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N26 male customers earn more but it is N26 female customers who save more

Paris - N26 analyzed the savings and spending habits of more than 1.7 million of its customers in Europe, including 40,000 in France. Based on the data, the differences in the financial behavior between men and women were noticed: For example, N26 male customers have a monthly income up to 42% higher than that of women. However, N26 female clients save up to 50% more than male clients. Men earn more, women save more The spending and saving habits of N26’s global customers also show fascinating differences between users that are classified as males and females. Despite the fact that men in our study have a compelling average 30 % higher monthly income flow, females are the better savers in both the absolute amount they set aside as well as the share of income they save. While men put away only 16 % of their monthly incomes, women stash aside 22 %. With this, the average female saves 4% more despite having much lower financial inflow. The “savings gap” is particularly visible at the age groups 18-34:
  • Females 18-19 save 52,16 € (50 %) more than men at that age, while having roughly the same income.
  • At 20-24 women stash aside 40,38 € (50 %) more than men, with 155,20 € (20 %) less monthly profits.
  • Females 30-34 spared on average 75,96 € (32 %) more than their male counterparts, with a whopping 368,42 (26 %) less monthly income.
French saving and spending habits In 2021, the 2.5 million N26 customers in France carried out 21 transactions per month on average for an average amount of €1,150. The top 5 spending categories for N26 customers in France are:
  1. Food (shopping - restaurant/bar - home delivery):34%
  2. Shopping (Retail and e-commerce): 18%
  3. Transport (VTC - Public transport - train/plane - petrol): 16%
  4. Culture (Culture - cinema - museum subscription) - 9%
  5. Cash withdrawal (ATM) & Savings (Spaces) - 6% each
As to the spending habits, in 2021 N26 French users saved an average of 69,24 € per month, equaling 6 % of their monthly income. This places them in the last position of our study’s ranking compared to the savings of Germans, Italians and Spanish in both, actual Euros saved as well as share of income saved. With 7 % Lyonnaise and Parisians save a slightly higher share of their monthly income than the rest of the nation, while users from Marseille stack aside only 2 % – the lowest of all cities examined in the study. In terms of actual Euros saved, Parisians take home the win with 111,19 € monthly set aside (61 % above average). The favorite spending months in France are December (18 % above yearly average) as well as June, July and November (all +5 %). On the other hand March (+217 %) and April (+127 %) are the months in which they save the most.
“N26 is a Tech company that does banking. Data is at the heart of our know-how because it gives us insights on how to make our products even more relevant to our customers' needs. For example, we know that in France, we have twice as many users subscribed to Spotify than to Deezer or that the favorite mobile operator of our customers is Free”, comments Jérémie Rosselli, CEO N26 France & BeNeLux.
To find more information about this study, please visit our blog. About the study The study is based on N26’s analysis of the aggregated and anonymised spending data and saving data of over 1.7 Million N26 consumers globally in the period of January to December 2021. “Spending data” is defined as money transfers going out of the survey’s participants' main bank accounts, while “saving data” is defined as money saved in the survey’s participants’ Spaces as well as main accounts.
About N26 N26 AG is Europe’s leading digital bank with a full German banking licence. Built on the latest technology, N26’s mobile banking experience makes managing money easier, more secure and customer friendly. To date, it has welcomed more than 8 million customers in 24 markets, and processes over 100bn EUR in transactions a year. N26 is headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities. Founded by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal in 2013, N26 has raised close to US$ 1.8 billion from some of the world’s most renowned investors. Website: n26.com | X: @n26 | Facebook: facebook.com/n26 | YouTube: youtube.com/n26bank N26 Press Contact press@n26.com
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