This statistic presents the number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by type of card. In 2019, an estimated 49 million people used debit cards. That is roughly 13 million more than people who used credit or charge cards.
Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by type of card
(in 1,000s)
Figures estimated by the source on the basis of survey responses.* Number of respondents: n (2016) = 24,507; n (2017) = 24,845; n (2018) = 24.191; n (2019) = 24.006.
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Kantar Media. (June 9, 2019). Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by type of card (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/437176/plastic-cards-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-type/
Kantar Media. "Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by type of card (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437176/plastic-cards-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-type/
Kantar Media. (2019). Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by type of card (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437176/plastic-cards-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-type/
Kantar Media. "Number of People Using Plastic Cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by Type of Card (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437176/plastic-cards-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-type/
Kantar Media, Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2019, by type of card (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437176/plastic-cards-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-type/ (last visited September 28, 2020)
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