A new report indicates that the majority of Chinese mobile payments users use their phones for payments purposes on a daily basis.
The “2019 Mobile Payments User Survey Report” (2019年移动支付用户问卷调查报告) released by the Payment & Clearing Association of China (中国支付清算协会) on 5 January collected a total of 153,950 responses on usage behaviour and preferences, as well as understanding of biometrics.
According to the report males account for 62.1% of mobile payments users, and women just 37.9%, consistent with the figures for 2018.
The age structure of mobile payments users shifted considerably last year, with Chinese aged 31 – 50 accounting for over half of mobile payments users in 2019, as compared to 2018 when 21 – 30 year olds approached 50%
Chinese Mobile Payments Users by Age
| Age Group | 2018 | 2019 |
| Under 20 | 6.1% | 2.4% |
| 21 – 30 | 48.1% | 27.4% |
| 31 – 40 | 27.6% | 30.8% |
| 41 – 50 | 13.3% | 22.6% |
| 51 – 60 | 5.0% | 11.3% |
| 61 + | – | 5.5% |
The report further indicates that 69.6% of Chinese mobile payments users make use of mobile payments on a daily basis, while 96.2% use them on a weekly basis.
68.6 % of Chinese mobile payments users have monthly incomes of between 3000 – 10,000 yuan in 2019, as compared to 64.6% in 2018.
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