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PayPal: active registered user accounts 2010-2018
PayPal: active registered user accounts 2010-2018
Number of PayPal's total active registered user accounts from 1st quarter 2010 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
This statistic shows the number of total active user accounts on the online payment platform PayPal. In the fourth quarter of 2018, there were 267 million accounts active worldwide, representing a 17 percent year-on-year growth.
PayPal
PayPal is a global online payment business allowing users to make payments and money transfers online. In 2002, PayPal was acquired by auction site eBay and has made great gains in visibility and online popularity since then. The service is often considered as the leader of the online and mobile payment market. Many retailers such as BestBuy and Home Depot and digital content sellers like Humble Bundle or Valve use PayPal as an in-store payment or digital wallet top-up method. Online payment providers usually generate revenue through transaction fees.
Recently, brick-and-mortar retailers and shops have also begun to accept PayPal as a mobile payment method. As of December 2017, 37 percent of North American retailers already accepted PayPal as a payment method and 14 percent planned to accept it within the next 12 months. Customers are required to use their NFC-enabled mobile device to make a payment or use a PayPal card, which can also be swiped or touched in at physical point-of-sale locations. In 2017, the service's annual mobile payment volume amounted to 155 billion US dollars, representing a 52 percent growth compared to the previous year.
The market for online payment providers was created through the ubiquity of online shopping and online retail opportunities. The advantages of wide-reaching global payment systems allow for easier online buying, especially when taking the growth of mobile commerce into account. Other digital wallet services include Google Wallet as well as US-based Square, Lemon Wallet and LevelUp. Traditional payment providers MasterCard and Visa also offer digital wallets.
Number of PayPal's total active registered user accounts from 1st quarter 2010 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
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| Active registered accounts in millions | |
|---|---|
| Q4 '18 | 267 |
| Q3 '18 | 254 |
| Q2 '18 | 244 |
| Q1 '18 | 237 |
| Q4 '17 | 229 |
| Q3 '17 | 220 |
| Q2 '17 | 212 |
| Q1 '17 | 205 |
| Q4 '16 | 197 |
| Q3 '16 | 192 |
| Q2 '16 | 188 |
| Q1 '16 | 184 |
| Q4 '15 | 179 |
| Q3 '15 | 173 |
| Q2 '15 | 169 |
| Q1 '15 | 165.2 |
| Q4 '14 | 161.5 |
| Q3 '14 | 156.9 |
| Q2 '14 | 152.5 |
| Q1 '14 | 148.4 |
| Q4 '13 | 142.6 |
| Q3 '13 | 137.4 |
| Q2 '13 | 132.4 |
| Q1 '13 | 127.7 |
| Q4 '12 | 122.7 |
| Q3 '12 | 117.4 |
| Q2 '12 | 113.2 |
| Q1 '12 | 109.8 |
| Q4 '11 | 106.3 |
| Q3 '11 | 103 |
| Q2 '11 | 100.3 |
| Q1 '11 | 97.7 |
| Q4 '10 | 94.4 |
| Q3 '10 | 90.5 |
| Q2 '10 | 87.2 |
| Q1 '10 | 84.3 |
| Active registered accounts in millions | |
|---|---|
| Q4 '18 | 267 |
| Q3 '18 | 254 |
| Q2 '18 | 244 |
| Q1 '18 | 237 |
| Q4 '17 | 229 |
| Q3 '17 | 220 |
| Q2 '17 | 212 |
| Q1 '17 | 205 |
| Q4 '16 | 197 |
| Q3 '16 | 192 |
| Q2 '16 | 188 |
| Q1 '16 | 184 |
| Q4 '15 | 179 |
| Q3 '15 | 173 |
| Q2 '15 | 169 |
| Q1 '15 | 165.2 |
| Q4 '14 | 161.5 |
| Q3 '14 | 156.9 |
| Q2 '14 | 152.5 |
| Q1 '14 | 148.4 |
| Q4 '13 | 142.6 |
| Q3 '13 | 137.4 |
| Q2 '13 | 132.4 |
| Q1 '13 | 127.7 |
| Q4 '12 | 122.7 |
| Q3 '12 | 117.4 |
| Q2 '12 | 113.2 |
| Q1 '12 | 109.8 |
| Q4 '11 | 106.3 |
| Q3 '11 | 103 |
| Q2 '11 | 100.3 |
| Q1 '11 | 97.7 |
| Q4 '10 | 94.4 |
| Q3 '10 | 90.5 |
| Q2 '10 | 87.2 |
| Q1 '10 | 84.3 |
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This statistic shows the number of total active user accounts on the online payment platform PayPal. In the fourth quarter of 2018, there were 267 million accounts active worldwide, representing a 17 percent year-on-year growth.
