Mobile Digital Wallet Payment Statistics

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U.S. Mobile Wallet Application Transactions	Amount
Annual remote mobile payments	$42,555,000,000
Annual in-person mobile payments	$3,737,000,000
Annual peer-to-peer mobile transfers	45,255,000,000
Global mobile payment transactions	$431,100,000,000
Projected Global mobile payment transactions in 2017	$721,000,000,000
Paypal annual mobile payment volume	$46,000,000,000
Digital Wallet Use Statistics	Data
Percent of consumers who have used a digital wallet	32 %
Percent of consumers who are aware of digital wallets	78 %
Percent who said they have “no concern” using a digital wallet to make a purchase	29 %
Reasons for not using a digital wallet	Percent
Security concerns	55 %
Don’t know enough about digital wallets to make a decision	21 %
Don’t see any benefits of using a digital wallet over just using cards	14 %
Don’t think digital wallets are accepted at enough places to be useful	5 %
Other	3 %
Don’t use credit or debit cards to manage finances	2 %
Most Popular Types of Mobile Payments	Percent
*Represents the percent of smartphone users who have used the following mobile payment in the past 12 months
Online bill pay	19 %
Online or in-app purchase	16 %
In-Store Purchase	11 %
Made person-to-person payment	10 %
Received person-to-person payment	9 %
Paid for taxi, parking or public transport using app	5 %
Payment by text message (including donations)	3 %
Mobile Payment Demographics (Age)	Percent
18-29	34 %
30-44	31 %
45-59	16 %
60+	7 %
Mobile Payment App Satisfaction Rating	Percent Satisfied
Apple Pay	66 %
PayPal	45 %
Google Wallet	33 %

Percent of smartphone owners worldwide who have ever used the following mobile payment app
App Used	iPhone	Android	Other	Total
PayPal	59 %	49 %	38 %	57 %
Google Wallet	30 %	31 %	10 %	31 %
McDonald’s App	27 %	24 %	19 %	26 %
Starbucks App	26 %	22 %	14 %	26 %
Gas Station App	18 %	17 %	13 %	18 %
Parking App	16 %	13 %	48 %	15 %
Bitcoin	14 %	10 %	24 %	13 %
Snapcash	10 %	6 %	33 %	9 %
Square Cash	9 %	7 %	25 %	9 %
Apple Pay	15 %			15 %
None	5 %	8 %	8 %	6 %

Rank	Countries ranked by consumers who would prefer to use mobile payment over wallet payment	Percent
1	South Korea	63 %
2	India	60 %
3	China	54 %
4	South Africa	53 %
5	Belgium	51 %
6	Mexico	48 %
7	Indonesia	48 %
8	Argentina	47 %
9	Poland	45 %
10	Turkey	43 %
11	Spain	42 %
12	Hungary	41 %
13	Global Average	40 %
14	Sweden	39 %
15	Great Britain	39 %
16	Brazil	38 %
17	Saudi Arabia	36 %
18	Australia	32 %
19	Italy	32 %
20	United States	31 %