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The usage of physical currency in Germany has dropped over the last three years.

During the pandemic, paying by debit card was encouraged, and this has stuck around.

I have used cash in a single instance in the last month (at a restaurant where the card reader was out of order).

However, it turns out that most people still prefer cash, so I might be living in a bubble, see https://www.bundesbank.de/en/press/press-releases/payment-be...