This statistic provides information on the most preferred payment methods for online shopping in the United States as of April 2017. During the survey period, 55 percent of respondents stated that they most preferred using credit cards for online shopping.
Which payment method do you prefer when shopping online?
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Statista Survey. (May 3, 2017). Which payment method do you prefer when shopping online? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705848/most-preferred-payment-methods-of-online-shoppers-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Which payment method do you prefer when shopping online?." Chart. May 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705848/most-preferred-payment-methods-of-online-shoppers-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. (2017). Which payment method do you prefer when shopping online?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705848/most-preferred-payment-methods-of-online-shoppers-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Which Payment Method Do You Prefer When Shopping Online?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705848/most-preferred-payment-methods-of-online-shoppers-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey, Which payment method do you prefer when shopping online? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705848/most-preferred-payment-methods-of-online-shoppers-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 17, 2025)
Which payment method do you prefer when shopping online? [Graph], Statista Survey, May 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/705848/most-preferred-payment-methods-of-online-shoppers-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed