This statistic shows the share of internet users in selected countries who have ever made a mobile payment as of October 2014, sorted by type of goods purchased. During the survey period it was found that 58 percent of mobile users in China had purchased digital goods or services such as music or game downloads via mobile.
Share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment as of October 2014, by type of goods purchased
UK
France
Germany
Italy
United States
Japan
Australia
Spain
China
Digital goods/services (music/game downloads)
16%
18%
13%
30%
22%
22%
22%
20%
58%
Real-life service (public transport ticket, car parking)
Question: Mobile payments are purchases, bill payments, charitable donations, payments to another person, or any other payment. Which, if any, of the below methods of mobile payment have you ever personally used to buy each of these types of goods? UK=827, FRA=797, GER=861, ITA=890, USA=748, JPN=801, AUS=869, ESP=866, CHN=853
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Ofcom. (December 11, 2014). Share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment as of October 2014, by type of goods purchased [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374662/mobile-purchase-rate-type-of-goods/
Ofcom. "Share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment as of October 2014, by type of goods purchased." Chart. December 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374662/mobile-purchase-rate-type-of-goods/
Ofcom. (2014). Share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment as of October 2014, by type of goods purchased. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374662/mobile-purchase-rate-type-of-goods/
Ofcom. "Share of Mobile Users Who Have Ever Made a Mobile Payment as of October 2014, by Type of Goods Purchased." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374662/mobile-purchase-rate-type-of-goods/
Ofcom, Share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment as of October 2014, by type of goods purchased Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374662/mobile-purchase-rate-type-of-goods/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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