This infographic provides an overview of the digital content market monetised through carrier billing in Western Europe.

1. WESTERN EUROPEAN DIGITAL CONTENT MARKET
CARRIER BILLING SET TO EXPLODE
Digital content revenues monetised through
carrier billing in Western Europe (in € billion)
of all Western European
digital content will be monetized
through carrier billing.
(2019)
(2014)
8%
x3
CARRIER BILLING IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FIVE-FOLD BETWEEN 2014 & 2019
THE VENDORS' BENEFITS
Multi-screen payment option
Carrier billing allows the billing content
purchased on devices other than the smartphone,
such as tablets, desktops and smart TVs.
Wider and diverse user base
Carrier billing enable payment to unbanked
consumers, to consumers who are reluctant
to divulge credit card details on line.
Higher conversion rates & transaction values
than credit cards for small value transactions
(less than 10 euros).
FIRST
TRANSACTION
CREDIT CARD
(N=100)
10-12%
Convert
20-25%
Convert
2-3%
70%
Convert
80-88%
Convert
56-62%
SECOND
TRANSACTION
CONVERSION RATE
(2+TRANSACTIONS)
CARRIER BILLING
(N=100)
40%
CAGR 2014-2019
(2014)
(2019)
€1.639
x5.4
€8.865
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Source : Juniper Research & DIMOCO White Paper: ”The Future of Carrier Billing In Europe” (2015)
Note : carrier billing is definied as the “payment for goods or services by means of the customer’s mobile
payment plan, either with the monthly phone bill (for contract customers) or as debit from prepaid credit.”
THE CONSUMER POINT OF VIEW :
CARRIER BILLING IS THE USER-PREFERRED
PAYMENT OPTION FOR BILLING DIGITAL CONTENT
of European users prefer
carrier billing if the payment
option is available in digital
content storefronts.
75%
CARRIER BILLING IS AN ESSENTIAL
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT METHOD