This statistic presents the number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2020, by type of card. In 2020, an estimated 49.6 million people used debit cards. That is roughly 21 million more than people who used credit or charge cards.
Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2020, by type of card (in 1,000s)
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Kantar Media. (June 13, 2021). Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2020, by type of card (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, 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 2020, by type of card (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437176/plastic-cards-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-type/
Kantar Media. (2021). Number of people using plastic cards in Great Britain from 2016 to 2020, by type of card (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. 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 2020, by Type of Card (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2021, 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 2020, 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 August 18, 2022)