Leading payment methods globally 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2025
In 2018, 87 percent of respondents worldwide had used cash to pay for a transaction when physically present in the past month. Over half of the sample had also used debit and credit cards in that period.
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Leading payment methods used when physically present as of April 2018

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Release date

June 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2018

Number of respondents

5,056*

Method of interview

Email survey

Supplementary notes

* 5,056 adult consumers from five countries: the UK, US, Canada, Germany and Austria. The interviews were conducted using an email invitation and an online survey.
** E.g. paid once delivered to your address.
*** E.g. fuel cards or gift cards.
s ^E.g. paid through a store app on your mobile device.
^^E.g. Applepay.
^^^E.g. paid over time through credit plan.
^^^^E.g. fingerprint or voice recognition technology

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Penetration

5

User behavior

5

Spending

7

Transaction count

5

Credit card debt

5

Brands and issuers

5

Forecasts

5

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