Did you know 83.4% of Chinese online users access Internet from their mobile devices as compared to 80.9% of Internet users who access Internet from PCs. The third party mobile payment mark in China is estimated to reach 18,255.98 RMB Billion by 2018. Mobile devices accounted for 42% of Alibaba sales on Singles Day in 2014 as compared to 21% in 2013. 54% of all transactions via Alipay in 2014 came from Mobile devices. Check out our infographic on "Mobile Payment in China" for more interesting facts and statistics.
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Estimated Third Party Mobile Payment Market in China
| Year | Total Transaction Value in ( RMB Billion) |
| 2014 | 5,992.47 |
| 2015 | 9,070.50 |
| 2016 | 12,159.04 |
| 2017 | 15,243.20 |
| 2018 | 18,255.98 |
Top 4 areas in China by Alipay mobile payment ratio
| Area | Mobile Payment Ratio |
| Tibet | 62.2% |
| Shaanxi | 59.6% |
| Ningxia | 58.3% |
| Inner Mongolia | 57.6% |
Share of third-party mobile transaction volume by Mobile payment provider
| Mobile Payment Provider | %age |
| Alipay | 79.9% |
| Tenpay | 8.9% |
| Lakala | 6.5% |
| China Mobile | 0.6% |
| UMP | 0.4% |
| China Telecom | 0.3% |
| Qiandai | 0.3% |
| Baidu Wallet | 0.1% |
| Others | 3.0% |
Top 5 Mobile Payment Apps in China
| Mobile App | Million MAUs |
| Alipay Wallet | 62.818 |
| Tenpay | 1.723 |
| Bestpay | 1.337 |
| Alipay | 0.998 |
| Lakala | 0.778 |
China Mobile Payment Users by Income Group
| Income Group | %age |
| Less than 1,500 Yuan | 2.2% |
| 1,500 – 3,000 Yuan | 13.3% |
| 3,000-5,000 Yuan | 36.9% |
| 5,000-10,000 Yuan | 34.3% |
| 10,000 Yuan+ | 13.3% |
Mobile payment usage activities by Popularity (Note – Source from 2013)
| Usage Activity | %age |
| Online Shopping | 63.2% |
| Bank Transfer | 36.3% |
| Credit Card Payment | 31.2% |
| Fee Payment | 25.2% |
| Lottery | 16.4% |
| Tickets | 11.6% |
| Local Lifestyle | 11.2% |
| Financial Products | 9.3% |
| Mobile Apps Payment | 9.1% |
| Super Market Shopping | 8.7% |
Top Reasons for Using Mobile Payment ( Note – Source from 2013)
| Reason | %age |
| Convenience of Usage | 44.2% |
| High Efficiency | 40.4% |
| Credit Card Free | 36.8% |
| Low Charge | 24.9% |
| Easy to Open account | 19.1% |
| Supplement to online payment | 18.6% |
| High safety | 15.9% |
| Deals and Discounts | 14.1% |
| Required method of payment | 11.3% |
