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Christmas Eve Once Again Takes The 'Busiest Shopping Day Of The Year' Title
Below is a summary noting the peak times and numbers of transactions recorded on Worldline NZ's payments network on the traditional busiest pre-Christmas shopping days of the year, with comparisons to previous years.
Christmas Eve (24 December 2025) has once again taken out the title of 'Busiest Shopping Day of the Year', with the peak hour for transactions (563,303) recorded between 12.00 – 1.00pm today. The peak minute was 12.13pm with 9,745 transactions, and the peak second was 12.32:45pm with 167 transactions.
| TRANSACTIONS | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Peak hour | 563,303 (Tuesday, Dec 24, 12-1pm) | 607,299 (Tuesday, Dec 24, 12-1pm) | 626,692 (Friday, Dec 22 12 – 1pm) | 650,909 (Friday, Dec 23, 12 – 1pm) | 660,815 (Friday, Dec 24 | 678,812 (Thursday, Dec 24 |
| Peak minute | 9,745 (12.13pm) | 10,408 (12.09pm) | 10,805 (12.28pm) | 11,294 (12.09pm) | 11,277 (12.13pm) | 11,791 (12.09pm) |
Peak TPS (Transactions per second) | 167 (12.32:45pm) | 179 (12.02:15pm) | 186 (12:24:00pm) | 192 (12:13:15pm) | 193 (12.06:30pm) | 204 (12.16:45pm) |
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