Key statistics
- Apple Pay was launched in the US on September 9, 2014.
- There are 507 million Apple Pay users worldwide.
- The US comes second only to the UK for Apple Pay adoption.
- Over 85% of retailers in the US accept Apple Pay.
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Apple Pay is Apple’s mobile payment service, allowing you to make contactless payments with an Apple device such as an iPhone or Apple Watch. Link your credit card, debit card or bank account in the app, choose your payment method and tap your device to pay.
Use Apple Pay at millions of in-store and online locations where merchants accept contactless payments — or Apple Pay if the purchase is online.
Year | Global users |
---|---|
2016 | 67 million |
2017 | 137 million |
2018 | 292 million |
2019 | 441 million |
2020 | 507 million |
Users | Percentage |
---|---|
Do not use in-store | 93.9% |
Use in-store | 6.1% |
Year | Desktop | Mobile | Apps |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | 9% | 13% | 22% |
2018 | 14% | 24% | 24% |
2019 | 23% | 28% | 36% |
2020 | 28% | 39% | 43% |
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