Adoption of mobile contactless/tap to pay in 23 countries worldwide in 2019 and 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 25, 2025

As of 2019, China was the global leader in terms of proximity mobile payment adoption. Over

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percent of smartphone users in the country had made a proximity mobile payment in the past six months. In 2018, the most popular third-party mobile payment providers in China were Alipay and Tenpay.

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Share of smartphone users who use proximity mobile payments in 23 different countries worldwide in 2019 and 2021

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Release date

August 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

September 2019 and July 2021

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

Mobile phone users, who made at least one proximity mobile payment transaction in the past 6 months. Excludes transactions with a tablet. The source does not mention wearables whatsoever

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The source does not specifically define the apps used for proximity mobile payments, although it does refer to the following applications: Apple Pay, Starbucks, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. The likes of Chase Pay, Fitbit Pay, Microsoft Pay and Cash App were not mentioned.

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