The above statistic shows the timeframe in which internet users in the United States believe cash will disappear as payment. During the July 2016 survey, ** percent of respondents stated that they though cash was never going to disappear, whereas ** percent of respondents thought this was going to happen sometime between now and the next 25 years.
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eMarketer. (August 18, 2016). If you had to give an estimate, how long do you believe it will be until cash disappears as a payment method, if ever? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/265732/forecast-for-the-point-in-time-of-a-global-standardization-of-mobile-payment/
eMarketer. "If you had to give an estimate, how long do you believe it will be until cash disappears as a payment method, if ever?." Chart. August 18, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/265732/forecast-for-the-point-in-time-of-a-global-standardization-of-mobile-payment/
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eMarketer. "If You Had to Give An Estimate, How Long Do You Believe It Will Be until Cash Disappears as a Payment Method, If Ever?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Aug 2016, /statistics/265732/forecast-for-the-point-in-time-of-a-global-standardization-of-mobile-payment/
eMarketer, If you had to give an estimate, how long do you believe it will be until cash disappears as a payment method, if ever? ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/265732/forecast-for-the-point-in-time-of-a-global-standardization-of-mobile-payment/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
If you had to give an estimate, how long do you believe it will be until cash disappears as a payment method, if ever? [Graph], eMarketer, August 18, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/265732/forecast-for-the-point-in-time-of-a-global-standardization-of-mobile-payment/