17% of adults plan to use a buy now pay later service

Rob Clapp

An overview of the use of buy now pay later services across 18 different markets.

Globally, 15% of adults say they have made a purchase using a buy now pay later (BNPL) service in the past three months and 17% say it is likely they will use one in the next year, according to data from YouGov.

Buy now pay later has been most popular in Indonesia (27%) and Mexico (24%), where around a quarter have said they have used a service to make a purchase in the past three months. It has also been popular in Australia (22%), China (22%) and India (22%).

In comparison, just 7% of adults in Denmark and...

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