*Including students.
Smartphone payments are defined as payment services via smartphones or tablets (such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPay, LINE Pay, Rakuten Pay, etc.).
The survey sample was weighted by the source according to the population census 2015.
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Mobile payment utilization rate in Japan 2020, by age group and gender
According to a survey conducted in Japan in September 2020, more than ** percent of male respondents aged between 30 and 39 used smartphone payment methods. The utilization rate of mobile payments was lower among female respondents across all age groups.
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