This statistic presents the most popular payment methods for everyday transactions according to internet users worldwide as of June 2018. When asked to think about they payment methods for their ten most recent transactions, it was found that seven percent were made via P2P transfer. In-store still accounted for the single largest share of everyday transactions with 41 percent. Digital as a whole accounted for 59 percent of consumer payment transactions.
Most popular payment methods for everyday transactions according to internet users worldwide as of June 2018
Characteristic
Share of respondents
In-store
41%
Other online
14%
Buy buttons
9%
Other mobile transfers
8%
P2P transfer
7%
Mobile messenger apps
7%
QR codes
5%
Other in-app payments
4%
Smart home device
2%
Wearables / contactless
2%
Other
2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents41%41%14%14%9%9%8%8%7%7%7%7%5%5%4%4%2%2%2%2%2%2%In-storeOther onlineBuy buttonsOther mobile transfersP2P transferMobile messenger appsQR codesOther in-app paymentsSmart home deviceWearables / contactlessOther
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Full question was ‘Please think about the payments you make for everyday transactions (excluding rent, mortgage, or other larger, infrequent payments). Thinking of your past 10 everyday transactions, how many were made in each of the following ways?’
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Bond. (June 11, 2019). Most popular payment methods for everyday transactions according to internet users worldwide as of June 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248306/distribution-of-global-mobile-payment-volume-forecast/
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Bond. (2019). Most popular payment methods for everyday transactions according to internet users worldwide as of June 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248306/distribution-of-global-mobile-payment-volume-forecast/
Bond. "Most Popular Payment Methods for Everyday Transactions According to Internet Users Worldwide as of June 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248306/distribution-of-global-mobile-payment-volume-forecast/
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