In 2023, around 9.36 billion QR code and barcode payments were made at physical or online stores in Japan. QR code and barcode payment transactions accounted for 23.8 percent of the cashless payment volume in 2022.
Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023
(in millions)
Figures from April 2023 onwards are based on data of 16 payment service providers: AEON Financial Service (AEON Pay), NTT Docomo (d Barai), The Bank of Okinawa (OKI Pay), KDDI (au PAY), COMMONEY (commoney), Net Protections (atone), Famima Digital One (FamiPay), The Bank of Fukuoka (YOKA!Pay), PayPay (PayPay), Mizuho Bank (J-Coin Pay), Merpay (Merpay), Japan Post Bank (Yucho Pay), LINE Pay (LINE Pay), Rakuten Payment (Rakuten Pay app).
Number of payment providers by date of survey:
April 2023 to September 2023: n=16
January 2023 to March 2023: n=18
January 2020 to December 2022: n=16
2018 to 2019: n=13
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of March 2024.
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Payments Japan. (March 25, 2024). Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. "Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. March 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. (2024). Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. "Number of Qr Code Payments Made at Stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan, Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Payments Japan, March 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