PayPal
PayPal is a global online payment business allowing users to make payments and money transfers online. In 2002, PayPal was acquired by auction site eBay and has made great gains in visibility and online popularity since then. The service is often considered as the leader of the online and mobile payment market. Many retailers such as BestBuy and Home Depot and digital content sellers like Humble Bundle or Valve use PayPal as an in-store payment or digital wallet top-up method. Online payment providers usually generate revenue through transaction fees.
Recently, brick-and-mortar retailers and shops have also begun to accept PayPal as a mobile payment method. As of December 2017, 37 percent of North American retailers already accepted PayPal as a payment method and 14 percent planned to accept it within the next 12 months. Customers are required to use their NFC-enabled mobile device to make a payment or use a PayPal card, which can also be swiped or touched in at physical point-of-sale locations. In 2017, the service's annual mobile payment volume amounted to 155 billion US dollars, representing a 52 percent growth compared to the previous year.
The market for online payment providers was created through the ubiquity of online shopping and online retail opportunities. The advantages of wide-reaching global payment systems allow for easier online buying, especially when taking the growth of mobile commerce into account. Other digital wallet services include Google Wallet as well as US-based Square, Lemon Wallet and LevelUp. Traditional payment providers MasterCard and Visa also offer digital wallets.
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PayPal is a global online payment business allowing users to make payments and money transfers online. In 2002, PayPal was acquired by auction site eBay and has made great gains in visibility and online popularity since then. The service is often considered as the leader of the online and mobile payment market. Many retailers such as BestBuy and Home Depot and digital content sellers like Humble Bundle or Valve use PayPal as an in-store payment or digital wallet top-up method. Online payment providers usually generate revenue through transaction fees.
Recently, brick-and-mortar retailers and shops have also begun to accept PayPal as a mobile payment method. As of December 2017, 37 percent of North American retailers already accepted PayPal as a payment method and 14 percent planned to accept it within the next 12 months. Customers are required to use their NFC-enabled mobile device to make a payment or use a PayPal card, which can also be swiped or touched in at physical point-of-sale locations. In 2017, the service's annual mobile payment volume amounted to 155 billion US dollars, representing a 52 percent growth compared to the previous year.
The market for online payment providers was created through the ubiquity of online shopping and online retail opportunities. The advantages of wide-reaching global payment systems allow for easier online buying, especially when taking the growth of mobile commerce into account. Other digital wallet services include Google Wallet as well as US-based Square, Lemon Wallet and LevelUp. Traditional payment providers MasterCard and Visa also offer digital wallets.
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- Q1 2010 to Q4 2018
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Figures from 2010 were taken from eBay's 2010 Q4 2010 release.
* All registered accounts that successfully sent or received at least one payment or payment reversal through the PayPal system or Bill Me Later accounts that are currently able to transact and that received a statement within the last 12 months. - Open this statistic in...
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- Q1 2010 to Q4 2018
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Figures from 2010 were taken from eBay's 2010 Q4 2010 release.
* All registered accounts that successfully sent or received at least one payment or payment reversal through the PayPal system or Bill Me Later accounts that are currently able to transact and that received a statement within the last 12 months. - Open this statistic in...
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- PayPal's net number of payments from 1st quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
- PayPal's annual mobile payment volume from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Cross-border share of PayPal's total payment volume from 2012 to 2018
- Mobile share of PayPal's total payment volume from 3rd quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2018
- Number of PayPal's total active registered user accounts from 1st quarter 2010 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
- Preferred payment methods of online shoppers worldwide as of March 2017
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- Satisfaction of using PayPal for money transfers and payments according to users in the United States as of July 2017
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