The statistic shows the results of a survey on the preferred payment methods for online purchases in Germany in 2016. During the survey period it was found that 69 percent of respondents most often used or preferred PayPal when shopping online.
Which payment methods do you prefer or use most often when shopping online?
German-speaking population making online purchases at least once a year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The original German survey question was phrased as follows: "Welche Zahlungsverfahren nutzen Sie am häufigsten bzw. bevorzugen Sie bei Ihrem Einkauf?"
deutschsprachige Wohnbevölkerung, die mind. 1mal im Jahr online einkauft
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Statista. (October 13, 2015). Which payment methods do you prefer or use most often when shopping online? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506308/online-shopping-preferred-payment-methods-germany/
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Statista. (2015). Which payment methods do you prefer or use most often when shopping online?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506308/online-shopping-preferred-payment-methods-germany/
Statista. "Which Payment Methods Do You Prefer or Use Most Often When Shopping Online?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506308/online-shopping-preferred-payment-methods-germany/
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