Number of mobile payment users from 2009 to 2016, by region

This chart shows a forecast of mobile payment users, broken down by world region. According to the source, 45.5 million people in Africa used mobile payments in 2011 and mobile payment access is expected to reach 101.3 million users in 2016.Mobile payment users – additional informationPaying for a product or service using a mobile device is attractive to modern consumers because of its swiftness, simplicity and security. Almost anything can be purchased via a mobile device. An online survey of over 7,500 mobile phone and smartphone users worldwide revealed the share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment. Results were then broken down by the types of good purchased. As of October 2014, 65 percent of mobile users in China had purchased physical goods such as clothing or a cup of coffee via mobile. In comparison, only 17 percent of mobile users in the U.S. had purchased a real-life service such as a public transport ticket, using a mobile. The growth of the mobile payment industry can be measured according to the number of m-payment transactions made each year. In 2011, it was found that the number of mobile payments made worldwide amounted to 7 billion and rose to 11.1 billion a year later. Forecasters expect this number to rise year on year and reach an expected 47 billion transactions in 2015. With trends revealing the industry is expanding, a survey in 2014 asked 500 global payment leaders which players were most likely to drive the growth in global mobile payments in the future. The results revealed that 77 percent of respondents believed that web-related companies such as Amazon were going to be a driving factor in the future of mobile payment growth. In addition, a further 69 percent of respondents stated that payment providers, for example wallet providers, would act as a driving factor for the industry’s growth.

本图表展示了按世界区域划分的移动支付用户预测数据。据来源显示，2011年非洲有4550万人使用移动支付，预计到2016年移动支付用户数将达到1.013亿。关于移动支付用户——附加信息：利用移动设备进行产品或服务的支付对现代消费者而言颇具吸引力，这得益于其迅速、简便及安全性。几乎所有商品均可通过移动设备购买。一项针对全球7,500多名手机和智能手机用户的在线调查显示，曾进行过移动支付的用户比例。随后，结果按购买商品类型进行了细分。截至2014年10月，中国65%的移动用户已通过移动设备购买了实物商品，如服装或一杯咖啡。相比之下，美国仅有17%的移动用户通过移动设备购买了现实生活中的服务，例如公共交通票。移动支付行业的增长可以通过每年进行的m支付交易数量来衡量。2011年，全球移动支付交易量达到70亿，次年增至111亿。预测者预计这一数字将逐年上升，预计到2015年将达到470亿交易量。随着行业扩张趋势的显现，2014年的一项调查询问了500位全球支付领导者，哪些参与者最有可能在未来推动全球移动支付的增长。结果显示，77%的受访者认为，如亚马逊等与网络相关的公司将是有助于移动支付增长未来发展的主要推动因素。此外，还有69%的受访者表示，支付提供商，例如钱包提供商，将作为推动行业发展的重要动力。