According to a survey conducted in 2020, respondents in Japan owned three credit cards on average. Credit cards have been the leading cashless payment method among Japanese consumers in recent years.
Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020
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JCB. (February 18, 2021). Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224972/japan-average-number-of-credit-cards-owned/
JCB. "Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020." Chart. February 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224972/japan-average-number-of-credit-cards-owned/
JCB. (2021). Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224972/japan-average-number-of-credit-cards-owned/
JCB. "Average Number of Credit Cards Owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224972/japan-average-number-of-credit-cards-owned/
JCB, Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224972/japan-average-number-of-credit-cards-owned/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020 [Graph], JCB, February 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224972/japan-average-number-of-credit-cards-owned/