Indians Third Largest Credit Card Users Online
According to a global online survey conducted by leading research firm Nielsen, at 84% Indian netizens have emerged as the third biggest credit card users globally for online purchasing, next only to the Turkish (91%) and Irish e-shoppers (86%).
The survey found that credit cards are by far the most common method of payment for online purchases with 60 per cent of global online consumers having used their credit card for a recent online purchase. Among the various credit cards, more than half or about 53 per cent used a Visa card.
Globally, more than 85 per cent of internet users in the world are purchasing goods or services online, with more than half of them having made at least one purchase online in the past month.
The most popular purchased items over internet are books (41% purchased in the past three months), followed by articles like clothing/accessories/shoes (36%), while videos / DVDs / games and airline tickets constituted about 24%. [Via]
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