According to a survey conducted in January 2021, approximately 33 percent of respondents in Japan used the smartphone service "Rakuten Edy" most often as a mobile contactless payment method. The second most used service was "iD" with around 21 percent of respondents using it.
Leading contactless payment services for smartphones in Japan as of January 2021
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MMD Labo. (January 22, 2021). Leading contactless payment services for smartphones in Japan as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181811/japan-most-used-mobile-payment-service/
MMD Labo. "Leading contactless payment services for smartphones in Japan as of January 2021." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181811/japan-most-used-mobile-payment-service/
MMD Labo. (2021). Leading contactless payment services for smartphones in Japan as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181811/japan-most-used-mobile-payment-service/
MMD Labo. "Leading Contactless Payment Services for Smartphones in Japan as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181811/japan-most-used-mobile-payment-service/
MMD Labo, Leading contactless payment services for smartphones in Japan as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181811/japan-most-used-mobile-payment-service/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Leading contactless payment services for smartphones in Japan as of January 2021 [Graph], MMD Labo, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181811/japan-most-used-mobile-payment-service/