In 2024, around 11.5 billion QR code and barcode payments were made at physical or online stores in Japan. QR code and barcode payment transactions accounted for around 27 percent of the cashless payment volume in 2023.
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Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024
(in millions)
Figures from October 2023 onwards are based on data of 14 payment service providers: AEON Financial Service (AEON Pay), NTT Docomo (d Barai), The Bank of Okinawa (OKI Pay), KDDI (au PAY), COMMONEY (commoney), Net Protections (atone), Famima Digital One (FamiPay), The Bank of Fukuoka (YOKA!Pay), PayPay (PayPay), Mizuho Bank (J-Coin Pay), Merpay (Merpay), Japan Post Bank (Yucho Pay), LINE Pay (LINE Pay), Rakuten Payment (Rakuten Pay app).
Number of payment providers by date of survey:
October 2023 to December 2024: n=14
April 2023 to September 2023: n=16
January 2023 to March 2023: n=18
January 2020 to December 2022: n=16
2018 to 2019: n=13
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of March 2025.
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Payments Japan. (March 14, 2025). Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. "Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. March 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. (2025). Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. "Number of Qr Code Payments Made at Stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan, Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/ (last visited June 22, 2025)
Number of QR code payments made at stores in Japan from 2018 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Payments Japan, March 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349823/japan-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
