user119439: I sent someone Bitcoin but they said they didn't receive it because their phone is powered off but I got a complete transaction confirmation

user13866: The recipient doesn't need to have a wallet online to receive Bitcoins.
This is because the transfer of the money is recorded in the blockchain - which every full node (wallets etc) worldwide has a copy of.
Bitcoin wallets don't actually contain money. So they don't literally receive money. The only really important data in a wallet is the secret number known as a private key.

119439: <p>I sent someone Bitcoin but they said they didn't receive it because their phone is powered off but I got a complete transaction confirmation</p>
 13866: <p>The recipient doesn't need to have a wallet online to receive Bitcoins.</p>
<p>This is because the transfer of the money is recorded in the blockchain - which every full node (wallets etc) worldwide has a copy of.</p>
<p>Bitcoin wallets don't actually contain money. So they don't literally receive money. The only really important data in a wallet is the secret number known as a private key.</p>
