The data describes the number of credit cards in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010 and a forecast thereof for 2016, by credit card type. In 2010, there were approx. 240 million VISA credit cards in the U.S. and this figure was expected to grow to 311 million in 2016.
Credit cards in the United States – additional information
The credit card industry is a major business in the U.S. By 2014, the number of credit cards in the country was estimated to exceed one billion. The number of credit card accounts registered a peak in the fourth quarter of 2016, with around 453 million credit card accounts owned in the U.
