Poles love Blik. The statistics are impressive

The operator reported that in the third quarter alone, users used the Blik system on average 8.9 million times a day, performing over 100 operations every second. On the busiest day of this period, the number of payments reached 13 million.

Between July and September, users paid with Blik in online stores 384.3 million times, i.e. 10 percent. more than a year earlier. The value of these transactions increased by 18%, reaching PLN 64 billion. In turn, the average amount of a single purchase was PLN 167.

Many users use Blik not only when shopping online. "In the third quarter of 2026, users made 206.5 million transfers to the phone, 11% more than in the same period last year. The average amount of a single transfer to the phone is PLN 187," says the Polish Payment Standard.

We also use Blik more and more often in stationary stores. You can pay there using a code, but also contactless. In the third quarter of the year, contactless payments accounted for nearly 47%. transactions made with Blik in terminals.

The service also allows you to make purchases outside Poland. Since its launch, it has been activated by 4.1 million users, and Poles have paid with contactless Blik in 181 countries around the world. In the third quarter of this year They used this opportunity for the first time in Bhutan, Algeria, Madagascar and the Central African Republic - says the system operator.

The development of the Blik system is the responsibility of Polski Standard Płatności, whose shareholders are: Alior Bank, Bank Millennium, Erste Bank Polska, ING Bank Śląski, mBank, PKO Bank Polski and Mastercard.