*Figures from January 2025 onwards are based on data from 13 payment service providers: AEON Financial Service (AEON Pay), NTT Docomo (d Barai), The Bank of Okinawa (OKI Pay), KDDI (au PAY), COMMONEY (commoney), Net Protections (atone), Famima Digital One (FamiPay), The Bank of Fukuoka (YOKA!Pay), PayPay (PayPay), Mizuho Bank (J-Coin Pay), Merpay (Merpay), Japan Post Bank (Yucho Pay), Rakuten Payment (Rakuten Pay app).
Number of payment providers by date of survey:
October 2023 to December 2024: n=14
April 2023 to September 2023: n=16
January 2023 to March 2023: n=18
January 2020 to December 2022: n=16
Figures for monthly active users do not include all providers shown above.
Values have been rounded.
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Number of monthly active users of QR code payment services in Japan 2020-2025
In June 2025, the number of monthly active users (MAU) of QR code and barcode payment services in Japan expanded to around **** million. The number of monthly active users has increased from around **** million in January 2020.
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Payments Japan. (September 4, 2025). Number of monthly active users (MAU) of QR code payment services in Japan from January 2020 to June 2025 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 17, 2026, from /statistics/1227139/japan-monthly-active-users-of-qr-code-payment-services/
Payments Japan. "Number of monthly active users (MAU) of QR code payment services in Japan from January 2020 to June 2025 (in millions)." Chart. September 4, 2025. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 17, 2026. /statistics/1227139/japan-monthly-active-users-of-qr-code-payment-services/
Payments Japan. (2025). Number of monthly active users (MAU) of QR code payment services in Japan from January 2020 to June 2025 (in millions). ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2026. /statistics/1227139/japan-monthly-active-users-of-qr-code-payment-services/
Payments Japan. "Number of Monthly Active Users (Mau) of Qr Code Payment Services in Japan from January 2020 to June 2025 (in Millions)." ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc., 4 Sep 2025, /statistics/1227139/japan-monthly-active-users-of-qr-code-payment-services/
Payments Japan, Number of monthly active users (MAU) of QR code payment services in Japan from January 2020 to June 2025 (in millions) ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, /statistics/1227139/japan-monthly-active-users-of-qr-code-payment-services/ (last visited August 17, 2026)
Number of monthly active users (MAU) of QR code payment services in Japan from January 2020 to June 2025 (in millions) [Graph], Payments Japan, September 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1227139/japan-monthly-active-users-of-qr-code-payment-services/
