Mobile payment on PayPals network rose five-fold (511%) increase on Thanksgiving Day compared to Thanksgiving 2010, according to a Nov. 24 post on the company’s blog. The number of customers making such payments rose 350 percent.


PayPal’s mobile payment data show mobile shopping peaked between 1 and 2 pm PST on Thanksgiving day. 


In the United States, New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago generated the most mobile payment volume.