In September 2024, around *** million QR code and barcode payments were made in Japan. The majority of them were made in-store. In July 2024, the monthly number of QR code payments hit the *********** mark for the first time since the introduction of the smartphone payment service.
Figures from January 2024 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).
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Payments Japan. (January 10, 2025). Number of QR code payments in Japan from January 2022 to September 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489635/japan-monthly-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. "Number of QR code payments in Japan from January 2022 to September 2024 (in millions)." Chart. January 10, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489635/japan-monthly-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. (2025). Number of QR code payments in Japan from January 2022 to September 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489635/japan-monthly-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan. "Number of Qr Code Payments in Japan from January 2022 to September 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489635/japan-monthly-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
Payments Japan, Number of QR code payments in Japan from January 2022 to September 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489635/japan-monthly-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Number of QR code payments in Japan from January 2022 to September 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Payments Japan, January 10, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489635/japan-monthly-qr-code-payment-transaction-number/
