Number of e-money instruments issued in Japan 2014-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 4, 2024

As of December 2023, the number of pre-paid electronic money instruments using contactless integrated circuit (IC) chips issued in Japan amounted to around 533 million, up from around 500 million in the previous year. Over 65 million of them were issued on mobile phones. Japanese electronic money services providers offered the first pre-paid e-money cards in the early 2000s.

Number of pre-paid electronic money instruments issued in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in millions)

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Release date

February 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2014 to 2023

Special properties

as of December each year

Supplementary notes

The statistic refers to pre-paid type e-money payment methods using contactless integrated circuit (IC) chips.
The statistic shows data of eight issuers:
“Rakuten Edy” (Rakuten Edy, Inc)
"Suica" (East Japan Railway Company)
"Kitaca" (Hokkaido Railway Company)
"SUGOCA" (Kyushu Railway Company)
"PASMO" (PASMO Co., Ltd)
"ICOCA" (West Japan Railway Company)
"WAON" (AEON Co., Ltd)
"nanaco" (Seven Card Service Co., Ltd)

Figures prior to 2021 are from previous reports.
Figures have been rounded.

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