WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black
by Western Digital
WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black — charted as a top-100 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 6 different years (2020–2025), peaking at #14.
About this hard drive
- Every journey needs a passport. The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. With a stylish design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s space to store, organize, and share your photos, videos, music, and documents. Perfectly paired with backup software and password protection, the My Passport drive helps keep your dig
- Slim style. Make the most of your journey with style that suits you. The new My Passport has been redesigned to feature a convenient, slim form factor and is available in a range of vibrant colors.
- Backed up. Make sure everything you create while on your own life journey - photos, videos, music, and documents - doesn't get lost. The My Passport Drive comes equipped with backup software that can be set to run automatically to your schedule. Just pick the time and frequency to back up important files from your system onto your My Passport drive.
- Locked down. The My Passport drive’s built-in 256-bit AES hardware Encryption with password protection helps keep your digital contents secure. Just activate passport protection and set your own personalized password using our downloadable software.
- Super Easy. My Passport portable storage is ready right out of the box with the necessary cable. And with SuperSpeed USB (5Gbps), you can quickly start backing up everything in your life and keep driving forward.
- Ongoing confidence. There's no telling what's ahead in your own Journey. That's why WD builds drives to demanding requirements for durability, and long-term reliability. On top of that, it comes with a 3-year limited warranty
- This product has been certified to meet Google's compatibility standards. Chromebook and the works with Chromebook badge are trademarks of Google LLC
Details
| Peak position | #14 (of 6 years charting) |
|---|---|
| Charted | 2020–2025 |
| Category | Data Storage › External Data Storage › External Hard Drives |
| Publisher | Western Digital |
| Price range | £27.99 – £123.99 (all time) |
Price history
Price history chart by Keepa.
In the charts
Its best year was 2021, when it finished at #14 in Amazon UK’s annual Top 100 hard drives. That year’s #1 was Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1, Black (HDTB410EK3AA) by Toshiba. It first charted in 2020 at #24, climbed to a peak of #14 in 2021, and last appeared in 2025, at #47. That is 6 consecutive years in the Top 100.
Around it in 2021
- #11 LaCie 2TB Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (LAC9000298) by LaCie
- #12 Toshiba 4TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1… by Toshiba
- #13 Seagate 5TB Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGX5000400) by Seagate
- #14 WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black
- #15 WD 2TB My Passport for Mac portable external storage, USB 3.0, Mac Co… by Western Digital
- #16 WD 4TB My Passport portable external storage, external hard drive, US… by Western Digital
- #17 Seagate BarraCuda, 1TB, Internal Hard Drive, 3.5 Inch, SATA, 6GB/s, 7… by Seagate
More best-sellers from Western Digital
- WD Blue 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 6… — peak #2, 2016–2023
- WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive — peak #2, 2017–2026
- WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interface, port… — peak #3, 2017–2024
- WD Red 3TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD30EFRX — peak #5, 2016–2020
- WD 4TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 G… — peak #6, 2025–2026
- WD 4 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black, USB 3… — peak #7, 2017–2024
- WD 5TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 G… — peak #7, 2025–2026
- WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache… — peak #8, 2016–2020
Chart History
- #47 best-selling hard drive of 2025
- #33 best-selling hard drive of 2024
- #27 best-selling hard drive of 2023
- #23 best-selling hard drive of 2022
- #14 best-selling hard drive of 2021
- #24 best-selling hard drive of 2020
FAQs
Was "WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black" a bestseller?
WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black — charted as a top-100 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 6 different years (2020–2025), peaking at #14.
What was the best-selling hard drive of 2021?
"Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1, Black (HDTB410EK3AA)" by Toshiba was the #1 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 2021. "WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black" finished at #14 that year.
What other hard drives by Western Digital were bestsellers?
"WD Blue 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 2 Year Warranty" (peak #2, 2016–2023); "WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive" (peak #2, 2017–2026); "WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interface, portable external storage, Plug-and-Play, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1, Formatted for PC and Mac, Black" (peak #3, 2017–2024); "WD Red 3TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD30EFRX" (peak #5, 2016–2020); "WD 4TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0, Plug-and-Play, Formatted for Windows, Black" (peak #6, 2025–2026).
What years did "WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black" chart on Amazon UK?
It appeared in the annual Top 100 best-selling hard drives list in: 2025 (#47), 2024 (#33), 2023 (#27), 2022 (#23), 2021 (#14), 2020 (#24).