The statistic shows the number of mobile proximity payment users worldwide from 2018 to 2023. In 2019, the number of mobile proximity payment users stood at 0.95 billion worldwide and is projected to surpass 1 billion users in 2020.
Number of proximity mobile payment transaction users worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2023
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Mobile phone users who have made at least one proximity mobile payment transaction in the past 6 months; includes point-of-sale transactions made by using mobile devices as a payment method; excludes transactions via tablet.
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eMarketer. (October 24, 2019). Number of proximity mobile payment transaction users worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2023 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557959/global-mobile-proximity-payment-users/
eMarketer. "Number of proximity mobile payment transaction users worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2023 (in billions)." Chart. October 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557959/global-mobile-proximity-payment-users/
eMarketer. (2019). Number of proximity mobile payment transaction users worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2023 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557959/global-mobile-proximity-payment-users/
eMarketer. "Number of Proximity Mobile Payment Transaction Users Worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with Forecasts from 2020 to 2023 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557959/global-mobile-proximity-payment-users/
eMarketer, Number of proximity mobile payment transaction users worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2023 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557959/global-mobile-proximity-payment-users/ (last visited May 10, 2025)
Number of proximity mobile payment transaction users worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2023 (in billions) [Graph], eMarketer, October 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/557959/global-mobile-proximity-payment-users/
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