China Fintech & Payments
20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | 92percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Chinese adults who made a digital online merchant payment for an online purchase | 69.15percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Chinese poorest-40% adults with a financial or mobile-money account | 82.7percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults who applied for a loan using a mobile phone | 19.87percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults unable to come up with emergency funds within 30 days | 4.9percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults with an account at a bank or mobile-money provider, China | 89.38percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Chinese adults without a financial or mobile-money account (financially excluded) | 10.6percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults who received a loan using a mobile phone, China | 15.83percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults unable to come up with emergency funds within 30 days, China | 4.90percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| China adults who borrowed from a formal bank or similar financial institution | 40.74percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| China adults who applied for a loan using a mobile phone | 19.86percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| China adults who received a loan using a mobile phone | 15.83percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| China adults who borrowed from a formal financial institution | 40.74percent of adults age 15+ | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| China adults who borrowed from family or friends | 23.59percent of adults age 15+ | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| China adults who made a digital online merchant payment for an online purchase | 69.15percent of adults age 15+ | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults who applied for a loan using a mobile phone, China | 19.87percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Chinese adults who borrowed any money in the past year | 53.96percent age 15+ | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Chinese adults owning a debit card | 81.07percent age 15+ | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults who saved at a bank or similar financial institution | 66.52percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Adults who borrowed from a formal bank or financial institution | 40.75percent | CN | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
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