Leading payment methods globally 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 11, 2023
In 2018, 87 percent of respondents worldwide had used cash to pay for a transaction when physically present in the past month. Over half of the sample had also used debit and credit cards in that period.

Leading payment methods used when physically present as of April 2018

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Release date

June 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2018

Number of respondents

5,056*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* 5,056 adult consumers from five countries: the UK, US, Canada, Germany and Austria. The interviews were conducted using an email invitation and an online survey.
** E.g. paid once delivered to your address.
*** E.g. fuel cards or gift cards.
s ^E.g. paid through a store app on your mobile device.
^^E.g. Applepay.
^^^E.g. paid over time through credit plan.
^^^^E.g. fingerprint or voice recognition technology

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