One in three Russians pay via QR code

Every third Russian pays for purchases using a QR code. Up to 90% of respondents use cards, while up to 45% use cash.

Consensus

One in three Russians use QR codes to pay for purchases.
Bank cards are still the most common payment method in Russia.
Many Russians do not use QR codes because they find them inconvenient or slower than using cards.
A survey of over 1,000 Russians aged 18 and above was conducted across different regions of Russia.

Up to 90% of respondents use bank cards for payments. — tg_moscash
Up to 45% of respondents use cash for payments. — tg_moscash
Approximately 24% of non-QR users do not want to take out their phone and open a banking app. — vesti
About 22% of non-QR users consider QR payments slower than card payments. — vesti
Cash is most commonly used for repair work and hotel services, where self-employed individuals and individual entrepreneurs may avoid card payments due to fees. — vesti