Challenger banks have been increasing in popularity and have been growing in number in recent years. As the graph shows, the number of challenger banks launches has grown year-on-year until. However, in 2021, 59 challenger banks were launched worldwide, 35 banks less than in 2020.
Number of challenger banks launched worldwide from 2014 to 2021
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Statistics on Digital challenger banks
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Neobanks global market size 2021
- Premium Statistic Most valued independent digital banks worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading challenger banks worldwide based on market valuation 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of challenger banks worldwide 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of challenger banks worldwide 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Largest European digital banks 2022, by number of countries of operation
Funding
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- Premium Statistic Capital raised by challenger banks globally 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Global venture capital funding for digital banks 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Leading digital banks worldwide 2020, by capital raised
- Premium Statistic Total funding of selected independent neobanks worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading neobank individual funding rounds worldwide 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Deals and equity funding raised by Latin American challenger banks 2016-2020
Users
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- Premium Statistic Number of customers at selected disruptor banks worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of challenger banks users in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of European mobile-only bank app downloads worldwide 2015-2023, by bank
- Premium Statistic Estimated customer growth of Revolut and N26 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading neo-banks ranked by number of customers in France 2020
- Premium Statistic Latin America: number of users of selected digital wallets 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of digital bank customers South Korea 2021, by bank
Opinions
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- Premium Statistic Number of app ratings for challenger banks on App Store and Google Play Store 2020
- Premium Statistic Reasons to adopt challenger banks in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons not to use digital-only banking U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Executives who see challenger banks as threat for traditional banking U.S. 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Reasons for not using a neobank as a primary bank account in the UK 2019
- Premium Statistic Leading reasons for opening an app-only bank account Great Britain 2022
- Premium Statistic Reasons for using digital bank's mobile banking services South Korea 2019
- Premium Statistic Willingness to join a digital bank in Italy 2019
Leading players
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- Premium Statistic Total assets of Nubank in Brazil 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Net income of Nubank in Brazil 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Profit/loss after tax for Revolut bank 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Current and non-current assets of Revolut bank 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of Tinkoff Bank from 2018 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Annual net profit of Tinkoff Bank in Russia 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of WeBank China 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Net profit of WeBank China 2016-2019
Further related statistics
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- Threat to retail banks from Fintech in Germany 2014, by product
- Online banking usage for registering for banking products Russia 2019
- Average number of bank transfers per active SME clients in Poland 2019-2021
- Number of active internet banking customers in Poland 2020
- Customers who logged into their current account via e-banking in Poland 2021
- Italy: reasons for cooperation between MasterCard and digital banks 2017
- Number of SME clients using internet banking in Poland 2019-2021
- Average value of a transfer of SME clients in Poland 2019-2021
- Italy: essential characteristics of the bank of the future 2018
- Peru: familiarity with digital banking as of 2016
- Chile: number of online banking users 2007-2017
- Advantages of the new EU directive on online banking in Italy 2019
- Share of electronic money transactions Philippines 2020
- Leading services desired from a digital bank SEA 2021
- Ranking of banking apps in Google Play in Poland 2019
- Industry revenue of “manufacture of watches and clocks“ in Sweden 2012-2025
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Statistics
- Threat to retail banks from Fintech in Germany 2014, by product
- Online banking usage for registering for banking products Russia 2019
- Average number of bank transfers per active SME clients in Poland 2019-2021
- Number of active internet banking customers in Poland 2020
- Customers who logged into their current account via e-banking in Poland 2021
- Italy: reasons for cooperation between MasterCard and digital banks 2017
- Number of SME clients using internet banking in Poland 2019-2021
- Average value of a transfer of SME clients in Poland 2019-2021
- Italy: essential characteristics of the bank of the future 2018
- Peru: familiarity with digital banking as of 2016
- Chile: number of online banking users 2007-2017
- Advantages of the new EU directive on online banking in Italy 2019
- Share of electronic money transactions Philippines 2020
- Leading services desired from a digital bank SEA 2021
- Ranking of banking apps in Google Play in Poland 2019
- Industry revenue of “manufacture of watches and clocks“ in Sweden 2012-2025
FinTech News. (June 27, 2022). Number of challenger banks launched worldwide from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239306/number-of-challenger-banks-worldwide/
FinTech News. "Number of challenger banks launched worldwide from 2014 to 2021." Chart. June 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239306/number-of-challenger-banks-worldwide/
FinTech News. (2022). Number of challenger banks launched worldwide from 2014 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239306/number-of-challenger-banks-worldwide/
FinTech News. "Number of Challenger Banks Launched Worldwide from 2014 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239306/number-of-challenger-banks-worldwide/
FinTech News, Number of challenger banks launched worldwide from 2014 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239306/number-of-challenger-banks-worldwide/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Number of challenger banks launched worldwide from 2014 to 2021 [Graph], FinTech News, June 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239306/number-of-challenger-banks-worldwide/