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Payment methods in United States

Here are the top takeaways you need to know about the American e-commerce market:

  • The average American online shopper spends US$2,926 a year with e-commerce merchants. The entire e-commerce market is worth almost US$1 trillion.
  • Between 2020 and 2022, the proportion of e-commerce transactions Americans paid for using cards dropped from 59% to just 50%.
  • Americans complete 47% of their online purchases using a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone.
  • US online shoppers spend US$130 billion a year with merchants based outside of the country, up from US$106 billion in 2020.
  • By 2027, the American e-commerce market will be worth almost US$1.5 trillion and the average US online shopper with spend US$4,215 a year with e-commerce merchants.
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Population
Online Population
B2C E-commerce
Banked Population
Credit Card Population
E-commerce of Total Retail

Payment Method Breakdown

  • Card 50%
  • Cash 1%
  • Bank Transfer 9%
  • E-Wallet 32%
  • Other 8% 
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Payment Methods in United States

Afterpay / Clearpay Buy now pay later Consumer countries: Zip Buy now pay later Consumer countries: Venmo Smart Buttons Wallet Consumer countries: Bitpay Cryptocurrency Consumer countries:

Card Scheme Breakdown

  • Visa 59%
  • Mastercard 26%
  • American Express 8%
  • Local schemes 4%
  • Other 3% 
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Cross-Border E-Commerce

41

Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border

16

Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce

130 bn $US

Value of cross-border e-commerce

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