoning a Purchase or Account Sign-In Due to a Forgotten Password, in % of Cons., April 2026
Global: Compliance Cost Optimization Through Digital Identity Infrastructure, July 2026
Global: Business Value Drivers of Digital Identity Investments Across Industries, July 2026

10. Identity Trust, Fraud & Verification

Global: Identity Fraud Trends and Verification Challenges, July 2026
Global: Synthetic Identity Fraud, Detection Challenges, and Evolving Verification Requirements, July 2026
Global: Deepfake-Enabled Identity Fraud, AI-Generated Content, and Verification Challenges, July 2026
Global: Identity Verification Technologies, Assurance Mechanisms, and Digital Trust Frameworks, July 2026
Global: Identity Verification, Authentication, and Fraud Mitigation Across Digital Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Consumer Experiences With Account Security and Credential Compromise, in % of Resp., April 2026
Global: Consumer Exposure to Account Security Incidents, in % of Respondents, April 2026
Global: Leading Initial Access Vectors in Non-Error and Non-Misuse Breaches, in % of Breaches, 2025
Global: Managed and Non-Managed Devices Containing Corporate Credentials, in % of Devices Identified in Infostealer Logs, 2025
Global: GenAI Service Account Credentials Used on Corporate Devices, in % of Accounts, 2025
Global: Human and Third-Party Dependencies in Digital Trust Ecosystems, in % of Breaches, 2025

11. Regulation, Governance & Digital Public Infrastructure

Global: Digital Public Infrastructure and Its Role in Digital Identity Ecosystems, July 2026
Global: Interoperability Layers Enabling Digital Public Infrastructure Ecosystems, July 2026
Europe: Development of the European Digital Identity Framework and EUDI Wallet Ecosystem, July 2026

12. Regional Ecosystem Development

12.1. UK
UK: Factors Considered Important When Using Digital Identity Services, in % of Respondents, January 2025
UK: Most Common Use Cases for Using a Digital Identity Service, in % of Respondents, January 2025
UK: Digital Identity Service Usage by Digital Inclusion Risk Group, in % of Respondents, January 2025
12.2. Europe
Europe: National Digital Identity Program Development Across EU Member States, July 2026
Germany: Average Cost of Data Breaches, in USD millions, 2024-2025
France: Average Cost of Data Breaches, in USD millions, 2024-2025
12.3. GCC
GCC: Digital Identity Infrastructure Supporting Government Services And Digital Economies, July 2026
12.4. United States
United States: Federal and State-Level Digital Identity Infrastructure Development, July 2026
United States: Average Cost of Data Breaches, in USD millions, 2024-2025
12.5. Brazil
Brazil: Digital Public Infr. Supporting Digital Govern., Financial Services, And Trusted Digital Identity, July 2026
12.6. China
China: National Digital Identity Infrastructure and Mobile-Based Authentication Ecosystem, July 2026
12.7. India
India: Digital Public Infrastructure Adoption and Aadhaar-Based Identity Verification Coverage, July 2026
India: Average Cost of Data Breaches, in USD millions, 2024-2025
12.8. Singapore
Singapore: National Digital Identity Infrastructure Supporting Public and Private Digital Services, July 2026

13. Competitive Landscape

Global: Identity Verification Providers Including Jumio, Onfido, Persona, Veriff, and Trulioo, July 2026
Global: Authentication and IAM Providers Including Microsoft, Okta, Ping Identity, and Entrust, July 2026
Global: Enterprise Identity Platf. Across Workforce, Customer, Machine, And Privileged Identities, July 2026
Global: Decentralized Identity and Self-Sovereign Identity Stakeholders, July 2026
Global: Identity Wallet Ecosystem Across Government, Consumer, and Enterprise Platforms, July 2026
Global: Verifiable Credential Infrastructure For Issuers, Holders, Verifiers, And Trust Networks, July 2026
Global: Digital Trust Frameworks And Cross-Border Identity Collaboration, July 2026

14. Future Outlook

Global: Long-Term Transition Toward Quantum-Resistant Digital Identity Infrastructure, July 2026
Global: Identity Infrastructure for AI Agents and Autonomous Commerce Systems, July 2026
Global: Machine Identities and Non-Human Transaction Authentication, July 2026